Swimming
Are you looking for a family summer sport that supports skills development and the joy of achieving? If you are, swimming club is for you. Swimming club provides a great social night for the whole family at the end of the week, leaving your weekend free.
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Club nights are held each Friday at 6pm. This year is set to commence on Friday 26th October, 6pm, with a "Come and Try" night where children can have a go at some fun races and parents can find out all they need to know about registering, and how to choose weekly events online.
Registrations will be opening soon, but everyone is welcome to come along and have a go on the first night, no need to be registered. A sausage sizzle will follow at the pool.
Swimming Club caters for children from age 4. A non-swimming parent from each family also needs to register. Older swimmers have great opportunities to compete against other towns at annual carnivals to extend themselves. Children under 8 can register for free, and the Junior Dolphins program for the younger children provides events to suit all abilities, with floatation aids, and a fun, safe, non-competitive environment.
Zac, pictured, has the pool in excellent condition, and the brave kids who have had a swim said it's not that cold.
See you at the pool.
Find us on Facebook: Nyngan Amateur Swimming Club.
-by Catherine Healey
Bowling
Handicap Pairs rounds Helen Beetson and DebbiePiper defeated Rose Ryan and Mary Arandale. Deanna Stephens and Margaret Morley defeated Teressa Rose and Dianne Smith. Alison Hampstead and Doreen Read defeated Dianne Wynne and Betty Carney.
Major Fours round Jacob Homer, Alby Homer, Wayne Kearns and Jimmy Cobcroft defeated Rex Vane, Todd Rope, Ron Smith and Paul Walsh by 1 shot.
Major Triples round Rex Vane, Todd Rope and Ron Smith defeated Wayne Arandale, Les Bexon and Rick Pitt by 2 shots.
Golden Oldies winners Don Lister, Brian Quinton and Paul Walsh.
Wednesday winners Marie Bexon, Ron Sullivan and Lyn Hawley. Runner up Bob Sainsbury and Alby Homer.
Sunday winners Wayne Kearns and Paul Walsh. Runner up Don Cameron and Phil Gibson.
This Friday 19th October Barefoot bowls will commence at 6.30pm. There will be on the spot prizes, music on the green and karaoke and music following bowls. Get your names in early at the club either single nomination or team nominations. Barefoot bowls will conclude on the 7th December with $500.00 drawn out the hat courtesy of Tooheys, BBQ and entertainment by Overkill.
Bowling days Tuesday Golden Oldies start 10.00am Wednesday names in by 10.30 start 11.00am Friday night Barefoot start 6.30pm and Sunday names in 10.00am start 10.30am
-by Marie Bexon
Racing
Gulargambone Races
A run of outs lasting more than four and a half years and thirty six races came to an end when eight year old mare Decades won the 1200 metres Class 1 Handicap at Gulargambone on Saturday.
At debut in January 2014 Decades won a Maiden Handicap at Seymour when trained by Lee and Shannon Hope in Victoria.
In 2015 Decades came to central west New South Wales and over following seasons ran several placings when trained firstly by Karen McCarroll at Wellington and then Peter McCauley at Dubbo.
Back racing in 2108, Decades is now trained at Coonamble by Michael Denison and was well ridden by Vad Bolozhinskyi at Gulargambone.
After racing in the box seat Decades ( $3.50 favourite ) won by a half neck from Velvet Glove ( Ashleigh Stanley,$6 ) with Future In Doubt ( James Rogers, $10 ) finishing third.
Ian Holland got Coonamble trainers off to a good start when Turramurra ( Wendy Peel, $3.50 ) raced in the leading division and won the Maiden Handicap ( 1100 metres ) by nearly a length from Poppy’s Freckle ( James Rogers, $3.80 ) and Tellmay ( Jodi Worley, $13 ).Turramurra was bred and is raced by the Kennedy family from Come-By-Chance.
Second leg of a winning treble for apprentice Wendy Peel was the Sally Torrens, Gunnedah trained Auric Gold in the 1450 metres Maiden Plate.
Cec Hodgson completed a treble for Coonamble based trainers when Pedro’s Zariz ( $4 ) patiently ridden by Jodi Worley, gained a split to beat Strike Zone ( Reece Jones, $8 ) and A Wild Enemy’s Pick ( Vad Bolozhinskyi. $3.20 ) in the Benchmark 50 Handicap,1800 metres.
Wellington jockey Daniel Pitomac had won the Benchmark 45 Handicap ( 1450 metres ) on the Brett Thompson, Gulgong trained Shake Off and looked likely to also win the feature race the Halcroft and Bennett Gulargambone Gold Cup ( 1200 metres ) when the Dar Lunn,Dubbo trained Zoutenant darted through a gap in the straight and dashed to the lead.
Medal Afrique ( Wendy Peel, $2.50 favourite ) however finished fast on the outside to beat Zoutenant ( $3.50 ) by a short half head with Pompous ( Leane.G.Henry, $5 ) filling third place.
An eight year old grey gelding, Medal Afrique is trained at Tamworth by former jockey Luke Morgan.
Narromine to race on Saturday with the feature being the Dandy Cup while the Coonabarabran Cup is on next Monday.
Forbes Races
The winning treble ridden by Greg Ryan at Forbes on Saturday included a double, We Love Rugby and Hu Hit Hu, for local trainer Dennis Bush.
The three win haul for the champion jockey began with the Graham Grimmond, Condobolin trained Zarwrinkles in the Shead and Nicholson/Walkers AG N Vet 1200 metres Maiden Handicap.
Parked in a good spot by Ryan, Zarwrinkles ( $4.80 ) broke clear in the straight and won by over four lengths from Lolly ( Amelia Denby, $21 ) and Call Me Trinity ( Tony Cavallo, $17 ).
The following race, the Achesons Home Timber and Hardware Class 2 Handicap ( 1400 metres ), saw the Dennis Bush, Forbes trained We Love Rugby ( Greg Ryan, $2.30 favourite ) gain a rails run at the top of the straight and sprint to a three lengths win over Dragon’s Shadow ( Robbie Brewer, $3.80 ) and All Ellie ( Richard Bensley, $9.50 ).
Bringing up the treble for Greg Ryan and double for Dennis Bush, Hu Hit Hu ( $2.30 fav.) enjoyed a charmed run behind the Cobar sprinter Vonnida and eventually scored by over a length from Naoko ( Kath Bell-Pitomac, $13 ) and Fairy Fragments ( Amelia Denby, $13 ) in the Forbes Magpies Group11 Premiers Benchmark 56 Handicap,1100 metres.
Hu Hit Hu and We Love Rugby are both raced by the Taylor family from Sydney and are half sisters being from the mare Sacred Hit.
After wins at Mendooran and Mungery ( Picnic Cup ), five year old mare Viva Lavino completed the hat-trick when a convincing winner of the 1600 metres Peter Maher Shearing Services and Bryton Wool Benchmark 58 Handicap.
Well ridden by Tiffany Jeffries for her mother the Parkes trainer Sharon Jeffries, Viva Lavino ( $13 ) tracked the leaders before finishing best to account for Son Of A Fox ( Greg Ryan, $3.90 ) and Chief Of Arlington ( Jake Pracey-Holmes, $5 ).
Viva Lavino is part owned by Alex Prout the 2018 Parkes Spacemen rugby league captain/coach and husband of the winning jockey Tiffany Jeffries.
Dubbo trainer Michael Lunn had three starters in the Forbes Machinery Centre/Lachlan Readymix Maiden Handicap ( 1200 metres ) and it was his grey gelding Churbro ( Richard Bensley, $9.50 ) which produced a big finish from well back to beat Duntroon Man ( Andrew Banks, $7 ) and Dastaan ( Tony Cavallo, $3.50 ).
There were plenty amongst the big crowd at Forbes who backed the winning favourites from the Dennis Bush stable however it was a $19 chance Bee Double Bee taking out the final event, the 1100 metres Forbes Caravan & Cabin Parks Benchmark 58 Handicap.
The Rodney Robb, Nyngan trained Bee Double Bee ( Katelyn Jenkinson ) rushed down the outside to beat Dart Street ( Andrew Banks,$8 ) and Good Verdict ( Robbie Brewer,$8 ).
The $500 cash prize donated by Peter Maher Shearing Services and Danny Molly of MBR Clothing for the Trainers Pointscore was shared by Brett Thompson and Dennis Bush.
Under drought conditions, curator Tom Molloy and Colin Hurford produced a very well presented racecourse.
Feature at Narromine on Saturday is the Dandy Cup while the Coonabarabran Cup is on Monday, October 22.
-by Colin Hodges
