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‘It was incredible to be around at that time to witness what a great trainer Colin Hayes was’
Who could have predicted 30 years ago that four young men residing in a Lindsay Park share house at Angaston in South Australia would go on to make an impact on domestic and international racing? Between the quartet – South African Justin Snaith (55 Group 1 wins), Troy Corstens (two Group 1s), Mark Walker (36... Read More
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Sakima (AUS)
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Tarpaulin (AUS)
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Extremely Hardys (AUS)
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‘I am running a lot of placings, but I can’t seem to get them the way I want to’
There’s been plenty going on for the Robinson family, but for Terry unfortunately just not on the racetrack. NSW South Coast-based trainer Terry Robinson, whose eldest daughter Jen is the celebrated human rights lawyer who led WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s successful bid for freedom, admits that his stable has been performing “only averagely”. “I’m struggling.... Read More
Saturday Spotlight
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