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
FOR THE FULL RACE RESULTS PLEASE CLICK ON THE FOLLOWING LINK:
https://www.harness.org.au/racing/fields/race-fields/?mc=TA180424
TAMWORTH ROUNDUP COMPILED BY JULIE MAUGHAN July 2, 2015
Lola Weidemann is back and in a big way after driving three winners at Thursday’s Tamworth HRC meeting.
The Queensland reinswoman has been off the scene for an extended period of time after sustaining four broken ribs and a hip injury in a race incident at Redcliffe back in April.
TAMWORTH HARNESS ROUNDUP SUNDAY 21st JULY COMPILED BY JULIE MAUGHAN
MONDO SEELSTER TAKES FEATURE
At the beginning of the week Maitland reinsman Mitch Chapple thought he had missed the opportunity for a drive behind Mondo Seelster in the $7,650 Final of the TAB.COM.AU Winter Warmer Final at Tamworth after the gelding was declared first emergency.
TAMWORTH MEETING JUNE 4 COMPILED BY JULIE MAUGHAN
Stacey Weidemann is making her name in the harness racing industry both in Queensland and NSW but last Thursday was the best day so far after gaining her licence last August.
Weidemann drove her first winning double at the Tamworth HRC meeting with Mac Sweet the first to greet the judge followed by Jacks A Smarty.
"This win was special as the filly belongs to my grandfather Ross who passed away recently" said Weidemann of Mac Sweet who had just won the Peter Jackson Bookmaker Jackpot $2,100 Pacing Pick Pace (1980m).
The Club's May Newsletter includes reviews of the Nevele R Stud North West Oaks and the Select Autoglass North West Derby
ALYESKA DREAM WINS PERC VERNING MEMORIAL
Perc Verning lived for harness racing at Tamworth. The veteran helped out in the formative years of racing at the Club as well as watching the career of his son Ian “Spud” Verning, but sadly Perc passed away just over a year ago aged 98.
DERBY AND OAKS AT TAMWORTH COMPILED BY JULIE MAUGHAN
Rosie oh Rosie! The name Rosie O’Rourke has been on a lot of lips lately as a horse to follow and last Thursday the Art Major USA- As It Is In Heaven 3 yo filly showed just how smart she is in taking out the $7,000 Nevele R Stud North West Oaks at Tamworth.
The $7,000 Select Autoglass North West Derby is a race that Dubbo trainer Brett Pay has been eyeing off for Remember Kaiser.
TAMWORTH MEETING 26TH FEBRUARY COMPILED BY JULIE MAUGHAN
Narrabri reinsman Chris Shepherdson had a pearler of a day at the Tamworth Paceway last Thursday when he drove three winners in Big Riddle, I Want Candy and Rockstar Ruler.
All three pacers are trained by Shepherdson’s uncle, Peter Shepherdson.
"I drove four winners at a Narrabri meeting once" said Shepherdson "but I will take three here today".
Shepherdson is also placing the birth of his first son Cohen, with his partner Elizabeth, as giving a new zest for life.
The February newsletter includes reviews of the Club's 2015 January Racing Carnival including the Carnival of Cups Race Meeting on Friday 23rd January.
TAMWORTH MEETING 10 FEB COMPILED BY JULIE MAUGHAN
Joan Bullock Memorial
Feature race at last week’s Tamworth HRC meeting was the running of the Joan Bullock Memorial with Artsu from the Ron Neal stables shining through for a 2.3 metre win over Courage Underwater and Alyeska Dream 3.8 metres away third.
With Courage Underwater (Cameron Davies) leading the field and Artistic Double (David Munsie) racing out in the breeze, reinsman Jason Proctor found the one by one with Artsu.
"I thought it was a good spot but all my dangers were in front of me" said Proctor of Courage Underwater and Artistic Double.
Matthew Harding will treasure his return trip to Tamworth for a while to come after taking out the $25,000 Prydes Easifeed Golden Guitar Final with Strathlachlan Andy.
Growing up around Tamworth before the family moved to Bobs Farm near Anna Bay, Harding had many a trials drive on the Paceway before gaining his licence.
Nathan Hurst is out to make the most of the Tamworth Country Music atmosphere, especially if he continues on his winning way after taking out The Pub Group sponsored Gold Nugget, with Major Gambler.
Bendemeer trainer Peter Rippon has a tough decision now as to the next start for Major Deed after the gelding won the Country Music Festival Racing January 14,18,& 23 Pace at Tamworth last Sunday.
Wife Cindy took charge of the reins behind the Art Major- C C Lobell gelding on Sunday at Tamworth and from barrier four charged straight to the lead – never to be headed and was 0.1 outside the track record set by Youranut back in December 2012.
"I didn’t think we were going quite that quick but I knew we were running along" said Rippon after the race "I let him run a bit of a pace so they couldn’t run over the top of us and he did that quite well"
For the 1609 metres Major Deed settled on a MR of 1.57.4.
Village Xibbit just loves the thought of Christmas and Santa Claus, and the proof is in the pudding!
The Hunter Valley pacer looked at home in winning the opening event at last week’s Tamworth HRC meeting, the Peter McNamara Photography Pace (1980m).
With the meeting staged on Christmas Eve it is not the first time that the six y.o. mare has achieved a win on such a night.
It is a long while since Norm Soles was in the winners circle but it was Chariot Duchess who put the Duri trainer back in the limelight after taking out the TAB Rewards Pace and repaying punters $28.90 for the win.
Harness racing is a great family sport and Thursdays harness meeting at Tamworth was testament to that with plenty of family involvement in the winners circle.
The youngsters certainly shone through at the West Entertainment Members November 11 meeting with Tom Ison and Scotty-Jon Welsh taking out the first two events on the card.
THRC chairman Terry Browne officially launched the Carnival of Cups Golden Guitar Carnival, a trio of meetings starting Wednesday, January 14 with the Pub Group Gold Nugget mee...ting continuing through the twilight Sunday, January 18 Golden Guitar heats meeting and culminating in the Friday, January 23 Pryde’s EasiFeed Golden Guitar Final meeting.
TAMWORTH HONOURS SEASON'S BEST
The Tamworth Harness Racing Club conducted their Annual Awards Presentation night for the 2013/14 season at the Southgate Inn on Saturday October 18 with a crowd of 75 in attendance, being a good mix of members, sponsors, industry participants, family & friends.
NEW TRACK RECORD, TREBLE & DOUBLE
Local 5yo Leighmont (Village Jasper-Blue Moon Navajo) returned to form in setting a new track record for 2730m at Tamworth last Thursday in the ATAC Marathon Prelude.