Passing of breeding pioneer
January 24, 2020
INDUSTRY participants are saddened to learn of the passing of one of the breeding industry’s pioneers, Alan Playford Galloway. Galloway died suddenly at his home in Coffs Harbour yesterday at the age of 92. It was Galloway and his wife Barbara who commenced the now globally famous breeding name... Read more
Luck to play a strong hand in Group events
January 24, 2020
LUCK and plenty of it could see Gary Hoban win a feature or two at Tabcorp Park Melton on Saturday night. Hoban has runners in a pair of Group races, including the prestigious Victoria Oaks. Although among the outsiders in the Blue Riband, Rockingwithsierra is more than capable of... Read more
Locals have it on a Plate
January 24, 2020
ONLY a couple of metres separated them in their heat and two ‘locals’ are on track to fight out tonight’s Group Three feature, the $30,600 Breeders Plate Final at Leeton. Narrandera trainer David Kennedy has the pre-post favourite Rocknroll Runa ($2.25) in the race while Leeton trainer Wayne Sullivan... Read more
Feature double makes long trip “worth it”
January 24, 2020
THE long trip to Tamworth felt a lot shorter on the way home for Leigh Sutton tonight. Enduring the five-and-a-half hour journey to the provincial town for two drives, Sutton returned to his family with a pair of winners. Making the trek even more satisfying Sutton captured the evening’s... Read more
Rising star a certainty like death and taxes
January 24, 2020
TO SAY Balraj’s connections are confident ahead of Saturday night’s Club Menangle meeting at Tabcorp Park would be an understatement. As far as the crew are concerned Balraj is as close to a certainty as death and taxes in the Menangle Country Club Open February 7 Pace. Undefeated from... Read more
Ziggy ready to rock the Golden Guitar
January 23, 2020
IT’s the quiz that keeps everybody guessing! Who will lead, who will take a trail and how will they field settle? Tonight’s running of the Multiquip Golden Guitar is no different with some quality pacers contesting the prestigious race at the Tamworth Paceway. First run in 1984, it has grown... Read more
History waiting to happen in sprint
January 23, 2020
WHILE it doesn’t carry the same prestige as the Miracle Mile, Mercury80 carries the same premise – the need for speed. Or more precisely, the need to better a certain time over a certain distance. Designed for one specific purpose, the Miracle Mile delivered arguably the most important moment... Read more
Backmark a minor obstacle for rampaging star
January 22, 2020
A RARE switch to standing start conditions, combined with a large handicap, should prove a minor obstacle for a rampaging Emain Macha. Racing in sensational form, with four wins from his last five outings, Emain Macha is engaged in Sunday’s Victor Harbor Pacing Cup for trainer Greg Scholefield. The... Read more
On a night like this
January 22, 2020
ALL you needed was for Kylie Minogue to be in attendance at Menangle last Saturday night to complete the picture. Oh, what a night! The race and sectional times recorded at Menangle simply beggared belief. If ever there was a more resounding endorsement of the Australasian standardbred and Tabcorp... Read more
Promising youngster lucky to be alive
January 22, 2020
ALTHOUGH “he did his best not to race”, well-bred freshman Rocknroll Runa is in a strong position to join his mother as a Group winner. By Rock N Roll Heaven, the two-year-old is from Shes A Runa which captured the 2014 New South Wales Oaks for trainer David Kennedy.... Read more
He has time on his side
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