year |
Australian sporting history on this day |
1902 |
The first meeting
of the New South Wales Trotting Club was held - the first
of its kind in Australia. |
1921 |
The Cairns Rugby
League team became the North Queensland premiers. |
1949 |
1953 Sydney
Cup winner Carioca
had his first start in a race when he finished 2nd of 11 in
the Juvenile Stakes at Randwick behind Bene Gene |
2003 |
Ian Geoghegan,
Australian racing driver died. He was born in 1940. |
2005 |
Jockey Darren Beadman rode 5 winners
at a meeting at the Randwick
racecourse |
2005 |
Jockey Vince Hall
rode 5 winners on the card at the Seymour
racecourse |
2005 |
Champion racehorse sire Rubiton
died. |