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The Inter Dominion
- Bring it on!
In AFL it's the Premiership Cup. In thoroughbred racing there
is nothing that compares with the Melbourne Cup.
And in harness racing, well, the Holy Grail is the Inter Dominion...
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Helenus
The once a year punter places his or her bet, cheers on their
selection and either smiles or throws away a useless ticket.
A few minutes later another horse takes their fancy and so it
goes on. By next week they won't remember the horse's name...
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The Right Horse at the
Right Time
Policewoman, horsebreaker, pre-trainer, vet nurse, racehorse
trainer - the varied but intrinsically linked careers of the
Gisborne based Kerry Edwards... |
A Light-Hearted look at the
Punt
Racing and punting have long been favourite themes for authors,
in particularly comic ones... |
Channelling the Passion
Wayne Vassallo, recently crowned the 2002 Rookie Greyhound Trainer
of the Year, has shown that passion, devotion and sheer hard
work can reap substantial rewards in the greyhound world. His
steady rise to prominence as a respected trainer demonstrates
the adage "the harder you work, the luckier you are."... |
A Racing Pilgrimage
In 2001 I made the expected Aussie trip to the UK. In the months
leading up to my departure I searched the Internet and made
contact with several different places I wanted to visit... |
McDonald and Laxon Share Melbourne
Cup History
A winner at two and second to Red Manfred in the Great Northern
Derby at three (also third to the subsequent Epsom Handicap
winner Silver Ring in the Awapuni Cup at that age), Catalogue
broke down during his 4Y0 year... |
And the Lifetime Membership Goes
To...
A full time bookmaker by the early seventies, Geoff also started
up a licensed grocery/Tattslotto agency business - at the time
being the only person in Victoria to hold a liquor, Tatt's andbookmaking
licence at the same time... |
Mark Goring Fund Tops $345,000
Following the untimely death of Victorian jockey Mark Goring
as a result of a race fall at Tatura in January, a fund was
established by the Victorian thoroughbred racing industry to
raise money for Mark's family... |
| A Tribute to a Champion -Sunline |
From the Bookies Bag |
Paws awhile |
| Annual General Meeting |
VBA Profiles |
VBA Dinner at Hotel Windsor |
| A Word from the Minister |
The Racing World Online |
Book Review - "Watching Racehorses" |
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A bit each way |
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