George Osborne
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All the way
Having not raced since October 16, Irascible Miss effortlessly won for Kyneton trainer George Osborne at Kilmore on Thursday. Alana Kelly – pictured bringing the four-year-old mare back to scale – rated her perfectly in front to win by nearly two lengths in the 1200m bet365 Odds Drift Protector Maiden Plate. “It’s onwards and upward…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Protection Money pays off
The 2021 Massey Ferguson Woodend Cup was won by Ballarat-trained galloper Protection Money on Saturday. It was the five-year-old’s fifth win from 18 starts, and he had not raced since last October. Trained by Nigel Blakiston, Protection Money started as an $8.50 chance as his best form had been over longer distances than the 1875m…
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Two in a row for Toolbar
Consistent Kyneton-trained galloper Toolbar has won two feature country races over the holiday period. The big grey won over 1100m at Kerang on December 28, and followed up with a narrow win in the Halls Gap Lakeside Tourist Park Cup at Stawell last week. Toolbar now has five wins from 27 starts for the George…
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Good strike rate for jockey Jason Maskiell
Jockey Jason Maskiell has 490 career winners to his credit, and his strike rate is 100 per cent on gallopers trained by George Osborne. Two rides for two wins. Maskiell won on $101 chance Melisandre Rossa at Kyneton on October 13 at his first ride for the local trainer. Osborne indicated then he would be…
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Overdue win for Chase Award
Kyneton trainer George Osborne was full of praise for jockey John Allen after Chase Award’s narrow victory on Sunday. The four-year-old got up in the last few strides to win the Global Turf Class 1 Handicap over 1400m on the Ballarat Synthetic track. Having been devoid of luck since winning a Seymour Maiden with Allen…
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Winners for Kyneton trainers
Three Kyneton trainers came away with winners from their hometown nine-event race meeting on Friday. George Osborne set the ball rolling for the locals when second starter Young Cliffy led throughout in the 1200m Jillian Goudge Maiden Plate, Eddie Bourke produced outsider Champagne Pearl for her first win since Australia Day 2018, and Mick Sell’s…