Profiles

ANNA GURNEY...A QUIET ACHIEVER...THERE FOR THE LONG HAUL WITH THE GAME AT HEART..

Wed, 21 Mar 2007 12:26:04 +0000

(1) Name..ANNA GURNEY.
(2) Nickname..Annnie.
(3)How long have you been involved in harness racing..30 years.
(4) What is your involvement..Trainer/Driver/Breeder/Owner.
(5) How did you come to be in the game..Friends.
(6) What or who,has been the strongest influence on you to date..Friends in harness racing who give me good,knowledgeable advice.Also,breeding my own horses.
(7) Role models..None.
(8) Best horse trained..JAMES SHANNON..Favourite horse trained..THOMAS CROWN.
(9) High point to date..Double at Albion Park with JAMES SHANNON and THOMAS CROWN.
(10) Best horse seen..BLACKS A FAKE / SURFING SAFARI (juvenile).
(11) Best trainer..Any trainer who puts in the hard work in a hard industry and keeps their horses looking well and racing consistently.
(12) Best driver..Grant Dixon / Luke McCarthy.

DOUG LYON --- HE'S PRETTY WELL DONE IT ALL...

Fri, 23 Feb 2007 00:45:21 +0000

Nickname,if any....Dee Jay.
How long have you been involved in trotting/harness racing....63 years as a fan."BELLS PADDOCK" at Mitchelton.
What is your involvement...35 years as an owner,25 years a breeder,and 5 years as a trainer.(Dee Jay originally requested that this sentence be served concurrently...He would be much younger now.)
How did you come to be in the game.ie.family / friends....employee introduced me to ownership.
What or who has been the strongest influence on you to date...breeding
Role models if any...too old for that caper.
Best horse trained and / or driven...EASY DUZIT
High point to date...MAKIN IT EASY--undefeated in first 9 starts.
Best horse seen....CHRISTIAN CULLEN.
Best trainer...too hard..pass.
Best driver...Gavin Lang.
Most useful item of harness / equipment seen or used to date...basic gear and snaffle bit.
Worst occurrence seen / experienced to date.....Jim Retchless in a smash at Rocklea.
Where do you see trotting / harness racing in 10 years time...same old STRUGGLE STREET.
Where do you see YOU in trotting / harness racing 10 years on...it will have to survive without me.
What do we do WRONG in the light harness game...Regard the product purely as a gaming opportunity.Do not treat owners with the consideration necessary to encourage their increased participation.
What do we do right in the light harness game.....Improved breeding,improved nutrition,improved training and improved racing administration.
What should we be doing--don't be shy....A national marketing committee,(FINANCED BY LEVY) to create a new culture wherebye the PUBLIC learn to "worship" our heroes,(drivers and horses--horses and drivers) as has been done in other sports.eg SOCCER..BASKETBALL.. RUGBY..CRICKET etc.
Are you a punter..if not..why not?...Not---I LIKE TO WIN.
There you have DEE JAY -- trotting's classic all-rounder..

JANET AINSCOW...INTEGRITY..."FROM THE SWABBING BOX"..Keep scrolling down..

Tue, 30 Jan 2007 19:39:53 +0000

Introducing JANET AINSCOW,seen above providing the practical / objective horse skills in trials to determine oxygen uptake in the performance horse.The shot was taken in Purga 1984..

ANDREW KELLY...CEO..QUEENSLAND HARNESS RACING..

Sun, 05 Nov 2006 22:34:54 +0000

Name...ANDREW KELLY..No nickname given---we will have to find one for him..
Age... 35 years..
Involvement in Harness Racing.....Full time administrator..
Time in the game...About 5 years.Was an occasional attender at Geelong Trots,and when on footy trips to Tasmania..
Introduced into the sport by...HRV Chair,NEIL BUSSE--- direct recruitment to admin post..
Role Models....Not big on " role models" as they often let you down.Likes to take the good parts,and mould them together.(Maybe we can call him "JIGSAW MAN" ).
Best horse owned...None,as HRV staff were denied ownership.Ironically.family,and footy/cricket friends have raced horses in a small syndicate in recent years.Their first winner was AVEROSS at Bendigo with Matthew Gath in the sulky.
Best horse driven...Training trips with CLASSICOLA.
Best horse seen....ELSU--Hunter Cup win was awesome.Evergreen SOKYOLA continues to amaze.
Best trainer...MAREE CALDOW--Training performance is great,but gets extra nod for attention to detail,presentation of herself and her runners,communication with their owners and a willingness to promote the sport off her own bat.
Best driver..."Iceman" GAVIN LANG.Outstanding,and wins hands down.

AS PROMISED..NIKKI "ENJAY" JOHNSON..

Sun, 29 Oct 2006 10:06:08 +0000

NIKKI JOHNSON snapped at QHR AWARDS NIGHT.Note that this Cindy Hurley shot shows "ENJAY" in ascending mode.The following profile will indicate that this is appropriate.
Name...NIKKI JOHNSON.
Age..21.
Involvement..Trainee in all aspects of the light harness game.
Length of involvement..12 months--Previously into saddle horses---9 years dressage and show jumping.
Family ties..Dad--"Bunger" Johnson,a successful trainer of many years experience.
Introduced into sport...Dad.
Role models..Stuart Hunter--NIKKI is currently being groomed by Hunter to take the position of "Travelling Foreperson",responsible for the stable's team of GRAND CIRCUIT and FEATURE HORSES.
Best horse seen to date...Too difficult to choose,but would be one from Queensland's "BIG 4".
Best horse handled.. FLASHING RED.
KEEP SCROLLING to EXTENDED ENTRY..
Best trainer..Stuart Hunter.
Best driver... Luke McCarthy.

Coming soon an exciting profile on Nikki Johnson

Wed, 04 Oct 2006 03:24:47 +0000