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Dick Leech, Gary Clarke the big winners at 2023 Top End Racing Awards

September 18th, 2023 by Dustie Tare Post
Trainers, jockeys and of course horses were recognised in the 2023 Top End Racing Awards. by Nathaniel Chambers Picture: Pema Tamang Pakhrin Charismatic trainer Dick Leech's year to remember continued as he bagged the coveted Horse of the Year, while champion trainer Gary Clarke continued his winning run of trainer titles at the 2023 Top...Read More
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TRIBUTE TO LOST FRIEND

September 11th, 2023 by Dustie Tare Post
Tear as Logan wins feature ANDREW O’TOOLE Courtesy of NT News Ideas Man, racing in career-best form, repeated his winning effort of a weel ago when scoring an emotional victory in the Melanie Tyndall Memorial feature event at Fannie Bay on Saturday. The six-year-old son of Brazen Beau and former top race mare Innovation Girls,...Read More
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IDEAL RETURN TO RACING

September 4th, 2023 by Dustie Tare Post
ANDREW O’TOOLE Courtesy of NT News Sonja Logan brings the Chris Nash trained Ideas Man home to win at Fannie Bay On her first day's race riding since getting married a fortnight ago, Sonja Logan booted home a winner with her new surname when Ideas Man gained a deserved victory in the National Seniors Australia Top End Branch Handicap...Read More
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CUP WIN COLOURS BIANCA’S WORLD

August 18th, 2023 by Dustie Tare Post
by Nathaniel Chambers Courtesy of NT News Stunning colours and local patterns were the order of the day as the best of local fashion took centre stage in front of thousands of happy punters at the Darwin Cup Bianca Heron has been competing in the SILK Laser Clinics Fashions on the Field for the past 10 years, but wearing an outfit...Read More
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NAMES WRITE LARGE

August 9th, 2023 by Dustie Tare Post
by Nathaniel Chambers Courtesy of NT News It was an emotional finish to a thrilling day's racing with a long-time jockey finally winning the $200,000 Darwin Cup to complete a 2023 Territory cups double for a veteran trainer. The Dick Leech-trained Write Your Name looked unbeatable as it burst out of the pack in the home straight with...Read More
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CROWING AFTER BIG RUN

August 7th, 2023 by Dustie Tare Post
Racing secret to winner by Andrew O'Toole Courtesy of NT News The hardy Early Crow, having his fourth run in a month, proved the superior sprinter when storming home to win the $135,000 bet365 Palmerston Sprint at Fannie Bay on Saturday. The fice-year-old son of Kuroshio and Bo Dee gave trainer Dick Leech his second Palmerston - he...Read More
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MATE IS HIGHLY RATED IN THE PLATE

August 4th, 2023 by Dustie Tare Post
ANDREW O’TOOLE Courtesy of NT News Choggy's My Mate, trained by Kym Healy, was a tough winner of a rough-house Darwin Racing Maiden Plate (1300m) on Wednesday. After Dee Fearless missed the jump and Austintayshus, who was in a real mood pre-race, refused to hit out and tailed off, Dakota Gillett parted company with her mount Let's...Read More
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MUNSTER IS MASSIVE

August 4th, 2023 by Dustie Tare Post
ANDREW O’TOOLE Courtesy of NT News Neil Dyer, a regular visitor to the Darwin Cup Carnival for more than 15 years, continued his love affair with Fannie Bay track when saddling Munster for a dominant win in the feature $40,000 Jaytex Construction Cup on day 6 of the event on Wednesday. It was Dyer's third win in the race - he won it...Read More
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Not so Clohesy, as Bruce’s Bandits take out the 2023 TAB Territory Puntathon!

August 1st, 2023 by Steve Taylor Post
By Steve Taylor Tuesday, 1 August The inaugural TAB Territory Puntathon was held at the Darwin Turf Club in conjunction with TAB Metric Mile Day on Saturday 29 July. Twenty-one teams faced the starter, all looking to be crowned the Territory’s best punter and take home their share of $10,000 in prizemoney. Each team started with a...Read More
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Leech goes the Early Crow

July 31st, 2023 by Dustie Tare Post
David White The Dick Leech-trained Early Crow ($4.40) secured a start in Saturday’s $135,000 Palmerston Sprint (1200m) with victory at Fannie Bay on the weekend. To make the NT’s biggest race for the sprinters, the four-year-old gelding had to win the $32,000 Flying Sprint (1100m) on Day 5 of the Darwin Cup Carnival. The son of...Read More
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PEACOCK SCORES OVERDUE VICTORY

July 31st, 2023 by Dustie Tare Post
ANDREW O’TOOLE Courtesy of NT News Named in honour of the late Jim Drummond, a former president of the Bernborough Club and a great friend to all in racing, the Jim Drummond Memorial finish was befitting of a man who loved the sport as much as Jim did. Super Famous provided popular trainer John Peacock and his good mate Adam "Chippy"...Read More
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THE ULTIMATE REWARD

July 31st, 2023 by Dustie Tare Post
Rookie trainer sets galloper for Cup after Mile triumph ANDREW O’TOOLE Courtesy of NT News Rookie trainer Chloe Baxter was on cloud nine at Fannie Bay on Saturday when He's The Ultimate booked his place in the Great Northern Darwin Cup today week with an all-the-way win in the $50,000 TAB Metric Mile, feature event on Day 5 of the...Read More
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