With racing returning to Grafton today one local trainer will not be represented in David Campbell but there is a very good reason.
David had decided his team was better suited at other meetings so the early part of this weekend in t...
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Persistence Pays
Chris Manson has been part of Northern Rivers racing since the 1970's For the past few seasons he has been training from Grafton.
Chris has a small team in work and was able to find his way to the winners circle in the lead up to Chr...
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Shelton Shines
When you think about Grafton Racing it is almost impossible not to think about leading trainer John Shelton.
Like all Grafton based stables the Christmas break means long trips travelling to race meetings away from Grafton and the re...
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Kilner Returns Home
They say it is hard to be a prophet in your own land but if that is the case then people forgot to tell that to Grafton based trainer Greg Kilner.
Kilner has had to deal with the added stress of his daughter Leah's recovery from an h...
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Patience Pays Off
With racing returning to Grafton this Sunday it seems an appropriate time to catch up on how the Grafton based trainers have been fairing whilst on the road over the Christmas break so we will add at least one update a day.
We wi...
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There is no doubt the last couple of months have been the toughest that Greg Kilner has endured during his time in racing with the injuries suffered by his daughter Leah in a fall at Grafton in early July.
The good news continues tha...
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With Grafton gearing up to race again next Monday it is time to review the most recent Grafton meeting Coutts Crossing Cup Day.
The afternoon could not have started better for Grafton based horses with the Jason Reilly yard starting ...
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With the CRJC Horse Of The Year awards night fast approaching it seems the appropriate time to give an update and review on the performance of Grafton stables since the start of the season.
First cab off the rank will be Shane Everso...
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Far Too Easy For Howells & Commerford
With the dreaded rain once again hammering down on Coffs Harbour the Newhaven Park Country Championships NRRA qualifier was moved to Grafton on Saturday.
It was a great race and in the end the Murwillumbah trained Far Too Easy steamed ...
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No CC For Alf
With the Newhaven Park Country Championships NRRA heat nominations being released today one Grafton trained galloper was a notable omission.
Many in Grafton expected that Alf’s Magic would be one of the first entered for the event....
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