Rookie member Meggy Boan “blew” what would have been her maiden win with the Stawell Amateur Athletic Club when she stopped about 200 metres short of the finish line in the 6.5 kilometres Advanced Bricks Handicap and watched in confusion as three more seasoned runners sailed past her. Horsham couple Sharon and Gary Howden landed […]
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In memory of his late father and former club president Ray Scott, son Karl, 22, ran the race of his life to win the Concongella Vineyard Handicap over 6.5 kilometres on Sunday. A cloud hung over the corresponding race last year when it was run the day after Ray’s sudden death and grey skies greeted
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Gaynor Radovic broke an eight year drought with the Stawell Amateur Athletic Club when she scored a plucky win in the 6 ½ kilometre Telstra Store Handicap at Horsham last Sunday. Showing her liking for the flat and fast courses that enable her to get some rhythm into her running, Gaynor looked a probable winner
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Club stalwart Steve “Squeak” Baird achieved just about everything he wished for in 2010 when he broke a run of seconds to win the Horsham Telstra Store Handicap on the banks of the Wimmera River on Saturday. Squeak won the Veterans 100 metres at the Stawell Gift meeting in April, the Veterans 300 metres at
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Stung by reports in the Stawell Mail Times that likened him to a “moody racehorse”, Ararat runner Sven O’Flynn hit back by smashing a strong field of reliable campaigners in the 6.5 kilometres Garry Rice Handicap. The race was held at Rice’s fabulous Concongella vineyard last Sunday. Sven is a newcomer this year to the
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Stawell veteran runner Gary Saunders took the winter conditions in his stride, streeting the rest of the field to win Stawell Amateur Athletic Club’s T-Life Handicap by nearly a minute. Thirteen runners tackled the 6.5km circuit along the banks of Horsham’s Wimmera river. With water levels up this year, runners were unable to cross the
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Horsham runner Kelvin Mills took the over warm conditions in his stride, streeting the rest of the field to win by over a minute in last Saturdays Horsham Telstra Shop Handicap. Twenty-one runners tackled the 6.5km circuit along the banks of the Wimmera river, taking advantage of the low water levels to cross the river
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Horsham based Stawell Amateur Athletic Club runner Gary Howden stormed home over the closing stages of last Saturday’s 6.5km David O Jones Mitre 10 handicap, securing his first win with the club for several seasons. Chasing second placed runner Nathaniel Warren for most of the race, Howden’s liking for tough conditions was evident as he
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After a years break from racing, Stawell Amateur Athletic Club runner Graeme Sudholz showed he hasn’t lost form when he scored a close win in last Saturdays Horsham Telstra Shop Handicap. Horsham put on its traditional wet race day, but fortunately the rain stopped long enough for the racing to be completed before the rain
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After a year dogged by injuries, everything finally came together for Stawell Amateur Athletic Club runner Adrian Tyler last Saturday when he stormed to victory in the closing stages of the David O Jones Mitre 10 handicap. It was his first race win for several seasons. Held in fine, warm conditions, 21 senior runners tackled
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