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Astute Victorian horseman John “Hookie” McLean was a leading light in harness racing in the 1980s and these days enjoys a quiet life in the country – but he hasn’t forgotten the art of landing a winner! McLean, based at Arcadia, in the Goulburn Valley, is mainly breaking in youngsters, but produced the cleverly named

As a kid, Sam Karamalikis’s fascination with horses caused him to pedal his pushbike from Essendon to the Melbourne Showgrounds to soak up the excitement of harness racing. And while the hobby trainer usually prepares just a few dozen starters a year, he’s barely been truly away from the sport since. “Once it’s in there,

Third generation Victorian harness racing horseman Clinton Welsh landed a Melton winner last week but was quick to push the praise to his wife Sarah. “I don’t do too much with the horse. Sarah works him a lot of the time,” Welsh,62, based at Toolern Vale, said. Six-year-old bay gelding Wilcannia (Andover Hall) posted his

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Three brand new schools, and upgrades to a further six have been promised to the Melton area upon a Labor […]

A lot of progress has been made since Melton Christian College announced the news of its new campus in late […]

The state government is investing $9.5 million in 2022-23 to prepare schools for bushfire season. Macedon MP Mary-Anne Thomas announced […]

Multiple primary schools and early learning centres in Melton and Moorabool are being supported to bring to life new sustainability […]

The Cranbourne trainer-driver revealed the seven-year-old veteran of more than 100 starts is being set for this year’s Inter Dominion […]