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By Jackson Frantz
Spring Racing Carnival following an extensive review into the 2021-22 racing season calendar.
It was determined that the Group 2 Zipping Classic meeting previously held at
Ladbrokes Park Sandown will be relocated to
Caulfield and hosted on
Saturday, November 27, a fortnight later than its traditional timeslot.
In addition to the changes, the 2400 metre feature will benefit from a significant major prizemoney uplift with connections now competing for a purse of
$750,000, up from
The new feature meeting at Caulfield, will retain the
Group 2 Sandown Guineas and
Listed Sandown Cup as part of the program, and will now mark the end of the 2021 Spring Racing Carnival.
Farm tours will educate and entertain the public, says owner
The Dispatch
ARCADIA | I m an idiot, is Greg Carpenter s usual comeback when asked why he wanted a more than 100-acre farm, 80 animals and the desire to open his rural country way of life to the public for farm experience tours.
The self-deprecating quip doesn t come close to the real story of Red Hound Farms and how Carpenter came to own it. He s not an idiot, but a man with a vision and on a mission to live out a dream he has held since he was a teenager. Carpenter, who also owns Knight Topline Heating and Air business, has always wanted to own a farm. His heaven on earth is acres of green pastures, barns, animals and tractors.
Federal and state scientists confirmed initial environmental investigations at both U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Traverse City and Cherry Capital Airport showed high levels of PFAS contamination.
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Owners and breeders set to share in VOBIS riches at Caulfield tomorrow
April 16, 2021 11:15 am
Some of the best locally-bred horses will descend on
Caulfield tomorrow (Saturday, 17 April) for the seventh edition of the
Victorian Owners and Breeders Raceday, with more than $2.7 million in bonuses and prizemoney on offer across the nine-race celebration of the Victorian thoroughbred industry.
First conducted in April 2015, the raceday has rapidly established itself as one of Victoria’s premium autumn fixtures, with seven of the nine contests forming part of the lucrative
VOBIS Gold Premier Race Series.
Headlined by
The Showdown (1200m), the $1 million showpiece open exclusively to the progeny of
Drive-through honoring Tom Frutchey on April 16
–Paso Robles City Manager Tom Frutchey’s last day will be April 16. Staff and community members will have a chance to celebrate Mr. Frutchey on Friday, April 16, 2021 from 4:30-5:30 p.m. A drive-through celebration is being held in the parking lot of city hall. Attendees can enter from any entrance to the lot, the celebration area will be marked with balloons. He announced his retirement in November.
During his five-plus years with the City of Paso Robles, Frutchey led the city organization, working with the council and staff to approve significant housing development that will pay its own way; upgrade the city’s water and wastewater systems; increase fire response capabilities by 50-percent; facilitate the state’s sale of the boy’s school property to return it to productive use; reduce the city’s unfunded liabilities; increase reserves, and oversee many other efforts.