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CEO gets hands dirty at barriers for bumper 11-race meeting

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CEO gets hands dirty at barriers for bumper 11-race meeting

Brett Snell worked the barriers for 11 races on May 29. Lisa Staples and Laqdar Ramoly each rode three winners. Rookie trainer Nick Thomas had three wins. On-course turnover was $65,000. The blackout had cost the club tens of thousands of dollars. Snel is retiring on November 1. He will focus on restoring the Hannans Handicap meeting. It will be held in 2022. There will also be the Blue Spec Drilling Boulder Cup on September 18 and the TABtouch Hannan's Handicsap on October 1, which will replace the traditional Race Round.

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