I had a good, long conversation with an old-time horseman the other day. He came from an era where drivers were trainers, carrying stopwatches in races trying to put something over on the competition by trying to get to the half in 1:03 by “clocking” in at the three-eighths pole in :47 and a piece.
As much as we do not like to admit it, our grand sport of harness racing would be in REALLY big trouble without the casino industry gulping up properties with luscious land values and sports betting now creeping into the pockets of gamblers. No, things didn’t work out well in Florida as the Governor threw
Roosters legend âBunnyâ Reilly passes away The Sydney Roosters are mourning the loss of one of their greatest players following the death of Barry âBunnyâ Reilly.
Rugby League by Dean Ritchie Eastern Suburbs legend, Barry Bunny Reilly, has died aged 73. Reilly had been unwell and was receiving daily medical treatment before he passed away on Thursday night. Reilly, nicknamed The Axe, played 195 first grade games for the Roosters, winning premierships in the club s famous 1974 and 1975 grand final sides. He played with Easts between 1967 and 1971 before a year away at Cronulla before returning to Bondi. A Paddington Colt, Reilly was named in the Roosters Team of the Century in 2000.