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Stawell has you covered during Easter

Stawell has you covered during Easter

ATTENTION all owners and trainers of pacers with a National Rating up to 49... If you're scouring the meeting calendar for the ideal target, then search no more - Stawell has you covered. As part of its Good Friday program on April 3, the club is poised to

Chasing slice of Cup history

Chasing slice of Cup history

MULTIPLE Group One star Mach Dan will aim for a slice of history tomorrow night. Engaged in the time-honoured Geelong Cup, Mach Dan is attempting to become the event's first triple winner. As it stands, the Emma Stewart-trained son of Mach Three is one of only three dual

'Local' Cup win with recent stable addition

'Local' Cup win with recent stable addition

RECENT stable addition Sea Fury provided Luke Tabone with a 'local' win last night. Moving from Bacchus Marsh to Shepparton, Tabone captured the Wangaratta Pacing Cup, which was also transferred to Shepparton this season. Sea Fury only came to be in Tabone's possession because of the

Take a bow Birchip

Take a bow Birchip

I'M the first to admit I haven't been a fan of slot races. While some rave on about the concept as though it is the second coming, the tangible benefits simply haven't been delivered. So far, the hype and promises have outweighed the results

Star fillies from the same family

Star fillies from the same family

NONAGENARIAN Victorian breeder Helen Head has nominated two fillies for the Australian Pacing Gold Sydney Yearling Sale at Warwick Farm on Sunday, March 15 – both from the same maternal family. The pair trace back to the prized matron Madame Han, a mare that Helen and her late husband Graham Head,

Veteran accustomed to bad draws and long odds

Veteran accustomed to bad draws and long odds

BAD draws and betting markets mean nothing to Bulletproof Boy. Accustomed to difficult starting positions and being among the outsiders, Bulletproof Boy has also adapted to upstaging his more fancied rivals. For example, barrier nine was no concern for the Scott Ewen-trained gelding on January 10 when he scored at

Chasing consecutive country cups

Chasing consecutive country cups

FRESH from causing an upset in last weekend's Boort Trotters' Cup, in-form gelding The Dark Thunder is primed to repeat the dose on Sunday. Unbeaten from two starts since returning from a spell, The Dark Thunder produced a phenomenal effort to secure the provincial feature. With Sean