Saturday September 5th 1998 saw the introduction of Sky Channel’s long awaited home service. We sought the reaction of many racing personalities on the day and as always Gai Waterhouse was happy to talk to us.
This week’s Friday Flashback shows a pacer called Pick On (Percy Hall) winning a qualifying division of the 1952 Inter Dominion Championship at Harold Park. Note the “snug” hopple length on a horse who stood close to 17 hands.
Looking back on a fifty year involvement with harness racing, I’ve never had a bigger thrill than this.
This shot was taken at a Bathurst charity gymkhana in the early 1970’s, and I got to drive one of my all time favourite harness horses in a stallion parade.
