Sports
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Close finishes at ‘The Rock’
Six different jockeys and trainers were successful at the 2025 New Year’s Day races held at Hanging Rock. Close finishes were generally the order of the day. Kyneton and Hanging Rock Racing Club was extremely pleased with the sizeable crowd, again illustrating the drawcard capacity of time-honoured ‘Racing at The Rock’. The local club is…
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Last to first win for Barnage
Kyneton-trained galloper Barnage was slowly away in a sprint race at Yarra Glen on Thursday, but still found a way to win. Veteran jockey John Keating did not panic and stuck to the rails, taking a narrow split on the inside in the finishing stages to win by half a length from favourite Mystery Blonde.…
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‘The Rock’ on again
Pleasant mild conditions are applicable for today’s New Year’s Day race meeting at Hanging Rock. The program begins with the first race, a BM58 Handicap over 1600 metres, at 1.30pm. Small fields are the order of the day, with nine runners in the BM52 Handicap over 1800m at 4.05pm making it the day’s largest field. …
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Triples champions
A Kyneton Bowling Club team has won a dramatic Ballarat Highlands Bowls Region triples championship final. Earlier this month the trio of Glen Gascoyne, Graham Edwards and Greg Podesta (skipper) — all newcomers to Kyneton this season — won the final with a single shot on the first extra end after scores were tied 16-16…
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Club seeks director
Kyneton Football Netball Club is seeking a new senior women’s football director as it embarks on a new era for senior women’s football at the club for 2025 and beyond. Newly elected president Guy Nelson said the club had fielded junior, youth and senior football teams for many years. “We’ve had considerable success and remain…
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Christmas cricket at the MCG
Malmsbury and Taradale cricket clubs will face off in a 20/20 match in a joint fundraising effort this afternoon. There will be a raffle for hampers full of local goodies, a Santa visit, barbecue, drinks, Big Hit and Highest Catch competitions, and, of course, the game itself. The event will be held from 5pm at…
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Hot conditions for CDCA
Castlemaine District Cricket Association members braved scorching conditions to battle out their final round of competition before the festive season last weekend. While it was hot, the weather was definitely kinder, enabling A Grade to complete their rain-affected two-day fixture for round eight. A Reserve contested one-day matches in round 10, B Grade played one-day…
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Browne blazes 106 n.o.
Barbados has produced some great cricketers over generations, and Alex Browne lived up to his reputation as a big hitter with a blistering match-winning century for Macedon on Saturday. Browne slammed an unbeaten 106 runs from 51 deliveries in the Twenty/20 McIntyre Cup 1sts fixture against Broadford. His innings, which included 12 fours and two…
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Kyneton too strong
Kyneton’s unbeaten run in Highlands division one pennant bowls continued on Saturday, with a nine-shot overall margin against arch rival Kyneton Golf. There were a couple of big margins in a fluctuating afternoon — the home side’s top recruit Greg Podesta won by 26 shots, while Golf’s Peter Linehan finished 22 shots up. Kyneton seemingly…
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Cannons claim the ultimate prize
The Castlemaine Cannons have created history, claiming their first-ever Country Basketball League grand final victory against the Bendigo Braves at Bendigo’s Red Energy Arena on Saturday night. The Cannons had a fantastic start to the short sharp season winning seven matches in a row, which placed them on the top of the table, but then…
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‘Top Six’ back for RDFNL
The addition of Gisborne Giants and Melton South senior sides in the Riddell District Football Netball League in 2025 has led to the return of a ‘Top Six’ finals series. The league has been operating on a ‘Top Five’ system for several years. Another change is that Grand Final Day will be on a Saturday,…
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Chloe’s a Black Swan
Occasionally teenagers who excel at sport attract rave reviews, predicting they have the talent to eventually make it right to the top level. Such predictions can sometimes be wide of the mark, and the individual who has been singled out eventually fades into obscurity. But last week, Chloe Eyre was one of 20 players named…