By his own admission 47-year-old Tim Harris won the battle of the bulge but then like a freight train “ran off the rails” and lost the battle all over again. Harris is a big bloke who has always carried extra weight, but then an unhealthy lot more when he starts to believe the battle is …
In 2012 Matilda Iglesias made her debut with the Stawell Amateur Athletic Club never expecting the “miracle” of actually winning a race. She made nonsense of that at only her fourth start when staving off the fast-finishing Col Barnett to salute in the 6.5 kilometre Garry Rice Concongella Vineyards Handicap and last Saturday she stood …
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 …
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 …
After some great performances in the junior ranks Nat Watson is starting to make his presence felt in the senior rankings, taking out the Gary Rice Handicap on Saturday. The race was held from Garry and Rhonda’s lovely property on the outskirts of Stawell, with the 5km race being held around the picturesque vineyard, now …
Stawell Amateur Athletic Club runner Steve Baird put his seal on the Club Aggregate last Saturday, when he took out the second last race for the season, the 5km Garry Rice Handicap. With many good performances over the season, including some minor placings, Baird went into the race 6 points ahead of his nearest rival, …
