Play our online puzzles here, featuring a daily quiz, Wordy, Sudoku and crosswords.<\/a><\/b><\/p>\nCharlton duo, trainer Leon Fanning and driver Luke Dunne, were successful with the very honest fiver-year-old mare Fair Chance in the Ames Australasia Pace Final for horses which had qualified in heats at Maryborough and Stawell.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Despite being forced to race in the death seat throughout, Fair Chance proved too tough at the finish, scoring by 2.2m in a mile rate of 1:59.2.<\/p>\n
Douglas returns<\/b><\/p>\n
A highlight at Bendigo on Wednesday last week was the return to the winners\u2019 circle by one of Victoria\u2019s most gifted reinsmen, Daryl Douglas.<\/p>\n
Douglas suffered a severe foot injury in 2024 and only made a return to race driving recently.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Bendigo saw him post his first winner since December 2023 when successful at Stawell with trotter Abitofadreamer for trainer Kim Procter.<\/p>\n
Showing he has lost none of his talent with the reins, Douglas saluted with three-year-old filly Emily Jazz for his sister-in-law, trainer Julie Douglas.<\/p>\n
Winners rolling in<\/b><\/p>\n
Horsham trainer Aaron Dunn took the family for a well deserved break in the school holidays while the team at home kept the winners rolling in.<\/p>\n
Three-year-old trotting gelding Artigas posted his second win from six starts with a bold front running display at Melton.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The son of Father Patrick (USA) never missed a beat for driver Michael Bellman and scored by six metres in a rate of 2:01.1 for the 2240m journey.<\/p>\n
Later in the night Dunn\u2019s three-year-old Poster Boy gelding made it five in a row with driver Michael Bellman taking advantage of the sprint lane to score by a length in 1:56.4.<\/p>\n
Forward to the Charlton meet where two-year-old Art Major (USA) colt Out To Stay, with Jackie Barker in the sulky proved too good for his older rivals in the Heenan\u2019s Newsagency Maiden Pace over 2100m.<\/p>\n
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