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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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Thursday race meeting to go ahead

September 15, 2009

The Mount Gambier Racing Club’s meeting will go ahead on Thursday after rolling strike action by jockeys was scrapped.

The Australian Racing Board this morning reached a compromise with the Australian Jockeys Association over controversial new rules to restrict the whipping of horses. Read more

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