First race start. 1100m Maiden at Geraldton

The Dog had a spell after that first trial and came back in top form. His first race came up and drew a great deal of excitement amongst us all. He drew gate 11, and ran a slashing 3rd by a head with Chris Usher on board. He did everything right in the run and gave us a glimpse that he would be a handy type.

I was in London visiting friends Connie and Nic, with my mate Chris. I woke up early and listened in over the telephone via dad. This was to become the norm in his early career as racing radio had not gone to air. The results are here.