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From dealing caravans to breeding fine stock

From dealing caravans to breeding fine stock

KEVIN Clark is well versed in the Caravan Industry and is a Dealer with the Jayco Group in suburban Melbourne. Clark has also been breeding Standardbreds for the past 20 years with considerable success. However, looking back to the 1960’s and 1970’s Clark’s hobby and sporting pursuit

Aiming to join elite company

Aiming to join elite company

POPULAR horseman David Moran will aim to join some elite company in Melton on Saturday night. Set to contest the famed A G Hunter Cup, Moran is attempting to become just the third driver to win the Grant Circuit event with three different pacers since the feature's inauguration

Preparing the next generation

Preparing the next generation

ALBERT Davis is not a man to blow his own trumpet. But the respected horseman has built an impressive resume after a lifetime working quietly behind the scenes at top stables and stud farms. Davis, 55, and his wife Ellen run Teela Park, a 40-hectare standardbred nursery in Numurkah, where

Anniversary of Cup's most significant year

Anniversary of Cup's most significant year

AS THE industry prepares to celebrate the feats of another A G Hunter Cup winner in Melton on Saturday night, it's timely to recall the anniversary one of the most important dates in the feature's history! Named in honour of Alexander George Hunter, the inaugural Cup

Superstar's suitable Cup draw

Superstar's suitable Cup draw

RECEIVING a "suitable draw" has bolstered trainer Grant Dixon's confidence ahead of Saturday night's A. G. Hunter Cup at Melton. Making the trip south with his superstar pacer, Leap To Fame, the Queensland trainer stated the millionaire's starting position would provide "

Injury to end millionaire's career

Injury to end millionaire's career

DEVASTATING news has rocked connections of star mare, Encipher. Making her first-up victory in the Group Two Ladyship Cup in Melton last night even more amazing, Encipher broke her pastern during the run. Trainer Emma Stewart rushed the five-year-old to the Ballarat veterinary clinic for emergency surgery. "She has

Super trotter creates history

Super trotter creates history

HISTORY was made in Melton tonight. By capturing the time-honoured V L Dullard Cup, super trotter Just Believe took his earnings past the $1million mark. In doing so, the son of Orlando Vici became the first Australian-bred squaregaiter to join the southern hemisphere millionaire's club. Nine New Zealanders