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"EVOLUTION OF THE SULKY" (1)

Why more than one part?.We are talking race carts here,and no single item of equipment used by trotting trainers has undergone more changes than the thing we hitch to the horse to carry the driver.As stated before,in this country at least,the first fifty years of racing saw probably at least half the field in any race ridden rather than driven.Two factors caused this,the prime mover being cost.Many people wanted to race a trotting horse,and sulkies of any description were expensive,and generally not purpose built for racing.The economical way to the winners circle was via an English hunting saddle or a gallopers exercise pad,each weighing about 7 pounds (3.25 kilos) and a rider going to scale at 8 stone 7pounds giving the all up minimum weight of 9 stone (57.25 kilos).Those blokes with the money, (they will keep popping up in these stories) could afford to import american "high wheeler" race sulkies and put 63.7 kilo (10 stone) minimum drivers,and,occasionally 227.4 kilo drivers (20 stone and usually themselves).A side issue to this is the undisputable fact that trotting enjoyed its greatest popularity in Sydney when there were but two catch drivers in operation,the late Stevie Weston and Jack (Tosky) Blissett.Stevie was a wharf labourer and Tosky drove a truck on Parramatta Council,neither had any visions of giving up their day job.Both were excellent drivers,but only extreme age or infirmity prevented trainers from driving their teams in "the Golden Age".There was no "drivers fee" as such,payment was by arrangement and quite often no fee was required.Stevie Weston was fond of saying that he got all the fun and the trainers got all the seven day weeks,wet mornings and frost.If memory serves me correctly,a mandatory sum of $2 was introduced to satisfy insurance requirements was introduced in the late sixties or early seventies..Proof of working for reward.

The six foot diameter many spoked wheels of the highwheelers rolled on with the drivers perched on a seat directly over the axle (remember this,it becomes important later on)with a direct line of sight over the horses ears and race times remained much the sme for a decade.In the US of A some bizarre vehicles were developed in the quest for speed,including a monstrosity which sat squarely over the horse and the driver occupied a position vaguely relative to that of a rider.Experiments of that nature lost their appeal after a number of race falls resulted in the death of drivers.The first quantum leap in speed occurred when the Frazier sulky company in the US adapted the newly invented pneumatic bicycle wheel to their high wheeler frame in 1892 and produced their all new (styled to accomodate the bike wheel) pneumatic tyred sulky in 1893.It is a matter of record that the bike wheel with its inflatable tyre and cone type ball race bearings chopped six or seven seconds from most horses previous "PBs"...


Bibliography..Australias Trotting Heritage..Max Agnew..One Hundred Years Of Trotting..Greg Brown..Personal experiences...

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"TROT TACTICS"..28/05/2011..

"Be Prepared" is the Boy Scouts motto and it could well be applied in all walks of life.So,if you ever fantasised about breeding a pacer or trotter,you should select the parents of your future star with extreme care."Peppertree Farm" in NSW has bought standardbred breeding research into the electronic age with their website/slash search engine....It's free to any and everybody worldwide for the next three years and the harness pedigrees and performances from 25 countries are on the data base.There is even a list of trotters which have broken the 2.00 minute barrier in Queensland races.It's not long,but will keep on growing..

On the same track is the news of a merger between major stallion handlers and semen outlets,The Stallion Station and Alabar Farms.Stallion Station will close its farm at Toolern Vale in Victoria,sending top sires Courage Under Fire and Major In Art to Alabar's facility in Echuca,while Mach Three and Art Official will head for Alabar New Zealand on the outskirts of Auckland.$4 million earner,Mr Big,has not ben assigned to either property at this time.Village Jasper,Courage Under Fire,Art Major,Armbro Operative,Mach Three,and Grin From Ear To Ear,currently occupy six of the nine top spots in the Sires Premiership for 2010/11..The net benefit of this merger to breeders,(mare owners),is said to be the opportunity to patronise these top of the tree stallions at reduced rates.Our prospective breeder has four months to make his choice,(get prepared),but,in reality,the size of his or her wallet will be the final arbiter of choice.

The Glamorganvale based operation of John an Pete McMullen continued on its happy way this week with the combination producing six winners (see resultsville).Pete was connected with two futher sucess's,as trainer of Justa Little Randy (Chantal Turpin) and driver of Days Place,trained by John Davis..John is quietly confident that this season will see him achieve a milestone by training a century or more of winners.He's got three full months and about 15 winners to get...looking like a $1.10 shot!!

Back with a bang came Simon Burrows.After taking a Sabbatical following a successful stint with Cold Mountain Stud,team Burrows re-entered the Brisbane trot scene at last Sunday's twilight fixture.One starter,one drive one win as SB sent Powerful Tycoon to the post a clear winner..KB was the delighted owner..Welcome back Captain!!

Resultsville...Gold Coast 20/05..White Eye Markei (Darrel Graham)..Cracker Of A Party (Ann Manwaring)...Albion Park 21/05..Courageous Annie (Darrel Graham)...Albion Park 22/05..Powerful Tycoon (Simon Burrows)..Big Of Hurry (Chris Petroff for Brett Cargill)..Gallymont Cruz (Trent for Geoff Dawson)..Sjs Dryden (Chris Petroff for Trevor Lambourn)...Albion Park 23/05..The Boy Wonder (Ray Cross)..Dropoftheirish (Pete for John McMullen)..Bud Fox (Chantal Turpin for Phil Mitchell)..Melton Striker (Pete for John McMullen)..The Red Rocket (Pete for John McMullen)..Melton Bon Style (Pete for John McMullen)...Albion Park 24/05..Montana Baron (Darrel Graham)..Parlo (Trevor Lambourn)..Vinnies Adventure (Cassie Saunders for Al Barnes)..Artzone (Trent for Geoff Dawson)..White Eye Markei (Darrel Graham)..Days Place (Pete McMullen for John Davis)..Redcliffe 25/05..nil...Gold Coast 26/05..Dropoftheirish (Pete for John)..Rennie Sivad (Pete for John)..Justa Little Randy (Chantal Turpin for Pete McMullen)...

Selections for Albion Park tonight..R 1: E/w 6: Falcons Legend (B.Cowen)..R 2: Trifecta 2-5-8: Rockys Image (M.Neilson)--General George (N.Rasmussen)--Jetsons Blue Jean (P.McMullen)..R 3: Quinella 1-2: Nickys Heir(J.Donovan) and Pacific Cruza (D.Belford)..R 4: E/w 6: The Seventh Son (J.McCarthy)..R 5: E/w 7: White Eye Markei (P.McMullen)..R 6: Quinella 1-8: Explosiveness (T.Dawson) and Ark De Jeanne (N.Rasmussen)..R 7: E/w 2: Slipperyville (G.Whitaker)..R 8: No 5: Fox Valley Appeal (G.Whitaker)..R 9: Trifecta 1-3-10: Mr Whizzer (B.Cowen)--Une De Mai (N.Rasmussen)--Willy Lightfoot (M.Neilson)...

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Some news from our stud. Whilst we don't have large number of foals born (approx 35) each year on farm, our results on the race track more than make up for it. Quality not quantity.

Especially good weekend when Rosa Mach winning the APG fillies final. Rosa Mach was bred and raised for Janette and Len Smith at Monarch Farm. The second placegetter The Archduchess dam Sheez Not Perfect also resides with us for the Laspina family.

Monarch Farm to date can boast six 2yo winners to have been bred and raised on our property. American Legend,Terror Time,Monarkmac,Rosa Mach,Justalittle Rocket and Party Hard. The last two bred by Monarch and sired the resident stallion The Falcon Strike NZ. The season has only just warmed up so there may be a few more to add to the list. The Falcon Strike from only three small crops of race age can boast 27 starters for 14 winners including one Group 1 winner.
It is so pleasing for Vic & myself to see the youngsters mature and race and for our clients to have such good results. Makes us proud to of been part of their success.

The industry with the upheaval at the present affects our industry in many forms. As a breeder,potential interstate owners do not want to race younger horses in Qld because of the low prize money on offer. The sales reflect the disillusion of buyers. We can only hope that there will changes and a positive out look in the not too distant future.

Whilst I can see that the Redcliffe Sale is much needed and the concept is good what I fail to agree with is having a horse enter a sale ring in 2011 and the bidding is started as low as $500.The highest priced yearlings of this years sales were buy backs. If the average was taken on actual genuine sales that did change hands the result would be a shocking. Breeding and presenting yearlings in a fitting manner and having a bid start under a $1000 is demeaning to say the least and its like we have turned the clock back twenty years.

STOP PRESS.."TERROR TIME" WINS 2YO NURSERY COLTS AND GELDINGS DIVISION AT ALBION PARK..21/05/2011....BRED BY TONY AND KATY PRICE...TRAINED BY SHANNON PRICE AND SCOTT MILLER...DRIVEN BY BRAD COWEN...RAISED AT MONARCH!!

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"TROT TACTICS"..21/05/2011..

The Nursery Pace Finals are on tonight with the $75,000 3yo Colts and Geldings division looking likely to be fought out by (1) Caesars Folly (Brad Cowen) and (9). Marshall Law (Natalie Rasmussen).Both are serious Derby contenders and no doubt the world of Group 1 Classics will be their next port of call.The name of the game is "get it when you can"as horses of this calibre don't come every day and,history also shows us that 3yo stars are not guaranteed success in later years.It takes rare and special abilities to carve a lasting mark on the Grand Circuit.

Meanwhile,Courageous Annie (Darrel Graham),with a form line of eight straight,should just about get the thick end of the $75,000 3yo Fillies division.Next stop is the Queensland Oaks.Darrel Graham seems certain to leave his mark on the Nursery series by sheer weight of qualifiers alone.Aside from Courageous Annie,DWG will be represented by Sign To Inverell (3yo),Emperor Montana,Montana Falcon,Montana Baron (2yo colts and geldings) and Emma Montana (2yo filly)..Gatton based Phil Mitchell has the 1 alley with Pemberton in the 2yo fillies event.Some effort lads.

It seems the question of wagering turnover is on the sensitive list at Unitab.An innocent request for percentage figures relative to the turnover for all three racing codes on their domestic operations(Queensland only meetings) was met with the polite response that,"we are a public company..we do not disclose that information").They do however disclose these figures to Racing Queensland Ltd,and advice was given to redirect the question to RQL.That will be done and the success or lack of it will be here next week.

Harness folk live in a world of uncertainty with no clear vision of what lies ahead.The only thing concrete is that in 2014 or sooner the yardstick of financial performance (turnover..there are no etceteras as licencees and clubs have only the capacity to run chook raffles) will be applied and we will be found wanting and discarded as a result.I wonder do the Directors of RQL ever consider the massive capital investment (Proportional to their disposable income,and,at times beyond it) that licencees and owners in all three codes have made.An investment that can be heavily devalued by any RQL decision to close down any or all codes on the grounds of low returns.As a Corporate Entity they have certain rights.I do not believe this includes the right to ruin their investors..

Resultsville... Gold Coast 13/05..Melton Ned Calle (Pete for John McMullen)..Crackerofaparty (Ann Manwaring)..Mr Attitude (Ricky Gordon)...Albion Park 14/05..Da Svidanya (Darrel Graham)..Franco Emerger (Darrel Graham)..King Galleon (Chantal for Tony Turpin)...Marburg 14/05..Cold Ideal (Murray Sullivan)..Miracle Maestro (Dale Chalk for Graydon McCoombes)..Dealt The Ace (Dale Chalk)..Franco Henry (Peter McMullen for John Davis)..Ess Gee Jay Jay El (Mathew Clayton for Darrel Graham)...Albion Park 16/05..Emma Montana (Darrel Graham)...Albion Park 17/05..Supper Waltz Wilson (Steven Doherty for Francis Weston)..Courageous Annie (Darrel Graham)...Redcliffe 18/05..Jarendan (Gavin Crone for Steven Doyle)...Gold Coast 19/05..Parlo (Trevor Lambourn)..I Am Terror (Ricky Gordon)..Montana Flyer (Chantal for Tony Turpin)..Whata Shaw Thing (Pete for John McMullen)...

Selections for Albion Park tonight..R 1: Quinella 1-8: Deadly Smile (K.Dawson) and Something Slippery (J.McCarthy)..R 2: E/w 1: Melton Ned Calle (S.Graham)..R 3: Quinella 2-12: Pub Blitz (J.Wanless) and Our Archangel (N.Scott)..R 4: E/w 1: Caesars Folly (B.Cowen)..R 5: E/w 12: Fox Valley Appeal (G.Whitaker)..R 6: E/w 5: Terror Time (B.Cowen)..R 7: Quinella 2-9: The Archduchess (C.Petroff) and Rosa Mach (N.Rasmussen)..R 8: Quinella 1-6: Kiana Frances (M.Neilson) and Courageous Annie (D.Graham)..R 9: Quinella 3-4: Rose Of Jeremy (E.Bailey) and Aunty Bev (P.McMullen)..R 10: E/w 5: Wicked Style )G.Dixon)..

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"HISTORICAL BITS" (2)...07/05/2011..

"HOW DID THEY GET A HOOF IN THE DOOR HERE"

Having given a rough outline of the emergence of the light harness horse in America in the 1850's we should now consider his early days in the southern hemisphere where he made his presence known about 1870.Track racing for any sort of trotting horse was unknown in those days and the sport we know today had its genesis on the dirt and gravel roads in impromptu contests for a side bet or bragging rights.(usually the latter).Once again the process of development mirrored the USA,the bloke with the most money bought the best horse,but in the matter of breeding,well,in Australia,they didn't have any.There were no mobile phones,TV etc,but letters came by ship from the States and news arrived of the advances made by selective breeding,to the point where the sons of Hambletonian 10 were siring winners at county fairs (our agricultural shows).This racing was usually conducted on mile tracks,would be run in "high wheel" sulkies,and,wonder of wonders,a lot of the winners were breaking the magical 2-30.0 barrier,which gained them entry to the first american "Standardbred Register",the 2-30.0 performance either under race or time trial conditions equating to the breed standard.Stallions followed the letters,accompanied by a number of geldings which traipsed around the country gallops tracks seldom racing under the same name,and certainly not their real one.They were old horses but were seldom beaten by the australian bush bunnies which could run about 3 minutes on a good day..

In 1882 a track for trotting was constructed at Elsternwick,a suburb of Melbourne and,the blokes with the money had been busy preparing for this leap forward.On the first days program was a race for stallions carrying the enormous prize of 100 pounds.All four runners were american imports,Contractor,Von Moltke Junior,Vermont Junior and Startle,with Startle getting the decision after three heats.Startle was sold after this event and went to commence stud duties at Moss Vale near Goulburn in NSW where,among others he was to sire the mare Edith whose direct descendants were winning top class races at Harold Park in the 50s and 60s.This writer saw Blazing Arrow and Bye Bye Bill defeat top class opposition in that era.The wheels of time rolled on.More american imports arrived,horses,mares and geldings ,generally superior to the local product,which may have been by a yankee stallion but most likely from a thoroughbred or a carthorse mare with no traceable breeding,and,in Sydney at this time most of the racing took place at Lillie Bridge and later Epping (both names for what we know as Harold Park) and at Brighton Beach.My Grandfather rode and drove at Epping for some years as a boy,having more success on a Wednesday at the "tradesman's trots".These races were restricted to light horses which earned their living as delivery horses or pulled hansom cabs,and,as was always the case in those days,more than half the field would be driven.Minimum weights were the rule until the late 60s with riders to carry 9 stone and drivers 10 stone.When the New South Wales Trotting Club became the controlling body for registered racing and conducted meetings of a Saturday,the horses their were trotting or pacing bred on at least one side of their pedigree.To give an idea of speed,my Grandfather claimed that any horse that could trot 3 minutes between milestones on Australia Street Newtown,had a future on Wednesdays.One of the family stable was a black gelding called Darkie,(one of about six "Darkies" to race at that time) purchased at Camperdown saleyard for 30 shillings as a butchers delivery horse,breeding unknown.Ineligible for Saturdays,he won frequently of a Wednesday while his stablemate,Sir Oliver,bred to trot as well as deliver meat,carried the colours in the big time.(not very sucessfully).My Grandfather very modestly attributed the bulk of his mid-week success to the fact that his father was the Chief Steward..draw your own conclusions there,but,blood is thicker than water.The Chief Steward died in 1908,and my Grandfather's career in the saddle died at the same time.

More next week.We look at the evolution of the sulky..and the pursuit of speed in the USA..

Bibliography..Australia's Trotting Heritage (Max Agnew)...family memories..

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"TROT TACTICS" ...14/05/2011...

Nice day? Head out to Marburg mid-morning and catch the trot program at the Showgrounds.If you get there by 11.00am you can look for a future winner with six trials to be decided before the non Tab five race meeting commences at 12.45pm.The Marburg motto is "a Bet,a Beer,a Burger,and the Best of country harness" on the 700metre circuit.You've got bookies who will bet up if you will and it's fresh air and excitement..just get there..

Exciting news from the northern rivers area of NSW with the return of Show racing there this week.Last night and tonight the Grafton Show Society hosts the first show trots since 2003.The satins and sulkies return with a four event card each evening with C0 fronts and varying backmarks on three classes and a Free For All to top the bill.Let's hope it's an upward trend.Maybe,just maybe,someone with power will recognise that show racing was one of the best promotional tools that light harness ever had.This writer,quite a few years back,asked former star Ipswich reinsman,Des Weeks,if his win with Scientific for trainer John Stariha in a heat of the Inter-Dominion was his biggest moment in trotting.Weeks replied that it was far from it,and was pale compared with any race at the "Ekka"."Just think about it",said Weeks."Twenty thousand people screaming encouragement for their picks and just about close enough to touch.The excitement was incredible".

Harness Racing Australia has called for tenders to supply across the board insurance cover for the sport in Australia.In a medium risk activity such as training and driving light harness horses,it is important that any insurance policy adopted is in very plain english so that any documents circulated to participants are easily understood.In this mad world of ours,where no one seems to be required to exercise any common sense,or be held responsible in any way for their actions,fine print and ambiguous phrasing will just have to go.While HRA are at it they can get the requirements for a resumption of Show racing written back into any cover accepted.It puts our sport out in front of a lot of people..

Iron ore and coal giant,Clive Palmer,might have found a gold nugget in yankee-bred colt Native Mountain,which won at his first start at Albion Park last Tuesday.Trained and driven by Murray Sullivan,the son of Allamerican Native and 1-50.8 mare,Verisimilitude,was coming off a qualifying trial 2nd beaten half a length in 2-03.4 at Gold Coast the previous Thursday.The colt came from last of the bunch at the 500metre mark but ran greenly in the straight,swapping the lead twice in the final stages with Emma Montana (Darrel Graham).Native Mountain got the nod in the last two strides,running out the mile in 1-59.5.He is in a heat of the Nursery Pace on Monday,running from barrier 2.He's got the gait,He's got the ability and experience will come..Just follow this one!!

Menangle Premiership leader,David Thorn is looking at a Queensland campaign.Thorn is tossing up whether to head north or down to Melbourne with his new 3yo filly talent,Jennas Highview.Oaks Classics are on the menu and Queensland might just win out with Gold Coast and Redcliffe features to complement the big one at Albion Park.Add that to a bit of a family tradition started by his father,the late Ian Thorn,of racing a few in Brisbane in the colder months..Winning too.

Resultsville..Gold Coast 06/05..Melton Sotera (Pete for John McMullen)..Supper Waltz Wilson (Steven Doherty for Frances Weston)..Overcam (Gary Whitaker for Bill Crosby)...Albion Park 07/05..Western Mail (Gary Whitaker for Bill Crosby)..Fox Valley Appeal (Gary Whitaker for Denis Smith)...Albion Park 09/05..Melton Maxbye (Pete for John McMullen)..Westburn Barney (Michael Liyou)..Vinnies Adventure (Cassie Saunders for Al Barnes)..Big Of Hurry (Chris Petroff for Brett Cargill)...Albion Park 10/05..Native Mountain (Murray Sullivan)..Gladys Emanuel (Scott Neaves for Graham Harriott)..Connor Patrick (Darrel Graham)..Viniboy (Al Barnes)...Redcliffe 11/05..Truckies Art (Lola Weideman for Jay Edmunds)...Gold Coast 12/05..Highstead (Chris Petroff for Phil Mitchell)..Rusty Sailor (Pete for John McMullen)...

Selections for Albion Park tonight...R 1: Quinella 1-8: Arma Fake (R.Law) and General George (G.Dixon)..R 2: E/w 10: Slick Chandon (G.Dixon)..R 3: E/w 3: Pub Blitz (J.Wanless)..R 4: E/w 2: Rumsron (N.Rasmussen)..R 5: First four 1-7-8-9: Baileys Magic (S.Graham)--Karter Brown (G.Dixon)--Kenmore Atya (R.Law)--Abbey Tiara (N.Rasmussen)..R 6: Box trifecta 1-2-5: Hanky Panky (K.Belford)--Slipperyville (G.Whitaker)--Rose Of Jeremy (E.Bailey)..R 7: Quinella 1-4: Ark De Jeanne (G.Dixon) and Goodness (T.Dawson)..R 8: E/w 6: Less Dramatic (D.Graham)..R 9: E/w 1: Play The Line (J.Cremin)..R 10: Quinella 7-8: Willie Lightfoot (G.Dixon) and Head Over Heals (S.Graham)...

Selections for Marburg today...R 1: E/w 1: Are Four Seven (A.Millard)...R 2: E/w 4: Miracle Maestro (D.Chalk)...R 3: Dealt The Ace (D.Chalk)...R 4: E/w 3: Franco Henry (P.McMullen)...R 5: E/w 2: Miss Falcon (T.McGuire)...

Thanks folks..regards,Denis..

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Marburg, have a Beer- Burger and Bet close to Ipswich, 30 minutes west of Brisbane, you never know you may want to buy a horse to race at MARBURG with your mates or family.

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"TROT TACTICS" ..07/05/2011..

Racing Queensland Ltd's Supremo,Bob Bentley,came under fire in a special feature,aired by the ABC's Four Corners program this week.Former Judge,Mr Bill Carter QC,cast doubt on the legality of some of RQL's activities in regard to the use of funds derived from Government wagering taxes and the right of Australian Workers Union boss,Bill Ludwig,to apply certain proxy votes in a decision making process.Mr Carter QC also re-inforced the growing opinion that the Government,through its Minister For Racing,is well able to curb or remove Mr Bentley.Given the less than warm regard in which BB is held by a number of Race Clubs which have entered into what BB calls partnerships basically consisting of a handover of a large portion of assets (real estate)in exchange for continued funding and acceptance of total domination by RQL,it seems that the Premier must soon realise that there are "votes in racing" and act to keep those votes.But,of course,Nero fiddled while Rome burned,and history has a habit of repeating itself.

"When you're hot you're hot" but Auckland Inter-Dominion Champ,the aptly named Smoken Up and his trainer/driver,Lance Justice were at white heat last weekend,charging round Menangle Park's 1400 metre circuit to take out the Len Smith Mile in a searing 1-48.6, the first time that the 1-50.0 barrier has been broken in a race in Australia.In a sport which has become obsessed with time,to the detriment of such practices as ensuring that each and every punter has his investment protected by a drive designed to have the horse going forward near the post,we must wonder where it will all end.The "Lord of the Mile Rate" was,as usual,well pleased with this latest sacrifice,and looks forward to the not too distant future when yet another pacer or trotter carves a sliver off this figure..1-48.6..the mind boggles!

Like TV marketing,"there's more"..No doubt,the modified American sulky to which Smoken Up was hitched in his incredible performance,and,which has recieved such strong support here by Queensland trainers anxious to exploit the unique advantages claimed for this vehicle,will be credited for much of the achievement.Cheap they are not.Two young men from the Ipswich area have set out to improve the "Advantedge" sulky and a much lighter cart, constructed in stainless steel,will soon be in the hands of the testing authorities.That's all you get for today,but,if you want a similar style cart to the current high fashion model just hold your horses.The "Downunder Eclipse" sulky will be mid weight,strong,low maintenance and pleasing to the eye,importantly,it will be significantly cheaper than much of the competition..

Resultsville.. Gold Coast 29/04..nil...Albion Park 30/04..Fox Valley Appeal (Gary Whitaker for Denis Smith)..Albion Park 02/05..Katy Kosmos (Denis Smith)...Albion Park 03/05..Artzone (Trent for Geoff Dawson)...Redcliffe 04/05..Sign To Inverell (Darrel Graham)...Gold Coast 05/05..Katy Kosmos (Denis Smith)..Mister Attitude (Ricky Gordon)..Corageous Annie (Darrel Graham)..Dreams On Spot (Ricky Gordon)..Ultimate Assassin (Ken Belford)...

Selections for Albion Park tonight...R 1: E/w 4: Boydy Hart (S.Graham)..R 2: E/w 8: Falcons Legend (B.Cowen)..R 3: E/w 8: Pub Blitz (J.Wanless)..R 4: E/w 1: Astro Khan (T.McCarthy)..R 5: Quinella 2-8: Abbey Tiara (G.Dixon) and Torque In Motion (S.Graham)..R 6: E/w 3: Hanky Panky (K.Belford)..R 7: E/w 2: Marshall Law (N.Rasmussen)..R 8: No 9: Forever Gold (K.Rasmussen)..R 9: E/w 10: Stanbesideme (S.Graham)..R 10 : No 6: Fox Valley Appeal (G.Whitaker)..

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