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I was certainly fearing the worst there for a bit! But both of us came out of it pretty much without a scratch, remarkably! Cernovskis said.
A trotting fan who was having a ride in the mobile barrier car captured all the action on a mobile phone. It was certainly scary to watch - I think Oscar choked down, and he actually passed out moments before he crashed through the fence, Cernovskis said. The only thing I was thinking was hell, this is gonna hurt ! he said. I think I probably had him feeling a bit good for the race, and that, combined with the tempo being so slow, I knew I was in for a bit of trouble. He was charging the whole way, which didn t help.
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Dedicated New South Wales harness racing trainer-driver Dean Cernovskis says he still smiles about his good fortune when he recalls the day he purchased a Kiwi-bred pacer in 2010. You have to get a bit of luck now and again-and the $20,000 I spent on that occasion was the best twenty grand I ve ever handed over! Cernovskis said.
The hard-working horseman, his wife Rikki and their young family hail from the NSW Southern Highlands region and had always wanted a Christian Cullen-bred horse. I was telling a friend to look out for one. He just straight up told me he d heard that there could be one, and from a good family, that may be available, Cernovskis said.