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Shepparton News
Shepparton’s Pacing for Pink
Photos: Megan Fisher
Ladies in pink: Carolyn Earl and Denise Jones.
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Life’s a Beach for trainer Jeff
Talking trots: Sulky Shorts with Gus Underwood.
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Sydney Ego in Moran’s way
Chasing Cup glory: Lochinvar Art and trainer David Moran will want to bounce back after running second in the Shepparton Cup last week when they contest the Ballarat Cup.
Shepparton-trained pacing hero Lochinvar Art has not one but two Belinda McCarthy-prepared pacers to contend with in tomorrow night’s lucrative Ballarat Pacing Cup.
And McCarthy’s second and more highly regarded runner, Expensive Ego, who joins stablemate Spirit Of St Louis in the $110,000 feature, is a pacer Moran is familiar with.
He’s the pacer Moran drove to victory in the Inter Dominion final a month ago at Menangle, only to be deprived of the win by the Shepparton-owned Boncel Benjamin on a protest.
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Lochinvar Art pipped at post
In terms of winning it wasn’t quite the fairytale comeback by local hero Lochinvar Art, but he certainly lost no admirers in finishing a gallant second in Saturday night’s $60,000 Shepparton Gold Cup.
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TRIALS
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SHEPPARTON-TRAINED CHAMPION CAPS BRILLIANT SEASON WITH VICTORIAN HORSE OF THE YEAR HONOUR
Picture: Stuart McCormick/Harness Racing Victoria
He’s the man: Lochinvar Art, trained and driven by David Moran, pictured after winning the Vicbred Super Series final, has won the Victorian Horse of the Year award.
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Creating a bit of pub talk
LOCHINVAR ART’S SHOES TO GIVE PUNTERS SOMETHING TO CHAT ABOUT OVER A DRINK AT ROYAL MAIL
Shepparton trots tragic John Scott reckons history should be preserved and that’s why Mooroopna’s Royal Mail Hotel is now boasting a splendid trophy to honour champion pacer Lochinvar Art.
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Jean has James jumping
HOME-BRED MARE SALUTES AT SHEPPARTON TO PUT A SMILE ON OCTOGENARIAN BYRNE’S FACE
Picture: Barry Bennett
Winning combination: Craig and Abbey Turnbull enjoyed success with No Nay Never at Melton on Tuesday night and had a luckless second with Life Gets Better.
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VETERANS PROVE YOU’RE NEVER TOO OLD
GUN SEPTUAGENARIANS COMBINE TO SPREAD SOME STARDUST WITH SUCCESS AT MELTON WITH SMART MARE
Picture: AAP
Trial form: A pacer named Barnaby, trained by Steve O’Donoghue and Bec Bartley, trialled at Shepparton last night, let’s hope he was a bit more interested in proceedings than his namesake Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce was in parliament yesterday.
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SANTA KEEPS DELIVERING THE GOODS
JACK-TRAINED PACER MAKES IT THREE ON TROT AT MELTON AND TONIGHT ATTEMPTS TO MAKE IT FOUR
Shepparton-trained pacer Santa Casa Beach completed a hat-trick of Melton wins on Saturday night to continue his unbeaten return to racing.
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An emotional roller coaster
TURNBULLS HAVE A MASSIVE DAY WINNING WAGGA CUP AND OAKS, BUT THEN LOSE FATHER-GRANDFATHER
Last weekend was a sweet-bitter experience for Tatura trainer Craig Turnbull.
Turnbull f loated two horses to the Wagga Cup meeting and hit the jackpot twice in two of the feature events.
In successive races he claimed the $20,000 Wagga Pacers Cup with Jemsoms Pet and the $12,000 Wagga Oaks with Heritage Lady.
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PINK DAY AT TROTS A BOTTLER
Trotting: Pony trots dressed in pink for breast cancer awareness.
A successful day was had at Shepparton Harness Racing Club on Sunday, with organisers of the Pacing for Pink event expecting more than $50,000 will be raised for the McGrath Foundation.
Co-organiser Donna Castles, from Ardmona, said everyone who attended had a great day out with about 240 people attending the breast cancer fundraising lunch on top of the those involved in the racing card. “The day was amazing,” Castles said. “I can’t believe the support we got from the people that turned up.
“We had the racing, the pony trots and it was a real carnival atmosphere and the weather was perfect.”
With the result of a silent auction to come, Castles said she was overwhelmed by the support.
“Thanks everyone in the whole harness industry, the Shepp harness club for letting us hold the event there and everyone who helped out — it was just amazing.”
As part of the lunch, candles were lit as a reminder of hope and support for those who are battling breast cancer or have lost a family member or friend to the disease.
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