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Grand Finals (Trotters) - Starters, Trainers, Drivers
 
Grand Finals (Trotters)  1980-1989
Starters, Trainers, Drivers
   
13 1980 (NSW): HAROLD PARK Trainer Driver  
1 HANO DIRECT (10m) Doody TOWNLEY Doody TOWNLEY
Hano Direct
2 COURTING APPEAL (Front) Ralph FORD Ralph FORD
3 HAMPDEN'S PRIDE (10m) Dick LEE Dick LEE
4 BILLBOARD (10m) Graeme LANG Graeme LANG
5 SPLASHDOWN (Front) Rae CRAIG John BINSKIN
6 WAIPOUNAMU (20m) Ian SUTHERLAND Robin BUTT
7 STORMY MORN (20m) Trevor THOMAS Trevor THOMAS
8 BOLD APEPA (10m) Bill ROBINSON Guy ROBINSON
9 GIN GOLD (Front) Bruce EWINS Kevin NEWMAN
10 HILTON BEAR (Front) Vic ROTHACKER Stuart ROTHACKER

 

Race Replay
(3090m - SS)  21/03/1980  $30,000 Margins: 10 metres X 3.5 metres  Rate: 2:09.6  
Qualifying Heats    
QD (2700m-SS) 14/03/1980  (Race Book)
HILTON BEAR (S Rothacker) fr 1:21.3* (2:10.8)
HAMPDEN'S PRIDE (IR Lee) 10m 1:22.0* (2:12.0)
14 1983 (NZ):  ALEXANDRA PARK Trainer Driver  
1 SCOTCH NOTCH (10m) Graeme LANG Graeme LANG
Scotch Notch
Inter Dominion Hall Of Fame
2 JENNER  (10m) Charlie HUNTER Charlie HUNTER
3 SIR CASTLETON  (10m) Mawson McPHERSON Paddy TIMMINS
4 ABOUT NOW  (10m) Bill DOYLE Colin DE FILIPPI
5 SURE COURT  (Front) Ian CRAW Richard BROSNAN
6 THRILLER DEE  (10m) Len ROBINSON Peter WOLFENDEN
7 BASIL DEAN  (Front) Bob JAMISON Kerry O'REILLY
8 MCSHANE  (Front) Ray NORTON Ray NORTON
9 MINI'S PRIDE  (Front) Peter JONES Owen PURDON
10 WAR TALENT  (Front) Merv SHORT Merv SHORT
11 KENWOOD SONG  (Front) Charlie HUNTER John LANGDON
12 SKIPPER DON (Front) Kevin MURRAY Kevin MURRAY
13 POLLY LOBELL (Front) Ian HUNTER Ian HUNTER

 

Race Replay
(2700m - SS)  19/03/1983  $NZ60,200  (Race Book) Margins: 6 lengths X long neck. Rate:  2:04.4  
Qualifying Heats    
QD (2200m-SS) 12/03/1983  (Race Book) QD (3200m-SS) 16/03/1983  (Race Book)
McSHANE (R Norton) fr 1:18.7* (2:06.7) SIR CASTLETON (H Timmins) 10m 1:22.5* (2:12.8)
THRILLER DEE (NZ) (P Wolfenden) 10m 1:19.3* (2:07.6) SCOTCH NOTCH (Graeme A Lang) 10m 1:22.3* (2:12.4)
Consolation (2700m-SS) 19/03/1983
DOWNSOUTH CLARE (IR Lee) fr 1:19.0* (2:07.1)
15 1984 (SA): GLOBE DERBY PARK Trainer Driver  
1 SIR CASTLETON (Front) Mawson MACPHERSON Paddy TIMMINS
Sir Castleton
2 SCOTCH NOTCH (Front) Graeme LANG Graeme LANG
3 TUSSLE (Front) Derek JONES Peter JONES
4 SADIE GALE (Front) Eric GLEN Ted DEMMLER
5 BIG JAKE (Front) Bob MICKAN Brian GATH
6 ANOTHER TOUCH (Front) Eric MOULE Jim HURLEY
7 DOWNSOUTH CLARE (Front) Dick LEE Dick LEE
8 BIG GENERAL (Front) Laurie PLUMMER Laurie PLUMMER
9 JOANIE TOLIVER (Front) Snowy FINN Neville WELSH
10 YANKEE'S PURCHASE (Front) Don PARKER Ray GOBLE
(3100m - MS)  18/02/1984  $30,000  (Race Book) Margins: 3 metres X 10 metres  Rate: 2:06.5  
Qualifying Heats    
QD (2650m-MS) 11/02/1984  (Race Book) QD (2230m-MS) 15/02/1984  (Race Book)
SIR CASTLETON (H Timmins) 1:20.2* (2:09.1) SIR CASTLETON (H Timmins) 1:17.7* (2:05.0)
SCOTCH NOTCH (Graeme A Lang) 1:19.4* (2:07.8) SCOTCH NOTCH (Graeme A Lang) 1:18.8* (2:06.8)
Consolation (3100m-MS) 18/02/1984
BRAVADO VALE (F Hoban) 1:19.6* (2:08.1)
16 1985 (VIC):  MOONEE VALLEY Trainer Driver  
1 SCOTCH NOTCH (Front) Graeme LANG Graeme LANG
Scotch Notch
Inter Dominion Hall Of Fame
2 SIR CASTLETON (Front) Mawson MACPHERSON Doody TOWNLEY
3 SUPER SPREE (Front) Adrian DOUGLAS Adrian DOUGLAS
4 SADIE GALE (Front) Eric GLEN Eric GLEN
5 SKIPPER DON (Front) Kevin MURRAY Kevin MURRAY
6 FOURJAY (Front) Mark BOYLE Mark BOYLE
7 MAGAZINE MCDONNA (Front) Bill MORGAN Bill MORGAN
8 ZEBEC (Front) Wilfred Arthur SLATER Robin BUTT
9 JOANIE TOLIVER (Front) Neville WELSH Clinton WELSH
10 DOWNSOUTH CLARE (Front) Dick LEE Dick LEE
(3300m - MS)  02/03/1985  $30,000 (Race Book) Margins: 6 metres x 3 metres  Rate: 2:09.4  
Qualifying Heats

 

Race Replay
QD (2400m-MS) 23/02/1985  QD (2870m-MS) 27/02/1985
SIR CASTLETON (D Townley) 1:17.2* (2:04.2) SCOTCH NOTCH (Graeme A Lang) 1:18.4* (2:06.2)
DOWNSOUTH CLARE (IR Lee) 1:17.8* (2:05.2) SIR CASTLETON (D Townley) 1:18.1* (2:05.7)
17 1987 (NZ):  ADDINGTON Trainer Driver  
1 TUSSLE  (Front) Cliff IRVINE Peter JONES
Tussle
2 MELVANDER  (Front) Peter ROBERTSON Jack SMOLENSKI
3 WESTHAM  (Front) Mac MILLER Mac MILLER
4 GREAT LIFE  (Front) John DICKIE Peter WOLFENDEN
5 SIMON KATZ  (Front) Dick PRENDERGAST Dick PRENDERGAST
6 ITS TROPPO  (Front) Stephen LITTLE Stephen LITTLE
7 LAREDO  (Front) Colin BUTLER Colin BUTLER
8 GAME EBONY (Front) Dick LEE Dick LEE
9 TRINKET (Front) Stuart ROTHACKER Stuart ROTHACKER
10 FIRM OFFER  (Front) Barry CLARK / Euan CLARK Barry CLARK
11 ADMIRAL SOANAI  (Front) Jim McGILL Brent MANGOS
12 BORROWED TIME  (Front) Robin BUTT Robin BUTT
13 JAMIE HIGGINS  (Front) Noel JOSEPH Mike DE FILIPPI
14 LANDORA'S PRIDE  (Front) Trevor ALLINGHAM John LANGDON
(2600m - MS)  07/03/1987   $NZ125,000  (Race Book) Margins: 2 1/4 lgths X 1 1/4 lgths. Rate: 2:04.2  
Qualifying Heats    
QD (2600m-MS) 28/02/1987  (Race Book) QD (2000m-MS) 04/03/1987  (Race Book)
TUSSLE (PN Jones) 2:13.6 LANDORA'S PRIDE (CJ Butler) 2:05.2
JAMIE HIGGINS (MR De Filippi) 2:16.1 TUSSLE (PN Jones) 2:02.3
Consolation (2600m-MS) 07/03/1987
FIRST GRADE (DJ Townley) 2:04.2
18 1988 (VIC):  MOONEE VALLEY Trainer Driver  
1 TRUE ROMAN (Front) Graeme JOHANNESEN Gavin LANG
True Roman
2 FAIR TALLY (Front) Ralph FORD Kath FORD
3 SIMON KATZ (Front) Dick PRENDERGAST Anthony BUTT
4 TUSSLE (Front) Cliff IRVINE Peter JONES
5 LANDORA'S PRIDE (Front) Colin ALLINGHAM Vin KNIGHT
6 TUCUMCARI (Front) Jack TRELOAR Clinton WELSH
7 ITS TROPPO (Front) Stephen LITTLE Stephen LITTLE
8 SECOND BAT (Front) Stephen RANDO Stephen RANDO
9 JOHN GILBERT (Front) John COBURN John COBURN
  (2840m - MS)  27/02/1988   $180,000 (Race Book) Margins: 3 metres X 1.5 metres  Rate: 2:05.2  

 

Race Replay
 
  Qualifying Heats    
QD (1940m-MS) 13/02/1988 QD (2380m-MS) 20/02/1988
  LANDORA'S PRIDE (VJ Knight) 2:05.7 LANDORA'S PRIDE (VJ Knight) 2:04.3
  TUSSLE (AM Butt) 2:03.8 TUSSLE (AM Butt) 2:02.8
  TRUE ROMAN (Gavin A Lang) 2:03.5 TRUE ROMAN (Gavin A Lang) 2:05.3
 
  Consolation (2840m-MS) 27/02/1988
  GAME EBONY (IR Lee) 2:06.6
 
19 1989 (VIC):  MOONEE VALLEY Trainer Driver  
1 YANKEE LOCH (Front) Jack CARMICHAEL Jim O'SULLIVAN
Yankee Loch
2 TRUE ROMAN (Front) Graeme JOHANNESEN Gavin LANG
3 ITS TROPPO (Front) Stephen LITTLE Stephen LITTLE
4 KANO JOE (Front) Bill BOND Bill BOND
5 TYRON SCOTTIE (Front) Patrick O'REILLY (Jnr) Patrick O'REILLY (Jnr)
6 PITCHER (Front) Maurice BAILEY Ted DEMMLER
7 JOSEPH BOPPARD (Front) Brian PAYNE Brian PAYNE
8 JOHN GILBERT (Front) John COBURN John COBURN
9 GAME EBONY (Front) Dick LEE Dick LEE
  (2840m - MS)  22/04/1989   $240,000  (Race Book) Margins: 3 metres X 2 metres  Rate: 2:05.5  

 

Race Replay
 
  Qualifying Heats    
  QD (1940m-MS) 08/04/1989  (Race Book) QD (2380m-MS) 15/04/1989
  YANKEE LOCH (J O'Sullivan) 2:04.9 KANO JOE (WJ Bond) 2:08.2
  TYRON SCOTTIE (PG O'Reilly) 2:05.1 YANKEE LOCH (J O'Sullivan) 2:07.9
  TRUE ROMAN (Gavin A Lang) 2:04.2 TRUE ROMAN (Gavin A Lang) 2:03.6
 
  Consolation (2840m-MS) 22/04/1989
  SECOND BAT (AD Peace) 2:06.1
Note:  Historical Race books provided by Peter Cooley 

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