An ill-timed fever was the reason behind Daryl Cannon’s decision to scratch hometown favourite Bourbonstreetblues from yesterday’s Colac Gold Cup. Wayne Walters-trained General Mackjosh stormed to victory in the $50,000 showcase at Colac racecourse but it was events 24 hours earlier that opened the door for the $10.00 favourite to emerge.   [...]

Organisers have declared yesterday’s Colac Gold Cup a success despite a drop in crowd numbers. More than 1000 punters enjoyed a day in the sun at one of the biggest events on Colac’s racing calendar. Event co-ordinator Michelle Ross said the day was successful, despite attendance numbers [...]

New Colac horse trainer Geoff McDonald has a three-year plan he wants to kick-start as soon as possible. The 52-year-old has bought into Colac Turf Club’s future vision to create a multi-million dollar training centre at Colac racecourse. And the former Queensland Cup-winning trainer [...]

Colac trainer Daryl Cannon says his horse’s hefty weight could allow district counterpart Mark Young to crash Bourbonstreetblues’ history-making Colac Gold Cup bid. Cannon’s country cup specialist will go head to head with Young’s Ship in the Night in a battle of the hometown favourites at Sunday’s $50,000 [...]

The career of one of Colac district’s top racehorses is over. Colac trainer Daryl Cannon has retired middle-distance specialist Sacred Surmardi after the seven-year-old suffered another bowed tendon injury at the weekend. The front-leg injury is the same problem that cut down the gelding in its prime two years [...]

If there was a horse training award for kilometres travelled during the festive season, Birregurra’s Roberta MacLeod must be in contention. MacLeod and husband Phil have visited six country meetings since Christmas trying to unearth another star among their inexperienced stable. The MacLeods’ grey mare Cristambul made their [...]

Colac trainer Daryl Cannon wants champion stayer Bourbonstreetblues to complete a fairytale 2009-10 season by winning this year’s Colac Gold Cup. Cannon revealed yesterday he had scrapped plans to run the country cup specialist in the $400,000 Hobart Cup and $300,000 Launceston Cup during February’s Tasmanian racing carnival. Instead, [...]

Colac district trainers are loading up for a bumper New Year’s Day weekend after coasting through a quiet Christmas period. District trainers combined for one win during December but the district’s big three – Mark Young, Daryl Cannon and Bill Cerchi – are hoping to start 2010 with a flurry. [...]

A push to turn the south-west into Victoria’s future jumps racing home is leaping ahead. Country racing crusader Terry Mulder, of Colac, has met with Racing Victoria Limited boss Rob Hines at RVL’s Melbourne headquarters to discuss his vision for the dying sport. Mr Mulder wants six country racing clubs [...]

A Hamilton racing official has backed a Colac-based proposal to make south-west Victoria the state’s new home for jumps racing. Hamilton Racing Club secretary John Donnelly said Member for Polwarth Terry Mulder’s vision was an opportunity for passionate country racing participants to re-invent the sport. Mr Mulder, Opposition transport [...]