WAY BACK WEDNESDAY!
For this week’s Way Back Wednesday, we again, look back to the 1960’s! To a few highlights of FRISCO DERBY and the great trainer/driver, Neville J Tomlin.
We have found a few great images of FRISCO DERBY and Trainer/Driver, Neville (Bill) J Tomlin in our NHRC museum’s archives. Thank you for all your comments on our #wbw each week! Last week Lynda Terry made comment that perhaps we could feature her late father Bill Tomlin, with respects, in recognition of Mr Tomlin’s recent birthday. Thank you, Lynda.
Respectfully, we look way back to NSW… Horse: FRISCO DERBY, Trainer/Driver: Bill Tomlin, and Owner: Mr K Masterson’s. With just a few features from these local harness legends, radiant careers.
Our first image shows FRISCO DERBY (drawn barrier 8 ) winning the Newcastle Nobby’s Improver’s HCP 1 ¼ miles at Newcastle on August 26th, 1966. Trainer/Driver, Bill Tomlin. Time was 2 min 47 secs. You can see Mr Tomlin is the green and white silks throughout.
Second image shows (drawn barrier 6) FRISCO DERBY winning the Newcastle Stockton Local HCP 1 mile 120 yards at Newcastle on 21st January 1966. Trainer/Driver: Bill Tomlin. Time was 2 min 29 secs. With AVON KNIGHT running second place.
To our third image, FRISCO DERBY (drawn barrier 15) winning the Newcastle Civic Progressive HCP 11FUR 63YDS at Newcastle on September 9th, 1966. Trainer/Driver: Bill Tomlin, running a great finish with PETERS PURSE running a close second.
To our fourth and final image, this is FRISCO DERBY (drawn barrier 4) winning the Newcastle 3-year-old stakes 1-mile 3FUR – 63YDS at Newcastle on December 3rd, 1965. Trainer/Drier: Bill Tomlin. Time 3min 12 3/5 secs. PEGS LAWN ran second and WILVER DERBY running third.
What a great time in Harness Racing! Rather than a question this week... here is a Harness Racing Trivia Q! In what year did the first horse specifically bred for this type of racing compete? Extra: He was a standardbred... what was his name?
