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As previously mentioned, preparing horses for racing for Grafton based trainers has been increasingly difficult with the continuing wet weather playing havoc with the training schedule. This however has not stopped the continual winners comi...
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I doubt Grafton based trainers have ever had a tougher time in preparing horses to race. The continuing rain with the added problem of no pro ride for training purposes due to the training track upgrade has made things increasingly...
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From day one Under Twenty Two showed plenty of skill being unlucky at his first three starts before breaking through for a Grafton 1200m Maiden win in his first preparation. However, it has taken eleven starts for him to find his w...
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If you grew up in racing in the Northwest of the state, then the go to meeting in any racing year was almost without doubt the Walcha Cup Meeting. With a bookmakers ring that was almost 200 metres long there are literally hundreds ...
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There is little doubt that Jason Reilly looks to be heading for the most successful season of his training career. With just over six months of the current season completed Jason has already equalled his number of winners from last...
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With Country Championships on almost every trainer’s mind Grafton based trainer Scott Henley is on the verge of seeing what is a well set out plan come to fruition. Henley has long thought his stable star Volcanic Love was the id...
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As we move to our second meeting for the year on Tuesday it is time for a further update on the success of Grafton trainers over the Christmas break. As is always the case Grafton trainers looking for success over this period spend...
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Racing returned to Grafton yesterday with our first meeting for the year. Normally after a break from Grafton racing it is the locals that dominate the programme but unfortunately that was not the case yesterday with Grafton havi...
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As we prepare for todays races at Grafton we should review just how the locals performed at last weeks meeting. To be honest it was a successful day for both the smaller and larger stables in town First to the winners enclosure was...
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The last two Grafton race meetings have proven to be a happy hunting ground with Grafton trainers providing multiple winners on each day of racing. The first meeting saw John Shelton start the day off well when Thrownunderthebus sc...
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