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    Senior Member Horse Of The Year Adaptor will become famous soon enough
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    Woodend Trotting

    They raced at Woodend.
    https://www.google.com.au/maps/place...30a0d220?hl=en
    The remnants can be seen here of both the gallop and trotting tracks.. The Woodend Cup (gallops) has been held at Kyneton for some years.

    One of the Abraham brothers, either Harry or Frank of Meadowbrook Stud fame (Gyro, Convivial etc) was President of the Woodend Trotting Club.

    Here are 2 races ( from the results compiled by John Peck) with one time leading Australian sire Noble Scott winning at 2 consecutive meetings

    WOODEND TC 31-12-1945
    DISTANCE (2:23) – 45 pounds – One & quarter miles
    H & F Abrahams bh NOBLE SCOTT, scr (R Males) 1
    Jim Dalla, scr 2
    Royal Clay, scr 3
    Others: Great Dalla (scr), Flower Derby (scr), Bonnie Pedro (scr), Lucky Man (scr), Sir Dalla (36yds), Admiral Wilkes (60yds)
    Margins: 2yds X 10yds Time: 2m 52 1/4s

    WOODEND TC 01-01-1946
    DISTANCE (2:27) – 45 pounds – One & half miles
    H & F Abrahams bh NOBLE SCOTT, scr (R Males) 1
    Great Dalla, scr 2
    Native McGregor, scr 3
    Others: Billy Ruhon (scr), Bonnie pedro (scr), Royal Clay (scr), Lucky Man (scr), High Lawn (scr), Northern Miss (scr), Sir Dalla (12yds), Dons Joy (12yds), Senor Wilbur (24yds), Admiral Wilkes (36yds)
    Margins: 2yds X 8yds Time: 3m 40 1/2s
    Last edited by Adaptor; 02-18-2015 at 03:51 PM.

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