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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jan 03, 1966
Page
5
Field selections for Randwick show fine weather and a good track. Fine conditions support optimal running with the track rated Good. Officials report clear skies and no inspections needed as race day approaches.
Fragmented OCR lists horse names or entries with partial codes and numbers such as Nos 1-141, Todhunter, Clare, Maigret, Selking, Count Faubourg, Captain Twilight, Garcon, Caveat Emptor, Andante, Gilstar, Scottish Heroine, Peace Prize, Lecture on, and various initials. The fragment appears to be a catalog of entrants or bets with uncertain context.
Racing card details include horse names SECRET 9 D Lake SPINNAKER GIRL 4 P Miers and INVIAN GIFT. Apprentice claims listed for several riders. Best from tracks RANDWICK and WARWICK FARM with DREAM PRINCE and CASTANEA highlighted for TAB events. Betting closes times and conditions for TAB DOUBLE and TAB QUINELLA.
A fragmented racing card shows Canberra at 3.55 in the Alfred Hill Handicap with Tim Chores on S-107 Twickenham 5 and W Bell listed. Other lines reference Sun Prince and Tipperary Stream with various figures and horses like Red Heart and Crescent in a garbled listing.
A dense excerpt shows multiple horse names, jockeys, and odds across flat and hurdle race fields. It lists horses like CLOUD, FLYING SMOKE, SUN PRINCE, HILLSTEAD, ALL ROYAL, and many others with associated riders and weights, plus mentions of impeded or scratched entries and different race classes such as HANDICAP and WELTER.
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