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VAN GESTEL SETS NEW RECORD WITH NO STATEMENT
WEDNESDAY: August 27, 2025: THERE’S no stopping Hawkesbury’s octogenarian trainer Mike Van Gestel! And the 81-year-old achieved a new...

John Curtis
14 minutes ago


WIDDUP'S "PRETTY SPECIAL" WEEKEND FEATURE DOUBLE
Image: Bradley Photos - Savvy Hallie SUNDAY: August 24, 2025: BRAD Widdup could not have summed it up better. “It’s been an unbelievable...

John Curtis
3 days ago


CHAMPION LOCAL TRAINER'S TWO ROWLEY MILE HOPES
TUESDAY: August 19, 2025: BRAD Widdup will officially be recognised on Thursday as leading trainer at Hawkesbury for the season just...

John Curtis
Aug 19


HE'S JUST SHANE - NOT BY ANY OTHER NAME
MONDAY: August 18, 2025: IT’S not always the easiest assignment to name a horse. So when Hawkesbury husband and wife trainers Phil and...

John Curtis
Aug 18


O'HALLORAN'S FITTING SATURDAY CITY BREAKTHROUGH
SUNDAY: August 17, 2025: STEVE O’Halloran was closely associated with a bevy of Gai Waterhouse’s Golden Slipper winners and another when...

John Curtis
Aug 17


MARTINO'S BONG BONG HAT-TRICK GOAL
SUNDAY: August 17, 2025: FABIO Martino kicked off the new season with his first winner yesterday – and now has an important goal with...

John Curtis
Aug 17


WIDDUP'S FILLY VERY "SAVVY" FIRST-UP
THURSDAY: August 14, 2025: HAWKESBURY’S leading trainer Brad Widdup has been searching for another quality mare following the retirement...

John Curtis
Aug 14


BLUEBLOOD GETS THE "JUMP" ON HER RIVALS
TUESDAY: August 12, 2025: SHE could easily have gone to the breeding barn without racing – and now has won three of her six starts....

John Curtis
Aug 12


LATE STARTER READY FOR NEW TEST
MONDAY: August 11, 2025: LATE starter Valilee created the right impression when he trounced his rivals on debut at his home track at...

John Curtis
Aug 11


THE "NEW" DAMASCUS COMES CALLING
Image: Bradley Photos One is a four-year-old gelding who shed his maiden status at Newcastle yesterday, and the other is a 28-year-old...

John Curtis
Aug 10


FORBES A WINNING MECCA FOR TRAINERS
SUNDAY: August 3, 2025: FORBES annual Cup meeting has long been a mecca for a number of Hawkesbury trainers – and it was no different...

John Curtis
Aug 3


"JACK" SEALS ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL WIDDUP SEASON
SUNDAY: July 27, 2025: THE season is not quite over, but it’s been another excellent one for Hawkesbury’s leading trainer Brad Widdup....

John Curtis
Jul 27


O'HALLORAN BACK ON TOP IN TOWN
WEDNESDAY: July 23, 2025: THE luck of the Irish had nothing to do with it! Experienced Hawkesbury horseman Steve O’Halloran celebrated a...

John Curtis
Jul 23


TEAM VIGOUROUX'S EXPECTATION NOT UNREAL
MONDAY: July 21, 2025: UNREAL Expectation’s breakthrough at Bathurst today was special for a number of reasons. And not only because the...

John Curtis
Jul 21


WIDDUP CLAIMS HIS FIRST HOME TRACK PREMIERSHIP
SUNDAY: July 20, 2025: AS it turned out Brad Widdup needed to win only the first race at his home track’s final meeting of the season...

John Curtis
Jul 20


WIDDUP'S TEAM TO CHASE MAIDEN HOME PREMIERSHIP
FRIDAY: July 18, 2025: BRAD Widdup will have his three most successful jockeys on board on Sunday as he bids to win his first home track...

John Curtis
Jul 18


TRAINERS GET CITY & GRAFTON WINS
WEDNESDAY: July 16, 2025: BRAD Widdup at the Kensington track and Terry Croft at Grafton’s Ramornie Handicap meeting. Each had success...

John Curtis
Jul 16


DRAW CRUCIAL TO LADY'S GRAFTON PROSPECTS
SUNDAY: July 13, 2025: MONDAY’S crucial barrier draw will determine whether in form Hawkesbury mare Lady Extreme heads north for...

John Curtis
Jul 13


"EMPEROR" PUTS WONG BACK ON TOP IN TOWN
THURSDAY: July 10, 2025: EIGHTEEN years is a long time between “drinks”, and Tommy Wong was entitled to have a strong one last night! The...

John Curtis
Jul 10


TEAM KEARNEY'S SLIPPER DREAM TAKES ANOTHER STEP
WEDNESDAY: July 9, 2025: HOPE springs eternal! Nearly two decades ago Hawkesbury trainer Mitchell Kearney nominated a young horse for the...

John Curtis
Jul 9
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