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    Senior Member Horse Of The Year Amlin will become famous soon enough Amlin's Avatar
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    The old Gower Park track features late in this piece of footage that I received early this week. We think it may also be Don Dove's old track at Heatherton in the early part hosting a Gymkhana. The film moves quickly but would be interested to hear from anyone who can identify some of the people in it.


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImTq1yXqTwE

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    The Legend Raced at Seymour and Tongala....Two Ghost Tracks

    Thanks to John Peck who emailed me a list of races that Robert and Alexander Hunter ( of Hunter House Bendigo, Burnewang Park at Hunter, Hunter Cup, and Northwood Park fame) won..

    Recently upgraded to Legend Status, Globe Derby raced at Seymour and Tongala...and didn't win !
    Altough coming off 240 behind is a bit of an ask.

    SEYMOUR 04-04-1924
    TROT – 50 pounds – Nine furlongs
    PRINCIPAL JACK, 60yds (G Girling) 1
    Globe Derby, 230yds (AG Hunter) 2
    John Bazil, 20yds (W Raftery) 3
    Other: Home Rule (70yds)
    Margins: One lgth X 1 1/2lgths Time: 2m 42.2s

    TONGALA TC 19-02-1925
    FLYING – 50 pounds – One mile
    BAZIL BELLS, scr (W Riedell) 1
    Prince Bazil, 24yds (Hueston) 2
    Globe Derby, 120yds (AG Hunter) 3
    Others: Eri Queen (scr), Dodger Direct (24yds), Arab Style (24yds)
    Margins: 10yds X 12yds Time: 2m 25 1/2s
    TRIAL (1dt Div) – 35 pounds – Nine furlongs
    LA RIBBONETTE, 55yds (A Simpson) 1
    Direct Wood, 5yds (AG Hunter) 2
    May Huon, 5yds (J Devlin) 3
    Others: Queer Bells (scr), Delavans Proof (scr), Prince Nutwood (scr), Mary Siam (scr), Junee (5yds), Hazel (5yds), Bill Bazil (10yds)
    Margins: 8yds X 30yds Time: 3min

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    Some type of horse Globe Derby, 200 odd metres start is a fair handicap.

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    They Raced at Goornong and the track outline is still there

    Goornong, 30 km north of Bendigo once had a race-track

    Legendary trotter Grand Voyage (38 wins) won there in 1924

    GOORNONG 26-04-1924
    TROT – 20 pounds – One & quarter miles
    GRAND VOYAGE, 115yds (P Glasheen) 1
    Miss Borneo, 35yds (H Toomer0 2
    Harry Whips, 45yds (????) 3
    Others: Honest Ruby (15yds)
    Margins: Half lgth X 50yds
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    More Ghost Tracks

    Its been a while. but more ghost tracks emerge as Classic Families continues to gather information.
    The raced at Morwell in Victoria's Latrobe Valley.

    http://www.classicfamilies.net/CF/Cl...px?RaceID=7440

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    Bringing back Moonee Valley I hear.... $150m plans and to take 10 years

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    Are you teasing Katie?
    per un PUGNO di DOLLARI

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    Quote Originally Posted by Messenger View Post
    Are you teasing Katie?
    I just saw this linked on Twitter - written back in October. http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/su...ff7b2375ca5f2c

    oh goddamit no. It's just for stupid gallops. SORRY.

    ugh

    BUT Garrick Knight did say and I quote, "Am I hearing this right? High-level discussions are taking place that will see harness racing return to Moonee Valley on Friday nights?"

    so same same but missed it by a mile. Silly Katie.

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    Lazarus resurrection

    out of the Mallee dust

    Congrats to the people of Birchip
    Congrats to Luke H
    Big congrats to Neil "Pecker" McCallum, a driving treble. Especially significant, Macca, a Mallee legend, would have been looking down.

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    And former local Newsagent Gary Donaldson won the Mallee Bull Cup with the dermined Regal Ambition.
    Great stuff !

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