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Newspaper
Sydney Referee
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Mar 16, 1939
Page
12
Reminiscences recount Pat Barrie orchestrating a major betting coup around the Shining More mare. Barrie details plans, rival schemes, and the tense buildup to a race, naming trainers, owners, and jockeys while outlining the deception and nerve required to pull off the manipulation.
The account recalls a racing day where bookmakers and gamblers converged as a race ended in loss and a fraud scheme emerged. It centers on the alleged manipulation by a bookmaker and the later revelation that the real jockey Danoshie was innocent, unaware of his involvement.
Archers historical note recounts Bunyip a dual Melbourne Cup winner who claimed a Maiden Plate at Randwick in 1960, with owner Rows and a horse world it inspired. The piece traces early Australian racing from colonial times to the formation of the Sydney Turf Club, including the rise of Archer and the Australian Jockey Club and the development of modern racing in New South Wales.
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