Massive Month for Bendigo District Trotting Owners and Trainers

During the 31 days of May, Bendigo District trained trotters and pacers amassed over $190,009 in

prize money, winning a total of thirty five races across Victoria.

 

Strathfieldsaye trainer Glenn Douglas led the way with seven winners, adding to the nine winners he

trained in April

Other multiple winning trainers were:

 Shelbourne’s Larry Eastman: four

 Maiden Gully trainer Paul Campbell: four

 Longlea’s Glenn Sharp: four and

 Sutton Grange’s Ross Graham with two wins.

May highlights included:

 Three Bendigo trained winners at the metropolitan meeting at Melton on May 27,

with Tennodance (Glenn Sharp), Miss Dreamin (Paul Campbell) and Milly Perez (Larry

Eastman) amassing $33,000 between them and

 Locals winning four of the eight winners at the Bendigo meeting at Lord’s Raceway on

Tuesday, May 31.

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Junortoun based trainers Trevor Monk, Scott Dyer, Laurie Wills, Gary Donaldson, Bruce Morgan and

Alan McIntosh trained winners off the Lord’s Raceway training complex.

Other district winning trainers included David Van Ryn, Paul Drechsler, Graeme McDermott, Danny

Curran, Lyn Merceia, Shane Hall, Robert Rothacker, Trevor Patching, Brian Gath and Ron Wicks.

 

The prize money to owners of the thirty five May winners was a staggering $156,280.

 

In addition, there were 26 second placings ($19,230) and 31 third placings ($17,671) during the same

period.

The total earned by Bendigo District owned and trained harness horses in May was $193,151.

 

The Bendigo Harness Racing Club Committee closely monitors the success of local owners, trainers

and drivers and supports them by providing four well maintained training tracks at Lord’s Raceway

that are open every day of the year, and conducts over sixty trials meetings during the year.