ALL ROADS LEAD TO ROME...WORLD AMATEUR DRIVERS CHAMPIONSHIP ROME AND NAPLES JULY 19 to 22...
" BIGGER THAN BEN HUR".The only quote that covers the 'GENTLEMAN WORLD DRIVERS CHAMPIONSHIP---ITALY 2006".
The Italian amateurs under Cesare Meli have bought together a star studded field of drivers,to compete for the World Crown.Bulk $euros have ensured quality horses.LET THE GAME S BEGIN.
Australia will be ably represented by Bridgewater(Victoria) famer/trainer,COLIN REDWOOD.Aged 69,REDWOOD slides neatly under the European age limit for drivers,which is 70 years.Licenced since 1954,CR has driven 60 winners and trained over 200 since taking on the second licence in the mid-1970's.
COLIN REDWOOD has concentrated on the trotters throughout his harness career.He wil be very much at home with the Italian squaregaiters.He needs only to draw reasonable horses and reasonable barriers to be right in the firing line..
The field of drivers follows.Scroll down and check right hand column..