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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Apr 25, 1968
Page
12
Weather fine and track good for Tobruk Handicap at 1 30 with S500 stake for three year olds. TAB closings at 1 00 and 3 50 for Middle East Handicap as well as early details on two races including first leg TAB double and entries such as SEY SWINGER and PROGRESSIVE with listed odds and horse names.
Randwick hosts multiple listed handicaps including Tobruk Handicap with Diamond Cut and Miss Min among 20 plus rivals, Somme Handicap featuring Peace Star Keon Park and Royal Union, West Desert with Pulse Rate Glouvon and Star Writ, New Guinea Trial II with Old Feeling Magic Border and Jenny Rob, Middle East Hop led by Coronation Cadet and Sandy's Hope, Malaya Handicap led by Mona's Joy Valour and Peaceful Jane, and Gallipoli Welter with Blue Loch and Colisee Star. Strong field totals span 100 plus entries across 9 events with numerous stakes and entries highlighted.
The list names winners across divisions including TOBRUK Miss Mink NOVICE Niuitever and TRIAL Tremendous with Jenny as Sunny Chief. Other divisions feature Indian Harvest Life Corpor Royal Manner Murky Night Coronation Code Cobber Sandy's Hope Kaparral MALAYA Mix Eve Den tur Quech Valour Gallant Music Taharin Bridal Suite WELTER Culgoa King Motion and Star Ry.
The Melbourne program features Memorial Stakes and Glenfa trials with listed horses including Ardri Brigade, Tobruk Hops, Proud-To-Brook, Diamond Court, and Sunglow. Races 1 through 7 list runners such as Princely, Skulduggery, Native Flight, Hank Scom, and Classy Monarch, with selections by Ron Meuleman.
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