Sports
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Triples victors
The Kyneton bowls team of Jimmy Cooper, Terry Kelly and Mark Smoljo (s) were successful in the annual Lancefield Invitation Triples Tournament held on Sunday. Unbeaten after four games, they had to survive a five-ends play-off against the only other four-game winners, namely Gary Dickenson, Aaron Andrews, and Aaron Young (s), who were warmly welcomed…
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Bank bonanza for RDFNL
In a win-win outcome all round, the Riddell District Football Netball League has clinched a major new sponsorship deal with the Bendigo Bank, involving Community Bank outlets at Gisborne, Lancefield and Romsey, and other branches across the league’s wide area. “The RDFNL’s major focus is to reduce the cost for our clubs and participants and…
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Ganim hot, finals out
Veteran opener Chris Ganim (pictured) slammed a quick-fire century for Malmsbury on Saturday, but the club’s other two sides went down and seem certain to miss playing in finals. Ganim hit 18 fours and a six at the MCG in scoring 116 against Gisborne’s division 2 side, Justin Murphy provided good support with 32. Chasing…
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All Highlands men’s final
It will be an all Highlands men’s final with Kyneton’s Craig Vincent to play off against Gisborne’s Ethan Higgins for the Ballarat Highlands Bowls Region final of the Men’s Champion of Champions. These two bowlers blitzed their Ballarat counterparts at Sebastopol on Sunday to go through to the final. In the morning’s quarter final the…
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Winners at Kilmore
The first and last races at Kilmore on Thursday were won by gallopers trained in the Macedon Ranges. Grey galloper Mr Freeze broke the ice with a fast finishing victory at his ninth race start in the opening event over 1107m. Trained at Tylden by John Salanitri at the Hirsch Park complex at Tylden, Mr…
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Patience pays off
Master Bartholdi made it two wins from two starts for the Liam Howley stable with an impressive all the way win at Pakenham on Thursday evening. The four-year-old showed plenty of ability as a young horse, and transferring to the Kyneton trainer’s care has paid off for connections. After not racing for nearly 12 months,…
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Superb 196 by opener
A masterful unbeaten 196 from just 151 deliveries by Gisborne’s quality opener Mick Allen highlighted the McIntyre Cup one-day round on Saturday. Allen hit eight sixes and 22 fours against Rupertswood at Gardiner Reserve as the Dragons compiled a formidable 3/291 c.c. from 45 overs. Surely one of the most outstanding innings of all time…
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Irish jockey’s first win here
Irish jockey Robbie Downey rode his first winner in Australia when he brought an 11-year-old local galloper home with a withering burst at the Woodend Cup race meeting at Kyneton on Saturday. Unplaced at his previous three outings on the picnic circuit, the George Osborne-trained Kazoom came from well back in the 1850m L. and…
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Winning combination
Kyneton Croquet players are becoming more adventurous in going out to test their abilities in regional competitions. Two pairs made the trip to Geelong last Saturday to compete in the Eastern Park Croquet Club Doubles Tournament against players from five other clubs. Damien Hadfield is the current Kyneton Croquet Club singles champion and has competed…
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Topweight too good
Topweight Strategic Phil, ridden a masterly race by Will Gordon, won the 2022 bet365 Hanging Rock Cup on Australia Day. Trained at Mornington by breeder David Brideoake, Strategic Phil has now won seven races and over $320,000 in prizemoney. From barrier one, the topweight was always travelling well after Tylden-trained galloper Abadeyaat set a fast…
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Chapman snaps up the win
Kyneton trainer Danielle Chapman is pictured with Lonagan Milham at Hanging Rock races on Australia Day. Chapman’s four-year-old mare Snappy Li’l Thing, a $800 bargain buy, led throughout to win the Lonagan Milham Maiden Plate by over four lengths. Ridden by Michael Poy, Smart Li’l Thing ($8.50) was having her sixth start. “She didn’t handle…
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Champions named
Kyneton Bowling Club co-hosted the Ballarat Highlands Bowls Region Women’s Champion of Champions contest, along with Daylesford Bowling Club. The Kyneton green ran extremely well given the week’s rains; a compliment to the club’s greens volunteers, whereas the Daylesford green was slow given its effect from heavy rains before the tournament. Lancefield’s Ann Shipcott is…