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Rone (Tyrone Wright, above) got to know his home town on a skateboard - the street sport of the street artist. He's returned with an exhibition of his huge, ethereal, stop-you-in-your-tracks paintings and installations at the Geelong Gallery. There's also an explanation of the three faces he painted on the cement silos above nearby Fyansford. The silos have since been demolished, but that's the fate of some street art. Rone in Geelong runs until May 16. See geelonggallery.org.au THE ONE CAFE For coffee and service of the kind urban Victorians have come to expect, make your way to Poco Cafe Ex...

Lucky Artist A, superbly handled by Mike Simons, painted her way to a repeat win in Pompano Park's $10,500 Open Pace for mares on Tuesday night (Feb. 23), stopping the timer in 1:51.4. The eight-year-old daughter of Artistic Fella took charge around the opening turn from her outside post and sawed through panels of :27.3 and :56 before a :55.4 half-mile sprint home to reach the finish line 1-1/4 lengths the best over Prairie Westerngal (Wally Hennessey) and Casies Believer (Joe Chindano Jr.). As the wings folded, Prairie Westerngal used her blazing hooves off the wings to zip into an early le...