Year: 2019

With Boxing Day racing over Grafton based trainers scored winners at both NRRA TAB meetings. Wayne Lawson travelled north to Ballina much to the appreciation of punters when the well backed LADY CLARE scored a solid win in the Class 2 1005m. Ri...
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With Boxing day racing fast approaching it is time to catch up on our most recent Grafton trained winners. Greg and Leah Kilner were off to Kempsey with stable star SHE'S CHOOSIE to contest the Open 1000m last week. SHE'S CHOOSIE has always had...
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Veteran trainer Neville Stewart headed to Murwillumbah on Friday with stable newcomer BUSH SHINDIG in the maiden 1100m. Ridden by Jag Guthmann-Chester the gelding blew start and was a clear last on settling however Jag did not panic and was happy ...
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With Grafton racing moving into recess for the Christmas period it is now the time the locals head to the highway in search of winners and it is time also for this scribe to catch up on some news we will review Coffs Harbour showcase meeting from ear...
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Racing is an amazing sport one day you are at the bottom of the pile looking up in despair and the next you are at the top of the tree celebrating. For Grafton Trainer Ally Ryan he got to experience exactly that over the last few days. A long haul...
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Daniel Want was the first to celebrate when RIP SPARKLER broke his duck in the Maiden 1708m. Ridden by Matthew Bennett the gelding was given the perfect run in third before Bennett secured a ...
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Last seasons premier John Shelton has had a slow start to season 2020 but that is normally the case after the July Racing Carnival. That issue was not helped by TARBERT having zero luck in the Daniel Baker Sprint at Coffs Harbour on Coffs Cup Day....
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Lismore on Monday was the latest venue for Grafton to produce a winner at the start of the new season with Jason Reilly finding his way to the winners circle with NORMAS JOY when that mare was successful in the Maiden 1545m. Aided by what was undo...
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Following on from the outstanding success of the NSW Retired Jockeys Reunion day at Randwick  the Clarence River Jockey Club have decided to play host to a similar event at the Grafton race meeting on Saturday 31st August. CRJC CEO Michael Beatti...
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With week one of the new racing season now completed Grafton Trainers have been hard at work looking to keep the winners flowing. There has been meetings at Kempsey Aquis Park and Coffs Harbour twice where Grafton has been well represented and for...
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