Three retire tonight
Pat O’Reilly, sen., Jim Ferguson and Owen Quinlan have all reached the mandatory retiring age of 65 this season and will have their final driving engagements at the New Brighton Trotting Club’s meeting at Addington Raceway this evening. As a farewell gesture, in O’Reilly’s case, the club have arranged for his four sons, Pat junior, Kerry, Leo and Gerard, to participate along with Pat in the Kevin Blair Contractors Handicap for three-year-olds. Pat O’Reilly, sen., will
drive the backmarker, Golden Rolex, which he trains, Pat junior will drive his stable runner, Free Lancer, Leo is engaged for Pop Star, and Kerry and Gerard have been bracketed to drive either Dynamic < Beat or Tabu Tryax. Additional drivers for the meeting are.— G. O’Reilly: Tabu Tryax, Jolani. -3 M. Fuller Givanna. M. Woods: Sidi Arnulf. j" J. P. Smolenski: Thornlea. ~ S. Thomas: Watbro Kilt. n D. Anderson: Sylvan Globe. -v
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