| year |
Australian sporting history on this day |
1890 |
The
first harness racing meeting under lights was held at the
Lillie Bridge Grounds in Sydney. |
1903 |
Bob
Turner defeated J Hegarty to become the Australian lightweight
boxing champion. |
1930 |
Women's
events were run for the first time at the National Track and
Field Championships. |
1945 |
Jockey W Walton rode 7 winners
on the card at Gayhndah in Queensland |
| 1986 |
Jockey Peter Mertens
rode 5 winners on the card at the Sale
racecourse |
| 2003 |
Jockey Simon Price
rode 5 winners on the card at the Murray
Bridge racecourse |
