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Perfect tonic

Perfect tonic

PROMISING youngster Splash Of Paynt provided the ideal tonic for one of his owners last night. Racing in solid form with two wins from his previous five starts, Splash Of Paynt added to his tally with an eye-catching victory at Globe Derby. As such, the son of Poster Boy gave

Might as well give it a crack

Might as well give it a crack

IT APPEARS the age old philosophy of "might as well give it a crack" will form a major part of Jilliby Fabio's program in coming weeks. Racing in top form, Jilliby Fabio completed a clean sweep of the Winter Gift Series by capturing last night'

Problem horses never a headache for this veteran Grenfell horseman

Problem horses never a headache for this veteran Grenfell horseman

Exciting new talent joins the Lucky Lodge team

Exciting new talent joins the Lucky Lodge team

Questionable purchase turns into feature winner

Questionable purchase turns into feature winner

AFTER purchasing a filly almost sight unseen during last year's Australian Pacing Gold Sale, Noel Alexander and Jayne Davies began to question their decision upon post sale inspection. The duo were alerted to a well-bred yearling by American enthusiasts Gordan Bank and Marc Hanover, but forgot to head

Emotional rollercoaster

Emotional rollercoaster

WHAT has been an emotional rollercoaster with promising young trotter Jays All That came to a happy pit stop in Melton last night. Named after trainer Tyrone Abela's late father Joseph, Jays All That has been plagued by setbacks, including spending two stints at death's door.

Cautiously confident!

Cautiously confident!

HE'LL head into tonight's Australian Pacing Gold Final with two of the main chances, but that doesn't mean Tyrone Abela is oozing confidence. In fact, the respected horseman is adopting a cautious approach to his prospects in the $50,000 Melton-based feature for colts