With the Grafton Carnival in full swing Grafton trainer Vanessa McLennan decided to head further afield in search of easier pickings and with fruitful results.
Following unsuccessful trips to Port Macquarie and Ipswich it was the trip to Inver...
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Maclean Cup Day Wrap
The final day of the Grafton Cup Carnival the Maclean Cup Day was bitterly cold and only the stupid or the broke braved the conditions to go racing.
Grafton trainer John Shelton was feeling no pain after Hayley's Rocket overcame a very tough r...
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Ramornie & Cup Day Wraps
Ramornie and Grafton Cup days have traditionally been very tough days for the locals to win a race but this year a Grafton trained horse managed to win a race on each of the two main days.
Ramornie Day was looking a little bleak until the fina...
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South Cup Day Wrap
South Grafton Cup day proved to be a wonderful day for the locals with three of the seven winners prepared by Grafton based trainers.
The day started well with the John Shelton trained Fictional Force scoring a final stride victory in the Clas...
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Prelude Day Wrap
As the seekers once sang " The carnival is over" and it now time to reflect on the training performances of Grafton based trainers over the carnival.
Day one of the carnival Prelude Day saw Grafton trainers produce two winners.
The featur...
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