To say the connections Zabellsareringing and Royal Pharoah have had to be patient after an enduring a spate of seconds would be stating the obvious.

The Canberra Racing Club celebrated a successful synthetic racing season with Acton Track Grand Final Day last Friday, September 1. The fifth meeting on the new Polytrack surface again proved fair, with winners coming from everywhere.

It’s the never-ending dream trainer Nick Olive has lived for more than a decade hoping to one day win the Gundagai Snake Gully Cup.