Trevor Watson
I was contacted by a former Sandown casual employee Trevor Watson who asked if he could meet me at the club and have a look […]
90’s
The Mighty Eureka Man
One of the Great chasers of the late 80’s into the early 90’s was Eureka Man. Raced and trained by Healesville stalwart Ken Pattison. He […]
Young Harrison
Glen Welsh wrote to me late last year asking if it would be possible to find the replay of the 1999 Adelaide Cup won by […]
Tony Barber Cup
One of the great Country club promotions was The Tony Barber Cup held at Cranbourne from 1983 until 1990. It was conducted for the first […]
Buka Sunset Stud Promo
One of my all-time race favourites was the mighty Buka Sunset raced by Bookmaker Norm Short with his wife Mira. I recently bumped into Norm […]
Alpine Raider
I wonder if our member Leigh Smith remembers this big plunge at Sandown 41 years ago on a fast dog he trained Alpine Raider. Here […]
Peter Donegan
I found a whole heap of stuff I wrote for the Greyhound Weekly and other publications from the 90’s. Here is short piece on Racecaller […]
Arvo’s Express
Arvo’s Express was one of the real smart Victorian chasers in 1999-2000. Raced by George, Cala and Stephen Arvanitis and trained by Tina Womann & Dennis Trewan. […]
Ron Nestor – The One and Only
It has been said that Ron Nestor’s record as a volunteer in sports administration is like Bold Trease’s four Sandown Cups – it won’t be […]
Sandown Museum ‘NB Museum’ Opening
The long-awaited Neil Brown Museum – named in honour of the “heart and soul of Sandown Park”, Chairman Neil Brown – was officially opened on […]