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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Aug 07, 1970
Page
9
Weekend racing guide lists events at Rosehill and Calga with race numbers, times, and entrants. Notable names include Quinton, Queen, and Gulllivem among runners. provides graduation events and odds cues for the program.
Race program from Newcastle and Adamstown lists multiple horses, odds, and times across NSW TAB events. Entries show runners such as Amber Devil, Lady Citine, Beaumont, Mereweather, and Lion park names with finishing positions and pace details scattered amid dense, OCR-rich wording.
Racing card details show multiple beginner races with times from 1 30 to 2 40 and horses including STARPROOF FIRST BEGINNERS 2 and 3. Names listed include LAWN W Boyd JAMES Atomic Geer Coleed Creig MITTONS BOY BLUE SKIES and GOLD TOD WN. Bets and TAB closes around 3 05 with 5300 on offer in the event series.
In Sandown a crowded card saw the AR handicap closes at 12.10 with fillies and colts racing, featuring horses such as AILE ROUGE, ROYAL GUARDIAN, PRINCE GUSTAVE, and NIGHT WAGE. ACT TAB and NSW times bracket the day with multiple closings and placings. turf action included SANWAND, KHUKRI, and BLACK WAITT among others, as trainers and jockeys tallied the results.
Today the ACT TAB operates at Hamilton and Harold Park trots and Newcastle dogs. First at Hamilton closes 1.00 pm and Harold Park first closes 7.20 pm. The day double races 6 0 at 9 100 and the winella race 8 at 9.00. Paca mae eer or oe double open noon to 9 pm with no betting until 10 20 pm.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions a brigade related event on July 1 and a Free For All. The piece references locations Austin and a shipboard or naval term BIW and mentions a chief and Harald. The readable content is unclear and fragmented with no coherent narrative or outcome.
Racing card lists events for the Hamilton meeting with multiple divisions for beginners and intermediate runners. Notable entries include Danada's Design and Mickey Deed among several horses, with TAB odds and race times cited for events across 1 to 4.10 act TAB.
Race results and betting notes from a mixed day of racing events. Includes performances by Bevis and Saba Boy, with various dividends listed for multiple races and dog events. Highlights include Gay Brattin and Vidolo winning a Daily Doubles leg, and notable top performers across NSW and Sandown venues.
The horse Astronomical resumes after a spell and shows strong form in trials at No 2 barrier. Former New Zealander Sebo appears talented and could challenge after a close Rosehill finish days earlier.
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