Dead heat marks day of racing drama
February 15, 2010
In a day of spills, thrills and high drama, the $28,000 Naracoorte Cup finished in a new twist — a dead heat.
Four horses — Fraaclase, Lady Avacan, Sandhill Prince and Swooper — crossed the line locked together, forcing judges to bunker down and check the photo finish. Read more
Neilson leads jockeys premiership
February 9, 2010
A quartet of winners for Adelaide rider Matthew Neilson at Bordertown on Sunday has seen him snatch top spot for the 2009-10 Limestone Coast jockey’s premiership.
Neilson is riding in career best form and with 16 local winners, now leads Dominic Tourneur by one. Read more
O’Donnell named Gold Cup ambassador
January 29, 2010
Former Australian Test cricketer and AFL footballer, Simon O’Donnell has been appointed as the ambassador for the Scott Group of Companies Gold Cup Carnival in May.
The Mount Gambier Racing Club formerly announced O’Donnell’s appointment this week as media hype for the May 20 – 21 carnival begins. Read more
Barker drives into the record books
January 27, 2010
Rod Barker drove himself into the record books with a stunning performance behind the hot favourite in Friday night’s Scott Group of Companies Mount Gambier $10,000 Gold Cup.
Barker won his seventh Gold Cup, when he piloted Adda Paternal Suit to a one-sided 7.5 metre victory over Lot Of Lip, driven by Heath Bourke, son of trainer Barry Bourke from Portland and the other heat winner from the previous week, the Margaret Lee trained Jilliby Jamila, driven by claiming reinsman Glen Craven. Read more
Millicent Cup status upgraded
December 22, 2009
In a massive coup for Limestone Coast racing, the 2010 Scott Group of Companies Millicent Cup will be held on a Saturday and will be treated as South Australia’s stand-alone metropolitan meeting.
The cup — which is expected to carry a $30,000 purse, will also be transferred from Penola to Allan Scott Glenburnie Racecourse and is expected to attract an increase in attendance and betting turnover, both with bookmakers and the TAB on and off course. Read more
Gold Cup could switch to March
December 3, 2009
The 2011 Mount Gambier Gold Cup could be brought forward to late March in a bid to avoid winter-like conditions.
Whilst this year’s Cup was held in near perfect weather, the 2008 race was hindered by consistent and heavy rain and the crowd was down considerably on expectations. Read more
Shock jumps racing ban slammed
November 30, 2009
A veteran Mount Gambier jumps racing trainer has described a decision by Racing Victoria Limited to ban the sport after 2010 as an “absolute bombshell” for the local industry.
Jumps trainer John O’Connor, from Mingbool, described the decision as a shock and said it could lead to the demise of jumps racing in South Australia. Read more
Chris Oxlade claims Ballan Cup
November 8, 2009
The Ballan Cup, run on Saturday at Geelong, was won by the second favourite, seven-year-old gelding Orchestra Stalls.
Trained at Mount Gambier by Chris Oxlade, the winner was ridden by top female jockey Linda Meech. Read more
Cup jockey sore after Mount Gambier fall
October 27, 2009
A fall in Sunday’s Mount Gambier race meeting at Allan Scott Park Glenburnie Racecourse threatened to derail Dominic Tourneur’s maiden Melbourne Cup appearance.
The 35-year-old Adelaide based jockey — formerly of West Australia — fell from the Mount Gambier trained Red Ranger in the $6250 Bullarook Park Stud Class 2 Handicap (1200m), the fifth of eight races on the program. Read more
Mount Gambier races cancelled
September 17, 2009
Today’s scheduled race meeting at Mount Gambier was cancelled due to wet weather.
Stewards decided to abandon the schedule of eight races around 6.30am due to surface water, according to club general manager Ben Faulkner.
The decision followed the cancellation of the club’s first race meeting of the season a fortnight ago after rain in the lead-up to the event. Read more
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