Punt Drunk: How Bloody Good Was Shogun Lodge Back In The Day?
Spring is in the air and the fields are ready for the weekend of racing. The AFL and NRL Finals are also on the agenda.
Zaaki and Anamoe are going to fight it out in the George Main Stakes at Randwick. The 1999 race at the same venue brought back memories of Shogun Lodge's famous victory.
Punt Drunk relives Shogun Lodge’s famous tussle with Sunline at the 17 minute mark.
A fundraiser for injured apprentice jockey Elissa Meredith has raised $25,000. Eight items were auctioned off via Inglis Digital on Wednesday. Meredith was injured in a fall at Gunnedah in early July.
The Queen passed away on September 8th. Several Australian racing royalty were invited to her funeral. Chris Waller has declined, because a family member tested positive for cannabis. Gai and Robert Waterhouse accepted the invitation. Waterhouses trained several of the Queen's horses.
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