Tag: horse

Rodeo rounds up visitors



More than 2000 people flocked to the 2024 Penola and District Community Rodeo, which featured plenty of action inside the arena.
Organisers have declared the...

Buck wild action set for Penola

There will be plenty of buck jumping action when the Penola Rodeo hits town on January 20.
Events will include bull riding, saddle bronc, bareback...

Super Series success

Lynda Field has galloped away as The Tack Room/Never Late Freight 2023 Super Series champion on 10-year-old Australian Stock Horse Calypso. The pair won a...

Race club upgrade on track

The Penola Racing Club is set to undergo major track improvements, thanks to $700,000 in funding from Racing SA. The project will see the current...

Easter carnival leaps into action

The community will be jumping for joy this Easter long weekend as the Mount Gambier Showjumping Club partners with Nutrien to bring the 40th...

Rising jockey cleans up award

Apprentice jockey Jacob Opperman was a big winner at the 2021/22 Limestone Coast Racing Awards held last week. The Mount Gambier based jockey Opperman took...

Riders hunt down milestone

The Penola Hunt Club recently celebrated its milestone 60th year of operation with a weekend full of events. Penola Hunt Club master and secretary Jenna...

Players contest polocrosse series

Local polocrosse players Olivia Berkin and Holly Wittig have recently competed in the Western Australia Under 21 ladies’ side at the 2022 Barastoc Interstate...

On track action resumes at Glenburnie

Racing returns to the Allan Scott Racecourse at Glenburnie tomorrow for seven eye-catching racers to keep punters entertained. Mount Gambier Cup hero Clever Man will...

Racing resumes at Glenburnie

Tomorrow will finally be the day racing returns to Glenburnie. After 619 long days of pain and problems, hooves will be gracing the Allan Scott...

Thoroughbred support flows across borders

It has been a long wait, but Thoroughbred racing finally returns to Mount Gambier on Wednesday after a 21-month absence. The return of racing at...

Thundering hooves return

Finally, some good news has surfaced about the Allan Scott Glenburnie Racecourse following a successful trial last Friday. For the first time since Tuesday, June...

Cuban Toonite beats favourite to claim victory

Sue and Jason Jeansch’s Cuban Toonite added a second Penola feature to his resume winning last Thursday’s Coonawarra Vignerons Cup. Well backed to jump a...