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Photo Finish of Thelma Alto winning at Geelong
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Thelma Alto won the Novice Handicap at Geelong on the 18 October 1923.
One large black and white mounted photograph.
Top line: Geelong / 18/10/23
Second line: Novice Handicap
Third line: Won by Thelma Alto
Stephen Spark compiled horses performance records starting in 1983 on his typewriter.
List of Australian and New Zealand Pacers and Trotters pre 1990 in Alphabetical Order to assist in searching them individually within the digital items featured on-line under Documents.
Typed document in black.
harness racing, australasian harness racing, horse career, performance records, bendigo harness racing club, bhrc, harness horse list, list of great australian and new zealand harness horses
Stephen Spark compiled horses performance records starting in 1983 on his typewriter.
Beau Don raced from 1952 (3yo) through to 1961 (12yo). Career: 37 wins 12 seconds 7 thirds 111 starts. Inducted into Western Australia Hall of Fame
Typed document in black and red ink.
harness racing, australasian harness racing, horse career, performance records, bendigo harness racing club, bhrc, beau don, fw foy, bill foy, lf carter
Stephen Spark compiled horses performance records starting in 1983 on his typewriter.
Frosty Nelson raced from 1953 (3yo) through to 1961 (11yo). Career: 50 wins 20 seconds 12 thirds 121 starts. Inducted into Western Australia Hall of Fame
Typed document in black and red ink.
harness racing, australasian harness racing, horse career, performance records, bendigo harness racing club, bhrc, frosty nelson, f hough, l walton, r walton, ec waters, fred hough, len walton
Stephen Spark compiled horses performance records starting in 1983 on his typewriter.
Grand Voyage late Bonnie Voyage raced from 1916 (2yo) through to 1926 (12yo). Inducted into the Victorian Hall of Fame in 2010. Career: 46 wins 20 seconds 24 thirds 149 starts.
Typed document in black and red ink.
harness racing, australasian harness racing, horse career, performance records, bendigo harness racing club, bhrc, grand voyage, bonnie voyage, p glasheen, belmont stud farm, paddy glesheen, ph busst, harry busst, wj norman, je tanner
Stephen Spark compiled horses performance records starting in 1983 on his typewriter.
Glideaway raced from 1923 (4yo) through to 1935 (16yo). Career: 23 wins 21 seconds 10 thirds 150 starts.
Typed document in black and red ink.
harness racing, australasian harness racing, horse career, performance records, bendigo harness racing club, bhrc, glideaway, a petherick, wj tomkinson, j mcvey
Stephen Spark compiled horses performance records starting in 1983 on his typewriter.
Dan's Son raced from 1934 (4yo) through to 1942 (12yo). Career: 14 wins 9 seconds 6 thirds 110 starts.
Typed document in black and red ink.
harness racing, australasian harness racing, horse career, performance records, bendigo harness racing club, bhrc, dans son, ba coram, ben coram
Stephen Spark compiled horses performance records starting in 1983 on his typewriter.
Bandbox raced from 1943 (2yo) through to 1949 (8yo). Career: 27 wins 9 seconds 5 thirds 80 starts.
Typed document in black and red ink.
harness racing, australasian harness racing, horse career, performance records, bendigo harness racing club, bhrc, bandbox, k spencer, r stewart, l moriarty, r fryer
Stephen Spark compiled horses performance records starting in 1983 on his typewriter.
Adelaide Direct raced from 1911 (4yo) through to 1919 (12yo). Career: 12 wins 13 seconds 13 thirds 97 starts.
Typed document in black and red ink.
harness racing, australasian harness racing, horse career, performance records, bendigo harness racing club, bhrc, adelaide direct, manny edwards, sam lewis, james kennedy, frank ridley
Stephen Spark compiled horses performance records starting in 1983 on his typewriter.
Jenny raced from 1955 (3yo) through to 1962 (10yo). Had a Winning Streak of 7 wins. Career: 25 wins 11 seconds 8 thirds 78 starts.
Typed document in black and red ink.
harness racing, australasian harness racing, horse career, performance records, bendigo harness racing club, bhrc, jenny, n thompson, w townsend
Stephen Spark compiled horses performance records starting in 1983 on his typewriter.
Hammerhead raced from 1962 (3yo) through to 1969 (10yo). Had a Winning Streak of 9 wins. Career: 16 wins 6 seconds 4 thirds 34 starts.
Typed document in black and red ink.
harness racing, australasian harness racing, horse career, performance records, bendigo harness racing club, bhrc, hammerhead, cj caffyn, jc caffyn
Stephen Spark compiled horses performance records starting in 1983 on his typewriter.
Illawarra Wrack raced from 1952 (3yo) through to 1958 (9yo). Had a winning streak of 7 wins. Career: 43 wins 20 seconds 10 thirds 157 starts.
Typed document in black and red ink.
harness racing, australasian harness racing, horse career, performance records, bendigo harness racing club, bhrc, illawarra wrack, dj justice, dudley justice
Stephen Spark compiled horses performance records starting in 1983 on his typewriter.
Pay Load raced from 1954 (2yo) through to 1963 (11yo). Career: 20 wins 20 seconds 25 thirds 157 starts.
Typed document in black and red ink.
harness racing, australasian harness racing, horse career, performance records, bendigo harness racing club, bhrc, pay load, wa (phonse) hickey
Stephen Spark compiled horses performance records starting in 1983 on his typewriter.
Susie Royal raced from 1928 (6yo) through to 1940 (18yo). Career: 29 wins 36 seconds 22 thirds 209 starts.
Typed document in black and red ink.
harness racing, australasian harness racing, horse career, performance records, bendigo harness racing club, bhrc, susie royal, wc rothacker, bill rothacker
Stephen Spark compiled horses performance records starting in 1983 on his typewriter.
Tarcoola raced from 1960 (3yo) through to 1966 (9yo). Career: 35 wins 18 seconds 18 thirds 130 starts.
Typed document in black and red ink.
harness racing, australasian harness racing, horse career, performance records, bendigo harness racing club, bhrc, tarcoola, a phillis
Stephen Spark compiled horses performance records starting in 1983 on his typewriter.
Wise Guy raced from 1965 (3yo) through to 1968 then raced in US from 1968 until 1972 (10yo). Career: 53 wins 23 seconds 19 thirds 183 starts.
Typed document in black and red ink.
harness racing, australasian harness racing, horse career, performance records, bendigo harness racing club, bhrc, wise guy, a phillis
Stephen Spark compiled horses performance records starting in 1983 on his typewriter.
Tacloban raced from 1960 (2yo) through to 1966 then raced in US from 1966 until 1971 (13yo). Career: 76 wins 62 seconds 53 thirds 350 starts.
Typed document in black and red ink.
harness racing, australasian harness racing, horse career, performance records, bendigo harness racing club, bhrc, tacloban, v frost
Stephen Spark compiled horses performance records starting in 1983 on his typewriter.
Stormy Bruce raced from 1962 (2yo) through to 1966 then raced in US for 1 start in 1966 (6yo). Career: 27 wins 13 seconds 4 thirds 62 starts.
Typed document in black and red ink.
harness racing, australasian harness racing, horse career, performance records, bendigo harness racing club, bhrc, stormy bruce, b forrester
Stephen Spark compiled horses performance records starting in 1983 on his typewriter.
Smoke Chief raced from 1963 (2yo) through to 1967 then raced in US from 1967 until 1968 (7yo). Career: 29 wins 9 seconds 13 thirds 83 starts.
Typed document in black and red ink.
harness racing, australasian harness racing, horse career, performance records, bendigo harness racing club, bhrc, smoke chief, wa oshea
Stephen Spark compiled horses performance records starting in 1983 on his typewriter.
Sky High raced from 1956 (4yo) through to 1960 (8yo). Had winning streaks of 6 wins twice. Career: 28 wins 4 seconds 6 thirds 46 starts.
Typed document in black and red ink.
harness racing, australasian harness racing, horse career, performance records, bendigo harness racing club, bhrc, sky high, wj binskin, c allen, fe kersley
Stephen Spark compiled horses performance records starting in 1983 on his typewriter.
Scotirra raced from 1962 (3yo) through to 1968 (9yo). Career: 25 wins 15 seconds 9 thirds 87 starts.
Typed document in black and red ink.
harness racing, australasian harness racing, horse career, performance records, bendigo harness racing club, bhrc, scotirra, j leonard, r sherwood
Stephen Spark compiled horses performance records starting in 1983 on his typewriter.
Little Maori raced from 1962 (3yo) through to 1967 (8yo). Career: 24 wins 12 seconds 9 thirds 89 starts.
Typed document in black and red ink.
harness racing, australasian harness racing, horse career, performance records, bendigo harness racing club, bhrc, little maori, l moulds
Stephen Spark compiled horses performance records starting in 1983 on his typewriter.
High Power raced from 1965 (2yo) through to 1970 (7yo). Career: 34 wins 19 seconds 17 thirds 133 starts.
Typed document in black and red ink.
harness racing, australasian harness racing, horse career, performance records, bendigo harness racing club, bhrc, high power, n allen, k bond, lj bastin
Stephen Spark compiled horses performance records starting in 1983 on his typewriter.
Billabong Chief raced from 1962 (2yo) through to 1967 (7yo). Career: 23 wins 13 seconds 7 thirds 80 starts.
Typed document in black and red ink.
harness racing, australasian harness racing, horse career, performance records, bendigo harness racing club, bhrc, billabong chief, b stocks
Stephen Spark compiled horses performance records starting in 1983 on his typewriter.
Merchant raced from 1951 (2yo) through to 1958 (9yo). Had winning streaks of 8 and 6 wins. Career: 41 wins 7 seconds 8 thirds 77 starts.
Typed document in black and red ink.
harness racing, australasian harness racing, horse career, performance records, bendigo harness racing club, bhrc, merchant, wk webster, dick webster, r glasgow
Stephen Spark compiled horses performance records starting in 1983 on his typewriter.
Glenerrol raced from 1967 (2yo) through to 1969 (4yo). Had a winning streak of 17 wins. 1967 Australian Leading 2YO Stakes winner. Career: 19 wins 1 second 0 thirds 21 starts.
Typed document in black and red ink.
harness racing, australasian harness racing, horse career, performance records, bendigo harness racing club, bhrc, glenerrol, r harpley
Stephen Spark compiled horses performance records starting in 1983 on his typewriter.
Maestro's Melody raced from 1955 (2yo) through to 1965 (12yo). Career: 27 wins 18 seconds 13 thirds 139 starts.
Typed document in black and red ink.
harness racing, australasian harness racing, horse career, performance records, bendigo harness racing club, bhrc, maestros melody, f shinn, c plum
Stephen Spark compiled horses performance records starting in 1983 on his typewriter.
Rising Flood raced from 1959 (2yo) through to 1967 (10yo). Career: 36 wins 20 seconds 19 thirds 116 starts.
Typed document in black and red ink.
harness racing, australasian harness racing, horse career, performance records, bendigo harness racing club, bhrc, rising flood, bh clarke, sv rothacker
Stephen Spark compiled horses performance records starting in 1983 on his typewriter.
Bruce Hall raced from 1950 (3yo) through to 1956 (9yo). Career: 22 wins 13 seconds 12 thirds 83 starts.
Typed document in black and red ink.
harness racing, australasian harness racing, horse career, performance records, bendigo harness racing club, bhrc, bruce hall, hs mazoudier
Stephen Spark compiled horses performance records starting in 1983 on his typewriter.
Blazing Globe raced from 1962 (2yo) through to 1967 (7yo). Career: 28 wins 16 seconds 5 thirds 97 starts.
Typed document in black and red ink.
harness racing, australasian harness racing, horse career, performance records, bendigo harness racing club, bhrc, blazing globe, pj hall
Stephen Spark compiled horses performance records starting in 1983 on his typewriter.
Rachel McGregor raced from 1965 (3yo) through to 1967 (5yo). Had a Winning Streak of 11 wins. Career: 24 wins 3 seconds 5 thirds 39 starts.
Typed document in black and red ink.
harness racing, australasian harness racing, horse career, performance records, bendigo harness racing club, bhrc, rachel mcgregor, n mcmillan
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