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The Border Watch : October 25th 2013
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Locals On The TrackOn The Track Gallops 46 RACING Locals Morphettville Parks (tomorrow) R No. Horse Trainer 4 7 Season Of Fortune Jamie Opperman 4 8 Innocent Mug Jamie Opperman 5 3 Ogunde 7 9 Colla Voce 8 3 Woakwine 8 7 Star Act Lindsay Cadzow St Arnaud (tomorrow) 1 1 Cray Man Wayne Walters 4 4 Spare One Wayne Walters 5 4 Crossed 7 1 Ogunde Hamilton (Sunday) 1 10 Ton Of Prussia Ray Gilcrist 2 1 Ask For Joe Wayne Walters 2 2 Cherry Cherry Wayne Walters 3 8 Herman 4 9 Jacks ‘N’ Kings Lee Creek 5 2 Light Tan 6 3 Bredlign 7 2 Equivocation 7 1 Kill Bill 7 14 Ears Henery 8 1 Gatalistic 8 4 Albonetti Sue Murphy Sue Murphy Lee Creek Bob Post Darren Kolpin Sue Jaensch 8 5 Back On Track Sue Murphy 8 9 Sir Anthony 8 11 Gauss 8 13 Work Before Play Lee Creek Swan Hill (Monday) 3 7 Vernon 4 3 Grade 4 12 Aye Moral 7 2 Go Carnegie Harness Globe Derby (tomorrow night) R No. Horse Trainer 4 6 Glenferrie Rustler Greg Scholefi eld 6 6 Flyin Fox Greg Scholefi eld Horsham (Monday) 1 3 Joolz Art 1 7 Strong As Arma Tony Glynn 2 4 Masterpiece Kevin Von Duve Tony Glynn 7 3 Mayorofshinetown Kevin Von Duve ERA COMES TO AN END: Limestone Coast Thoroughbred Racing chairman Jim May stepped down from the role at Monday night’s annual general meeting. May calls it a day AFTER more than a decade involved with the administration of Limestone Coast Thoroughbred Racing, chairman Jim May called it quits on Monday night at the AGM of LCTR at Naracoorte. As firstly business manager and then chairman over that period of time, May experienced plain sailing as chairman over the past three years in contrast to his presidency role with the Western Border Football League. With many trips to Adelaide over the years for meetings, May has earned the respect of his peers in Adelaide and from fellow racing administrators around the state. That was obvious from the comments made by Oakbank Racing Club secretary Chris Biggs and Balaklava Racing Club president Wayne Henson at Monday night’s meeting. Stepping up to the role of chairman for LCTR for the next 12 months is Bruce Janesch (currently the president of the Naracoorte Racing Club), with Mount Gambier’s John O’Connor as his deputy. Loud in his praise IN his farewell address, May was glowing – and sincere – in his praise of the coverage given to Limestone Coast racing by The Border Watch. May commented that the extensive coverage of Limestone Coast racing by this publication is the envy of most country clubs around the state, and is also appreciated at the top level in Adelaide. May believes that local clubs have to look at ways of luring bigger attendances to some of the Sunday and mid week meetings. He praised the Bordertown club and community for all the voluntary work which has taken place (and continues to do so) to constantly improve the Tatiara track and its facilities. May mentioned that the bond between LCTR clubs remains strong, citing the upgrading of the public bar area at the Penola racecourse undertaken in a united effort by the Penola and Millicent racing clubs. 46 - The Border Watch, Friday, October 25, 2013 OntheRails with DAVID GILBERT Local success SMILES all round for some local owners following success on the weekend. Just when the jury was out as to whether Restrepo was as good as he was, the pacer pulled out a huge run for the Lamond family to win last Saturday night’s $30,000 Group 3 Nyah Cup at Swan Hill. Restrepo ($4.40) stormed home to gun down the leader – and favourite – Chancellor Cullen and set a new track record mile rate of 1.58.4. It was the fi rst of the country cups in Victoria for the 2013-14 season, and debatably the best fi eld ever assembled for a Nyah Cup. Restrepo steps up a cog when he tackles the Kilomre Cup on Sunday where he has drawn barrier eight. At Morphettville on Saturday, local owners Paul and Annette Yeates fi nally had reason to celebrate when their galloper Raki returned to winning form over 2500 metres. Raki ($2.90 fav.) proved a class about his rivals at his fourth run this campaign to chalk up career win number fi ve and take his stakemoney earnings to $86,220. It was the fi rst leg of a winning double for the in-form apprentice Harry Coffey. Excused with good reason LOCAL jockey Kane Post had a very good reason for not fulfi lling his riding engagements at Avoca and Horsham on the weekend. Post was admitted to Mount Gambier hospital in the early hours of Saturday morning with that very painful ailment, kidney stones (for the second time). at St Arnaud (tomorrow) and Hamilton (Sunday). The number of jockeys in the South East is at an all time low (and likely to get worse in the next few months), and Post is very much needed both as a race day jockey and track work rider. Not likely here IT has become the fl avour of the month for racing clubs to have cup races as the fi nal event on the program. The theory is to keep the crowd there until the end and boost betting turnover on the last race. However, I do not expect the Mount Gambier Racing Club to have the 2014 Mount Gambier Gold Cup as the last race of the day. With the club reverting to the Thursday/ Friday cup carnival next year, having the cup as the last race on the Friday would probably mean it would be race number 16 for the carnival. And with our unpredictable weather towards the end of May, you can imagaine what our much maligned track might be like by 4.30pm after 15 races! On the other hand, it is quite on the cards to expect the Bordertown, Coonawarra, Mount Gambier Summer Cup and Naracoorte Cups to be programmed as the last event in the coming months as they are all run during summer on (hopefully) good tracks. Extra race at the Mount THOROUGHBRED Racing SA advised earlier this week that an $11,000 Benchmark 80 race over 1400 metres has been added to the program here at Mount Gambier on Sunday, November 10, extending the meeting to eight races. Post will be back in action this weekend Better than it looks REPORTS suggest the $162,895 loss recorded by the Mount Gambier Racing Club for the 2012-13 season is nowhere near as bad as it Dean Saxon Dean Saxon Darryl Dodson Darryl Dodson Belinda O’Loughlin Michael O’Leary Wayne Walters Michael O’Leary STABLE ON THE ROAD: Season Of Fortune will be one of three Jamie Opperman trained gallopers at tomorrow’s Morphetville Parks races. Richard Nicholson Denis McNamee Jamie Opperman VISIT US ONLINE borderwatch.com.au Unearthed a real talent Gilbo Wayne Walters Richard Nicholson RETIREMENT from the work force obviously sits well with “Tut” Agnew as he now has plenty of time to study the form guides. It is working brilliantly for our new guester tipster as “Tut” is already proving – after just two weeks – to be a real talent in the tipping game. Last Saturday’s Caulfi eld Cup program was a classic example with “Tut” fi nding two winners – Boban which paid $3.40 and Red Tracer ($3.90) – plus a third from his four selections. With a profi t from the day of $141, “Tut” has forged ahead of our man David Gilbert after week 16 to set up a formidable lead of $190. For “Gilbo” the day was not a complete disaster as he jagged the Adelaide galloper Hucklebuck ($2.70) in race two at Caulfi eld, plus a placing ($1.60) in the Nyah pacing cup. With “Tut” in full sail and the breeze at his back at present, he is gifted to have the star studded Cox Plate meeting at Moonee Valley tomorrow at his mercy to point us all in the direction of some more winners. Week 17 David Gilbert’s selections Moonee Valley (tonight) Race 2: No. 5, Dance For Cash, $10 each way Race 3: No. 1, Gregers, $30 win Race 6: No. 5, Detox, $10 each way Bordertown (Sunday) Race 5: No. 6, Kyby Lady, $30 win Current balance: -$502.50 “Tut” Agnew’s selections Moonee Valley (tonight) •Race 1: No. 1, Gotta Take Care, $30 win Race 3: No. 1, Gregers, $30 win Moonee Valley (tomorrow) •Race 7: No. 9, Gotta Take Care, $30 win Race 8: No. 4, Lord Of Brazil, $20 win Race 10: No. 8, Puissance De Lune, $20 win •Gotta Take Care is a double acceptor Current balance: -$312.50 reads on paper. All will be revealed to those present at the AGM at the racecourse on Monday night from 7.30pm. Mount Gambier is not the only provincial club having trouble balancing the books with the Port Lincoln club on Eyre Peninsula apparently struggling big time. For the fi rst time this century, the Millicent Racing Club recorded a fi nancial loss as disclosed at its AGM recently. Ongoing president Keith Sneath stated “the fi nancial report (a loss of $32,618.59) is quite satisfactory when you take into account the $34,922.10 contributed to the Penola racecourse building project, and also the $34,000 we put into stakemoney.” Melbourne Cup function off THE Mount Gambier Racing Club had planned to have a Melbourne Cup day function (with a two course luncheon and an afternoon of fun including sweeps) at the racecourse but it was cancelled earlier this week. Two meetings on Sunday THERE are two race meetings within two hours of Mount Gambier on Sunday. There is a seven race program at Bordertown and it’s Hamilton Cup day just over the border. Meanwhile, there was just the one local winner up at Mildura last Friday, the Darryl Dodson trained and Holly McKechnie ridden Magnusifi cient ($9.40), successful in the 1000 metre 0-58 handicap. Awards to locals LOCALS made an impression at the 2012-13 awards presentation dinner for the Horsham Harness Club recently. Jayson Finnis won the concession driver of the year award (for the third time) while the Kevin Brough trained Cheap Tint was the Horsham horse of the year. Cheap Tint won all three starts at Horsham for Lucindale owners Malcolm and Wendy Walker. For harness racing fans at the show tomorrow night, there will be one pacing and one pony trial between 7.15 and 8pm. vs theguest vs the
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