Sports
-
A day to remember
There are countless stories about racing at Hanging Rock going back generations, and New Year’s Day 2022 added yet another chapter, with the next element ahead being the Hanging Rock Cup meeting on Australia Day. Extreme heat predictions and wavering uncertainty about the latest COVID transmissions in Victoria guaranteed there would not be record numbers…
-
Six races at ‘The Rock’
Everything is in readiness for the traditional New Year’s Day race meeting tomorrow (Saturday) at Hanging Rock. Kyneton and Hanging Rock Racing Club has been taking advance package bookings from patrons for several weeks. A shuttle bus service will run from Woodend Railway Station to ‘The Rock’ from 10.30am. Tickets are $5 per person return.…
-
Castlemaine juniors ready to soar in 2022
The Castlemaine Football Netball Club Juniors have appointed all coaches for the 2022 season. CFNC Juniors president Chris Mackenzie said it is reassuring to have appointed their coaches well before the start of the season. “We have secured a talented group of coaches, all of whom believe that their job is not only to develop…
-
A Parmy Party!
Malmsbury’s top two cricket sides secured good wins on Saturday, with a swashbuckling century by Parminder ‘Parmy’ Singh the undoubted highlight. In the Jensen Shield match against Sunbury at Riddell, Singh effectively snuffed out Sunbury’s hopes. Malmsbury bowlers contained the opposition to 5/173, with opener Dylan Caruna shining with 84., and Kyle Fisher claiming two…
-
Five winners a record
It must surely be some sort of record for a gallops meeting held at Kyneton. Probably one that will never be beaten. Five horses prepared by five individual Kyneton-based trainers were winners on the local club’s eight-event race meeting early last week. With spectators finally allowed back on course, the eight-event program was another step…
-
Inclusion win for Tigers
Kyneton Football Netball Club has been awarded the winner of the 2021 AFL Victoria Community Award Club Inclusion due to the club’s incredible work in the disability and LGBTQIA+ space. The Community Awards were presented via a live Facebook event last week to acknowledge the important role that community members state wide play in the…
-
Riddell courts a hit
A sense of achievement and optimism for the future was very evident at the long-awaited opening of the three new hardcourts at Riddells Creek Tennis Club on Saturday afternoon. Livewire tennis club president Fiona Walker described the $492,479 project as “extra special” because it had the support and funding from many partners, including all three…
-
Century sinks Woodsmen
Gisborne District Cricket Association’s season is finally under way, and Woodend’s healthy tally of 188 was not enough to keep promoted Wallan at bay in their McIntyre Cup clash on Saturday. Spectators at Gilbert Gordon Oval witnessed some fine batting in the one-day fixture, but it was Bryan Vance who turned the match in the…
-
Local winners – spectators back
Spectators were finally allowed back at a Kyneton race meeting on Friday, where local trainers chalked up two winners and multiple placings on the eight event program. Once again less than ideal weather prevailed, with rain of varying intensity and a track becoming heavier as the day progressed.There was a mixture of both long and…
-
Soccer club is No. 1
A crescendo of excitement and jubilation has swept through Kyneton District Soccer Club, just awarded Regional Club of the Year status by Football Victoria. “This has been achieved by a lot of hardworking people involved to make sure we continued to support our community in what has been a very tough couple of years,” stalwart…
-
Grey gets home
Kyneton-trained Kerioth was slowly away but flew home to win over 1100m at Geelong on Saturday. Kerioth was sent out as favourite despite having not raced since May 10, but a recent impressive jump out performance at Avoca showed the four-year-old was primed to run well first-up. Trained by George Osborne, Kerioth went into racing…
-
Cup goes to Indiana Lilly
Run in pouring rain with a depleted field, Cranbourne-trained mare Indiana Lilly got up in the last couple of strides to edge out Silent Command in the 2021 bet365 Kyneton Cup last Wednesday. A masterly ride by experienced jockey Craig Newitt made the difference between winning and losing, as Indiana Lilly ($7 chance) did not…