How Mary, 72, trained winning racehorse Daunting Queen
Jockey Matthew McGillivray, owner-trainer Mary Hassam and Phill Gattenby with Daunting Queen. Horses Tony McMahon Premium Content The rapport that coexists between horse and rider has been documented down through time. It was on display at Rockhampton’s Callaghan Park racecourse last Friday when a little bay thoroughbred mare and her sprightly trainer greeted each other in the winners’ stall. There was the six-year-old mare Daunting Queen a model of consistency and her 72-year-old trainer Mary Hassam basking, albeit humbly in the sense of achievement a...
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