January 29th, 2025 by Jamie Chadwick
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Course specialist Prince Ruban once again showed his great love for the Darwin track when holding out stablemate and favourite He's Essential in the $40,000 Ladbrokes Lightning Wet Season Final, feature event at Fannie Bay on Saturday.
Prepared by Gary Clarke for Victorian trainer Shane Bottomley, Prince Ruban, aided by a 10 out of 10 ride by...Read MorePosted in: NewsTags: Darwin Racing, Darwin Turf Club, Northern Territory Racing
January 13th, 2025 by Jamie Chadwick
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Conclave Prince, who showed such promise during his last campaign in the Top End, bounced back to winning form in the second heat of the Ladbrokes Summer Sprint Series, feature event at Fannie Bay on Saturday.
Trained by Phil Cole and with Wayne Davis in the saddle, the 5yo son of Written Tycoon trailed the leaders La Boqueria and Underhand...Read MorePosted in: NewsTags: Darwin Racing, Darwin Turf Club, Northern Territory Racing
January 10th, 2025 by Jamie Chadwick
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Doc O'Connor, as he had done on eight previous occasions in a 23-start career, showed his rival a clean pair of hooves and had just enough in reserve to get the decision in the final heat of the Ladbrokes Summer Sprint Series, feature event at Fannie Bay on Saturday.
The noted speedster, trained by Gary Clarke and with Jarrod Todd in the...Read MorePosted in: NewsTags: Darwin Racing, Darwin Turf Club, Northern Territory Racing
January 9th, 2025 by Jamie Chadwick
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Fields Of Flutes showed he will be a force to be reckoned with in the Top End in the coming months when dashing home to score an impressive win in the TRNT Off The Track Handicap, the feature event at Fannie Bay on Saturday.
Prepared by 12-time premiership winning trainer Gary Clarke and with his no. 1 stable rider Jarrod Todd in the saddle,...Read MorePosted in: NewsTags: Darwin Racing, Darwin Turf Club, Northern Territory Racing
December 16th, 2024 by Jamie Chadwick
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It may have taken until the last race of the day on Saturday, but Vanessa Arnott achieved a major career milestone of 300 wins at Fannie Bay when guiding Brazen Bon to an impressive victory in the Silks Darwin Christmas Mega Raffle 18 December Handicap (1100m).
Arnott, who rode her first winner in the Top End, The Gabba, on May 21 2005, first...Read MorePosted in: NewsTags: Darwin Racing, Darwin Turf Club, Northern Territory Racing
December 9th, 2024 by Jamie Chadwick
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Pharoah Magic, aided by a copybook frontrunning ride by champion jockey Jarrod Todd, defied his rivals to run him down in the bet365 Handicap feature event at Fannie Bay on Friday.
Trained by 12-time premiership- winning trainer Gary Clarke, who was absent from the meeting, Pharoah Magic was urged forward to lead from his outside draw at the...Read MorePosted in: NewsTags: Darwin Racing, Darwin Turf Club, Northern Territory Racing
November 25th, 2024 by Jamie Chadwick
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Darwin hall-of-famer Gary Clarke added to his already tremendous list of accolades after another successful showing at the Top End Racing Awards.
The trainer and legend within the racing fraternity continued to rewrite the history books as he snagged four awards after another stellar season.
The Clarke trained Wolfburn was crowned horse of...Read MorePosted in: News
November 19th, 2024 by Jamie Chadwick
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Jarrod Todd, the Top End's five-time premiership winning jockey, booted home Debating for his 900th career victory at Fannie Bay on Saturday.
Todd, who along with wife Andrea and their three children, has been based in Darwin for the past dozen years after relocating from Victoria, had to wait until the last race to achieve the milestone, but...Read MorePosted in: NewsTags: Darwin Racing, Darwin Turf Club, Northern Territory Racing
October 28th, 2024 by Jamie Chadwick
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Bon's Pride continued his ride through the ranks of the Top End's best horses with an authoritative win in the Book Your Christmas Party Handicap, the feature event at Fannie Bay on Saturday.
The son of Bon Aurum, trained by Jason Manning, jumped as favourite for the 1200m Benchmark 76 and after a tardy beginning settled down at the rear of...Read MorePosted in: NewsTags: Darwin Racing, Darwin Turf Club, Northern Territory Racing
October 22nd, 2024 by Steve Taylor
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BY ANDREW O'TOOLE
Mr have A Chat capped of a frustrating run of second places with a game win in the bet365 Handicap, feature event at Fannie bay on Saturday.
The seven-year-old son of I'm All The Talk, prepared by Chris Nash, had finished runner-up at Katherine in mid-August, before chasing home Flying Annie in mid-September, and Doc...Read MorePosted in: NewsTags: Darwin Racing, Darwin Turf Club, Northern Territory Racing
September 23rd, 2024 by Jamie Chadwick
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There was plenty of competitive racing and impressive performances at Fannie Bay on Saturday but none more so than Shakattak, who defeated a quality filed of open sprinters in a gritty performance in the bet365 sprint over 1200m.
It was the son of Shalaa's third win on the bounce and after chasing tearaway leader Export Witness, he found...Read MorePosted in: NewsTags: Darwin Racing, Darwin Turf Club
September 2nd, 2024 by Jamie Chadwick
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After enduring a frustrating day with a number of well backed runners either performing below par or with genuine excuses, 12-time leading trainer Gary Clarke had something to smile about when Rising Sphere bolted away with the National Jockeys Celebration Day Melanie Tyndall Memorial, the feature event at Fannie Bay on Saturday.
With Ianish...Read MorePosted in: NewsTags: Darwin Racing, Darwin Turf Club
