Thursday Afternoon 18th April 2024 saw the Club run a nine (9) race meeting on a damn and showery Autumn afternoon.
This meeting saw the 10th anniversary running of the Perc Verning Memorial. Perc, a familiar face in the grandstand at the Club's race meetings in this latter years, passed on 27th April 2014.
THE COMPETITION WINNERS WERE:
THE PUB DRIVE OF THE DAY: was won by TOM ISON driving SMOLENSKI from the on-site stables of Dwayne Brown in Race 5 The Tamworth Trophy Supplies Pace.
TOM receives a $30.00 Meal Voucher courtesy of sponsor The Pub, Gunnedah Rd Tamworth.
HAZELLS FARM & FERTILISER SERVICES LOCAL TRAINER AWARD:
(a random draw from the 67 phone area trainers, who have a horse engaged in the race meeting)
This week's draw was won by trainer: RON NEAL.
RON receives 2 bags of Hygain Feed courtesy Hazell's Farm & Fertilizer Services
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MAGIC MADDIE BREAKS HER DROUGHT
The drought has been broken for Magic Maddie – that’s the winning drought!
Tamworth HRC hosted two heats of the Droughtbreaker Series last week and the Cameron Davies trained Magic Maddie was the first to break through in taking out the Changeover Droughtbreaker Mile.
“It was a really good run” said Davies after the win “She got a bit of luck which is needed around here (Tamworth)”
Old Boys Pace
“It was an oldie but a goodie” could have quite possibly summed up the day at Tamworth last Thursday when the Club hosted many old trainers and drivers on their old stomping ground.
They may have been arch enemies on the track in years gone by but they certainly showed they valued their friendships- with plenty of tales being told – whilst watching some tough competition happening on the paceway.
Wings of Desire had his own “surprise party” in taking out the opening event – the TAB Rewards Pace - but the gelding forgot to send an invite to his trainer Paul York.
York was literally the last to learn of the win as the Australia Post Manager (New England Operations) was away at a work meeting in Shoal Bay – with his phone turned off!
What a surprise when York looked at the results later that day.
“After I turned the phone on I heard all the messages come through and when I looked at the results I saw he (Wings of Desire) had won. I went “shivers he has won” chuckled York.
Will Star Mara be as good as her mum? Well the writing is on the wall to say yes with full confidence.
The four year old mare is every owner and trainers dream – qualify one week and win a feature race the next!
“It is always a nice pleasant surprise to win but I was confident” said Sawyer’s Gully trainer Paul Collins who was recounting the win of Star Mara in the $8000 Joan Bullock Memorial race at Tamworth last week.
Who Killed Kenny a Good Tonic for Mackney
The win of Who Killed Kenny relieved the pain just marginally for trainer Danny Mackney in taking out the Global Bloodstock Pace (1980m) at Tamworth.
Mackney normally handles the reins behind the Kenneth J-Fakin Romar gelding but engaged Lola Weidemann on this occasion due to being on the sick list himself.
Yap Yap Yomax greeted the judge with a handy win in the Mobile Sponsorship Now Available Pace (1609m) much to the relief of all connected with the pacer.
The Ultimate Falcon-Jacks Memory gelding has been a “handful” for trainer Tony Missen but after some perseverance and adding young reinsman Brendan James into the “recipe for success” the 7 yo has popped up with a winner.
“I love the horse” said James of Yap Yap Yomax. “He’s pretty good and I have to thank Tony (Missen) for giving me the drive”
Gottaluva Sunday made light work of taking out the Vale Margaret Ford Pace.
From the pole trainer and reinsman Mitch Faulkner was waiting for some pressure to be placed on the four year old mare but she was left alone out in front producing quarters of 31.8s, second quarter 30.3s, third quarter 30.1s and fourth quarter 29.6s.
CYCLONE KATE WINS $25,000 Prydes EasiFeed Golden Guitar Final at Tamworth by Julie Maughan
Torrential rain was the back drop for the win of Cyclone Kate in the $25,000 Prydes Easifeed Golden Guitar Final at Tamworth last Friday night.
"I like her even more now" said McCarthy of Cyclone Kate. "They told me she had a bit of ability"
It was the first time that John McCarthy had made the trip to compete in the racing carnival at Tamworth and all indications are he will be back.
MUARNO AND UNCLE PETER HAVE IMPORTANT VICTORIES AT TAMWORTH by JULIE MAUGHAN
Queenslander Narissa McMullen paid her first visit to the Tamworth Golden Guitar Carnival and vowed she will be back – especially after the win of Murano won the $12,000 Garrards Horse and Hound Tamworth City Cup.
2016 Golden Guitar Heats by Julie Maughan
Seven heats of the $25,000 Prydes Easifeed Golden Guitar were conducted last Sunday and the Final has shaped up as one of the best to be witnessed since the inception of the series back in 1984.
CHARLI DOLLAR WINS GOLD NUGGET AT TAMWORTH COMPILED BY JULIE MAUGHAN
The Tamworth HRC commenced their Carnival on Wednesday night and Charli Dollar enjoyed success in taking out the first of many feature races listed over the coming days with an impressive win in the $10,000 The Pub Group Gold Nugget.
MITRHYS MAGIC WIN COMPILED BY JULIE MAUGHAN
It’s Christmas and what do you want – presents of course and Mitrhys Magic certainly delivered that for owners John and Noelene Varga at the Tamworth HRC meeting last Thursday – Christmas Eve.
Mitrhys Magic or "Barry" as he is known around the stables brought the crowd to their feet when the IfIhadyourluck-Scoot On La Belle gelding won the TAB Rewards Xmas Gift Box Pace (1980m).
MARK CALLAGHAN DOUBLE AT TAMWORTH BY JULIE MAUGHAN
The BMR Quarries Dash for Cash Final will be staged at this afternoons Tamworth HRC meeting to be raced over the 1230 metre distance.
Strawberry Courage – trained by Mark Callaghan - will most likely commence as race favourite – especially after winning the Prelude last week.
"He (Strawberry Courage) was probably the class horse of the race last week. He drew wide but he went really good and he had a little bit left at the finish" said Callaghan who has his training establishment at Morisett.
MITCH CHAPPLE WIN AT TAMWORTH AFTER TURNING 18 COMPILED BY JULIE MAUGHAN
Maitland’s Mitch Chapple may have heard "Happy Birthday" at his recent 18th birthday celebrations but it was most certainly "hip hip hooray" after he drove a winner at last Thursday’s Tamworth harness meeting.
"It was good to get a win" said Chapple.
Chapple accepted a drive behind Little Gozzo with the 9 year old Chill Factor-Armerina mare trained by Col Hobday at Inverell.
WINNING WAY AT TAMWORTH COMPILED BY JULIE MAUGHAN FOR TAMWORTH PACEWAY MEETING: 12TH NOVEMBER 2015
Missen Brothers
Luck sometimes plays a big factor in a race and today reinsman Peter Missen copped it on two occasions - which handed him a winning double as a reinsman.
Julie Maughan's Tamworth Raceday Report 12th November 2015
Missen Brothers
Luck sometimes plays a big factor in a race and last Thursday reinsman Peter Missen copped it on two occasions - which handed him a winning double as a reinsman.
TOM ISON DOUBLE AT TAMWORTH
Tom Ison has "ditched" the school books and is concentrating on harness racing fulltime as his chosen career and enjoyed his winning double at last week’s Tamworth HRC meeting.
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The Tamworth HRC end of season awards night was well attended last Saturday night with plenty of celebration at the Southgate Inn.
“We’re pleased with the rollup” said Deputy Chairman Mark Lowe “It is a good mix of family, friends and supporters and we have kept it as a casual affair”
MARATHON
"When he hits the front he takes on another dimension" and that is how Bathurst trainer Peter Bullock summed up the win of Signory Shannon in taking out the Psarakis Accounting Marathon Final at Tamworth last week.
MEETING ROUNDUP JULY 16 AT TAMWORTH COMPILED BY JULIE MAUGHAN
Running 3110 metres is not for the faint hearted but Tamworth pacer Leighmont is ready for the challenge in the End of Season Marathon Final to be conducted at Tamworth on July 30.
Two heats were conducted at Tamworth last Thursday over the 2730 metre distance.