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1976 - A MELBOURNE CUP TO REMEMBER

There were 78,500 people at Flemington on Melbourne Cup day 1976. Those still living, hold indelible memories of their visit to the historic course on the day mother nature threw a tantrum.

1976 - A MELBOURNE CUP TO REMEMBER

Trainers

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EXCUSE ME, WHICH WAY TO RANDWICK ?

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EXCUSE ME, WHICH WAY TO RANDWICK ?

When Lisa Sheppard answered my call on Sunday afternoon (September 2) she was still half an hour south of Port Macquarie.  Twenty four hours earlier, she had lived the dream of all country trainers by winning the TAB Highway, with her very first starter at Royal Randwick. 

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TO A RACING FAN A SET OF COLOURS CAN BRING ON THE NOSTALGIA

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TO A RACING FAN A SET OF COLOURS CAN BRING ON THE NOSTALGIA

I sat bolt upright on the lounge last Wednesday (August 8th) when a horse called Itsa Fait Accompli stormed down the outside to win a BM 71 at Canterbury for trainer David Blundell and jockey Robbie Dolan.

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IT'S A LONG WAY TO TIPPERARY

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IT'S A LONG WAY TO TIPPERARY

I was reminded of Matthew Smith’s background, as his 5 year old gelding Plymouth Road led all the way to win the 2400 metres BM 82 at Randwick on Saturday. Matthew was born and reared at Wangaratta in Victoria, which boasts one of the oldest country racetracks in Australia(1855). His Dad Christopher was a member of the Wangaratta Turf Club Committee, and a keen racehorse owner.

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HOT UNDER THE COLLAR

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HOT UNDER THE COLLAR

The scuffle between trainer Richard Laming and jockey Noel Callow at the Cranbourne trials recently, left both participants a little lighter in the pocket. Stewards ruled that Laming instigated the incident, and fined him a hefty $2500. Despite the fact that Callow retaliated with a left rip to the body, he was fined a more lenient $300.