JOHN Sullivan is retiring as Northern Rivers Racing Association judge. After 30 years, nine of them at the Clarence River Jockey Club in Grafton and the last 21 as the NRRA judge, the popular racing official is calling it quits. About to turn 71 he has had a long and exact career. One of hisMore info
Be Wined and Dined By The Chef To The Stars
CHEF to the Stars, Nigel Coulson, returns to Murwillumbah’s Tweed River Jockey Club for an A-LA-Carte Dining event later this month. The Tweed River Jockey Club, which enjoyed a bumper Murwillumbah Cup meeting recently doesn’t race again until its October 16 Tallai Country Club Cup Day but serves up a Saturday, September 22 A-La-Carte DinnerMore info
A Charman Life
THERE is an old evergreen tree at Murwillumbah Racecourse. The majestic camphorloral stands beside the Tweed River Jockey Club’s public bar and has been there for a long while. Longer than Bernie Quinn has been Chairman of the TRJC, which is around 44 years. Last Friday the TRJC officially opened the decking around that evergreenMore info
Pegapus Collects Another Win For Dunn
IT FINISHED almost as it started. Pegapus, trained by Murwillumbah trainer Matt Dunn, raced away from her opposition to win today’s $22,000 JH Williams Tygalgah Cup (2020m). Dunn had won three of the first four races on Murwillumbah Cup day, claiming three quinellas and two trifectas early on before grabbing a share of the MurwillumbahMore info
DEAD HEAT FOR THE CUP!
ZAMEX looked like he’d lasted but Future Event arrived late as today’s $38,000 Riverview Hotel Murwillumbah Cup (1530m) finished in a dead heat. Both “winning” trainers thought they had won. Murwillumbah trainer Matt Dunn felt Zamex might have lasted to win him his second home town Cup while Gold Coast trainer John Zielke thought hisMore info
Great Win For Taillevent in R6
TAILLEVENT speared to one of his best wins when the Gold Coaster won today’s $28,000 TURSA Employment & Training Murwillumbah Newmarket Handicap (1200m). Trained by Bruce Hill, to give the former Kiwi trainer a running double for the day, Taillevent blasted past his opposition for a stirring win over fellow Gold Coast gelding, Lucky Tom.More info
