Last month the Parkes Harness Racing Owners and Trainers Association (PHROT) held its annual trials draw and morning tea.
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The event took place on Sunday, July 30.
During the 2016/2017 season, 33 trainers and drivers from Parkes, Forbes, Peak Hill, Eugowra, and Grenfell won a voucher kindly donated by Parkes Farm Centre.
These winners went into a final draw for a set of racing hopples.
Terry Hush from Forbes was the lucky winner.
In other Parkes harness racing news…
The Parkes Harness Racing Club had a huge finish to its season this year.
On Sunday afternoon, the club hosted a massive 10-race program, which featured the running of the Garrards Rio Meteor Gig Series Final (race 7).
The series is run between the Parkes and Dubbo Harness Clubs, and is sponsored by Garrards Horse & Hound.
The winning trainer, Nathan Turnbull with Brocks Under Fire, received a Rio Meteor Racing Sulky.
Lorenzo Shannon, driven by M C Barnes and trained by P C Bullock, placed second in the final and Satellite Village, driven by J D Reynolds and trained by R F Reynolds, was third.
PHRC offered free entry to all its patrons and, following the day’s racing, awarded their leading trainers, drivers and horses for the season.
Sponsors for the day were Byrne Clothing, Langlands Hanlon, Parkes Mensland, Cunninghams IGA, Rubbers Saddlery, Rosewood Stud, Garrards Horse & Hound, Col Fletcher Ford and the Parkes Leagues Club.