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Dennis Picker

Change of ownership at Yirribee Stud

By Terry Gange · 14 November 2023

A well-known harness racing family from central New South Wales has purchased the renowned Yirribee Pacing Stud, regarded for many years as one of the leaders of the Australian standardbred breeding industry. The Picker family, of Bigga, in the Southern Tablelands, about an hour from Goulburn, will take over the picturesque property on December 14. […]

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Harness racing runs through the veins of Dennis Picker

By Harnesslink · 15 February 2022

He has spent his life living with standardbreds. No surprise given his family bloodline. Picker’s mother Jenna is a sister of prominent New South Wales trainer-drivers Bernie, David and Mark Hewitt – all growing up in the industry as children of well-known horseman Tom Hewitt. Based at the small town of Bigga, located on what […]