Kyneton and Hanging Rock Race Club
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Dyer’s third Cup — course record
Long-time Kyneton trainer Neil Dyer won his third Hanging Rock Cup on Australia Day (Monday). Highly promising four-year-old His Finest Hour, ridden by Irish jockey Cian MacRedmond, came with a withering burst to win the 1800m feature event in course record time. Both Dyer and MacRedmond are confident His Finest Hour will be well suited…
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Female riders 100 per cent
All seven runners in a race at Kyneton on Thursday were ridden by female apprentice jockeys. This was a highly unusual statistic for a Victorian provincial race meeting. It arose due to the scratching of two horses that were to be ridden by male jockeys. Old timers at Kyneton said they could not recall a…
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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…