Cobar owned and trained horse, Knee Slapper, looked a bit fidgety going into the starting gate in the final race on the Cobar Picnic Races program on Saturday, the Allan Wells Memorial Cobar Picnic Cup over 1,700 metres. Knee Slapper however got the best start (pictured above at far left) and led the field for some time before he was eventually mowed down by Merdeka, who won by two lengths from Hammoon Sweetheart with Knee Slapper holding out for third place. The placing on Saturday elevated Knee Slapper up two spots on the NSW Picnic Racing Association Champion Series standings to No 11 with the top 12 horses eligible to compete in the 1,400m set weight race at Coonamble in October which offers $50,000 prize money.
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Excellent turn out for the CATS’ November triathlon
There was an excellent turnout of 15 athletes competing at the Cobar Athletics & Triathlon Squad’s (CATS) November triathlon on Sunday morning at the Cobar Memorial Swimming Pool. They competed in three events, the Try A Tri Course (which comprised of a 200m swim, a 5km ride and a 2km […]
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Trudy’s in training for next month’s Tour de OROC
Full-time business owner and part-time charity bike rider with a heart of gold, Trudy Griffiths will be taking part in the Tour de OROC charity ride next month. The Tour de OROC (Orana Region Outback Challenge) is a 1,400km bike ride over six days that raises funds for Dubbo’s Macquarie […]
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Cobar Weekly welcomes Melbourne intern journalist
You may have noticed a new face around town this week with The Cobar Weekly wel-coming an intern journalist (and part time tourist), Holly McGuinness, to gain some media experience. Having grown up at Nowra/Jervis Bay on the south coast, Holly is currently studying journal-ism at the Macleay College in […]