NEWS AND EVENTS

The 407m track record was lowered at our meeting on November 8th when the Denise Robinson trained Junior Jaydee won by eleven lengths and run 22.72 to break the previous record held by the Jeff Smith trained Scar Bar of 22.78. There would not be many mother and sons who have held a track record at the same track, Miss Jaydee who was also trained by Denise held the 480m track record until recently now her twenty one month old son Junior Jaydee holds the 407m track record. Junior Jaydee was having only his fifth race start when he broke Scar Bar's record to say that the future looks very bright for this son of Bombastic Shiraz is stating the obvious. Junior Jaydee appears to have good early pace but his run home times have been really good, when he broke the record he came home in 14.32 for such a young dog this makes one think that he won't have any trouble running a strong 500m. Junior Jaydee has already run 30.06 over the 520m trip at Lismore. The next feature race for the Grafton Club will be the Life Members Christmas Cup over 407m, this will be for the best sixteen and carries a first prize of $3,000 to the winner plus a free service to the Reg Kay trained speedster Knocka Norris who was recently retired to stud. The heats of this race will be run on December 6th with the final on December 13th. Our other race programs can be found on this web site or by contacting the Club.