Tag: melbourne cup
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Country racing the real winner in ‘The Big Dance’ at Royal Randwick
The countdown is on for the ‘Big Dance’ at Royal Randwick with horses from across the Mid North Coast confirmed as starters. No matter the result on November 1, Taree’s Milligan stable says country racing is the real winner
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STACKED EIGHT RACE PROGRAM AT TAREE TRACK
A bumper crowd arrived for today’s race meeting at the Taree track. But sadly, two-time Melbourne Cup winning jockey Corey Brown had to cancel his plans to return home, due to the latest outbreak in Victoria.
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MELBOURNE CUP TROPHY TOUR TO SWING BY TAREE
Great news for horse racing fans with the Melbourne Cup trophy heading to Taree later this month. The July 27 stop is part of a nationwide tour to promote the race that stops the nation in November. The Manning Valley’s own two time Melbourne Cup winning jockey Corey Brown will also return home for the…
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OUR KIDS MELBOURNE CUP FUNDRAISER
Children’s charity Our Kids had a successful turn out at its annual Melbourne Cup Fundraiser. Attendees dressed to the nines… coming together to raise money to purchase much-needed equipment for Lismore Base Hospital’s pediatric ward. “We need a CTG machine which is a wireless machine that helps mums and bubs during labour, and that’s worth…
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MELBOURNE CUP TROPHY HEADING TO THE HUNTER
Exciting news for racing fans in the Hunter, with the Melbourne Cup Tour heading to two local towns this year. In the build-up to the race that stops a nation, the trophy will hit Widden on August 24 and Cessnock on the 27th. The cup came to Scone in 2010.
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TRIPUM CHASING GLORY IN MELBOURNE
Casino greyhound Tripum will head into the final of the Group 1 Melbourne Cup, an underdog, despite winning the Lismore Cup and last week’s heat. Owned by Casino resident Margaret Dwyer and trained by Darren Russell, the two year old will jump from box 4 in tomorrow night’s race. (AUDIO IN PARTS)
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OUR KIDS MELBOURNE CUP LUNCHEON BEST BET FOR CHARITY
Despite being thousands of kilometres from Flemington, there was no shortage of fancy frocks, fascinators and fun at this year’s Our Kids Melbourne Cup luncheon in Lismore. The annual event raises thousands of dollars to purchase much-needed medical equipment for Lismore Base Hospital’s children’s ward.
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BUSINESS BOOMING FOR NEWCASTLE ARTIST
The Melbourne Cup carnival is over for another year, and the frocks and fascinators packed away, but one Newcastle artist is still revelling in the attention it’s brought her burgeoning business. Pegi Lea’s bold headpieces created a stir at Flemington, a hit at the track and on social media. And the story of the young…
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CUP FEVER HITS THE NORTHERN RIVERS
Flemington might be thousands of kilometres away – but there was no shortage of cup fever in the Northern Rivers. In Lismore, more than 200 ladies – and a handful of brave blokes – donned their best race wear to raise money for sick children.
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KEMPSEY TRAINER PLANNING MELBOURNE CUP GLORY
It’s the dream of every Australian horse trainer, to one day win the Melbourne Cup. But for one Kempsey trainer, gaining a start in the race that stops a nation would be a massive achievement in itself.