North-west runners chasing big money at Randwick today
MOREE Cup winner Tavros, Inverell’s Country Championships runner-up Lisztomania, and last year’s Armidale Cup winner Ring Ahoy will represent the north-west at Randwick today in races worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. As race-goers across Australia cheer for the big names at Flemington, Tamworth trainers Craig Martin and David Hatch chase their biggest paydays when
Moree Services Club Melbourne Cup calcutta ahead of race that stops a nation
A Lexus Melbourne Cup calcutta will be held at Moree Services Club tonight, with a guaranteed starting pool of at least $1000. The starting pool is expected to be greater as the auction gets closer, with strong ticket sales – at just one-dollar each – already recorded. The huge fundraiser, supported by Regional Australia Bank,
Lesgo Don and Ella Drew do it again at Moree Tradies day
THERE are three certainties in life – death, taxes and Lesgo Don when he races at Moree. Well, maybe not quite, but the popular galloper with a huge following again proved the spacious Moree track is his preferred circuit with a last-stride win in the 1400m Patrons’ BM-58 Handicap on Friday. The win, his third
Grima’s have-saddle-will-travel approach continues after Moree win
SIENA Grima’s have-saddle-will-travel approach to race-riding steps up a notch at Muswellbrook today, where she has three rides on the seven-race card leading into Melbourne Cup week. Grima won on Crimson Bonnet at Moree on Friday for Tamworth trainer Sue Grills. She then headed to Randwick on Saturday for one ride, finishing third on Chris
Bubba lands winning hat-trick at Moree Race Club’s Tradies’ day
TOOWOOMBA jockey Les “Bubba” Tilley made the most of a rare trip south of the border on Friday, with a hat-trick of wins at Moree Race Club’s TAB Tradies Day. Tilley opened the eight-race card with a soft win in the 1300m Gwydir Gallop Class 1 Handicap with Pat Webster’s blue-blooded gelding Pan a Million
Siena Grima’s rise continues at Moree races today
THE rise and rise of Siena Grima continues at Moree today, with the Tamworth apprentice taking five rides at the eight-race Tradies Day TAB meeting. Grima, fresh from five winners on Coonabarabran Cup day, has ridden 109 winners since her first day on the job at Deepwater last year, where she rode her first winner
Wilson’s tradesmanlike team ready for MRC Tradies’ race-day
MOREE Race Club tomorrow stages its eight-race Tradies’ TAB meeting, and Inverell trainer Ridge Wilson will bring a team of six runners across from the Sapphire City – all with tradesmanlike qualities, he says. And no horse better suits that description than Lesgo Don, owned locally by Les Quinn and his family. Lesgo Don will
FLASHBACK FRIDAY: Moree and rugby league the winners at ABCARE Greater Western Challenge
IT was a rugby league knock-out competition that drew nearly 30 teams from across New South Wales and southern Queensland – but it was much more than that. The ABCARE Greater Western Challenge at Boughton Oval on Saturday – hosted by Moree Boars Rugby League Club – was about bringing people together. And while Cabbage
New entries called for Greg Jones Sporting Hall of Fame at Moree Plains Museum
THE list reads like a who’s who of Moree sporting greats – a glossary of champions. The Greg Jones Sporting Hall of Fame at Moree Plains Museum catalogues dozens of local champions who have represented New South Wales or Australia at senior level. The call is now on to add new names to the list,
Moree PCYC and Clontarf Academy Fit for Life through exercise and mentorship
THE Fit for Life program at Moree PCYC is back for Term 4, with before-school sessions scheduled Tuesdays and Thursdays. Fit for Life, co-ordinated by Moree PCYC staff in partnership with Moree Secondary College Clontarf Academy and NSW Police youth engagement officers, is designed for 10- to 16-year-olds. The program promotes physical fitness, wellbeing and
