Winning trio for Team Fullerton
Horsham Greyhound Racing Club hosted three meetings in a fortnight, with Wimmera trainers winning a respectful nine of the 33 races run.
Garry George, Beulah, struck first at a meeting on January 10 when his first starter Disguise produced a solid win.
After blowing the start and missing the kick by two lengths, Disguise used his rail draw perfectly and produced a last-to-first gallop, taking out the maiden event in 23:62sec.
Andrea Gurry, Nhill, then produced the first of her four winners of the three meetings when Fast Lane Fever positioned up second early, railing beautifully to run away and win by four lengths in the grade-seven event in the smart time of 23:43sec over 410m.
Heat timetable
Due to extreme heat, the January 17 meeting was rescheduled to a morning meeting with the first race jumping just after 9am.
Team Fullerton, of Red Cliffs, just took the honours over Gurry for the day.
Gurry continued her winning ways of the week prior, producing a double, with Loco Tonto and Carob Bale saluting.
Loco Tonto was victorious in the CHS Group grade-five event over 410m, coming from near last to show his strength and finish a three-length winner in 23:38sec.
Carob Bale produced a front-running display in the Locks Construction grade-six event, leading all the way in the smart time of 23:24sec.
Team Fullerton produced a treble with Wise Words, Our Dreamer and Show The Magic.
Wise Words was first-up for the kennel and was ultra-impressive in
the maiden event, leading all the way from box eight to win by five lengths in 23:29sec.
Our Dreamer then saluted in the grade-five event over 410m with a last-stride victory against early tearaway leader Fantasy Lee, for Garry George, to win by a head in the time of 23:39sec.
Show The Magic was simply brilliant, running down early leader Flash Banner for Cliff Smith of Wonwondah, who was gallant in defeat.
Show The Magic spotted the leaders ground in the Warrack Motel gradefive event but put the foot down, going on to win by the best part of three lengths in a flying 23:01sec.
The sublime Silver Brute for Gary Peach, Cape Clear, continued his love affair with the Horsham circuit, going within half a length of the 410m track record, winning the Free for All event in a flying 22:67sec.
It was his seventh start at the track for five wins and two seconds and his 29th victory from 48 starts and $173,000 in prize money.
Extra meet
Friday had the club running an extra meeting for the week. Gurry produced her fourth win for the two-week block when Amigo Rapido, who positioned second early, ran down kennel mate Fast Lane Fever, winning by half a length in 23:22sec. Fast Lane Fever was a close second. Lektra Sammy, for Doug and Paul Hammerstein of Ararat, produced a dazzling front-running display in the On-site Engineering grade-five event over 410m winning by close to four lengths in 23:21sec.