Jungle Hunter first horse since 1958 to win big double

First published The Morning Bulletin Monday 23 June 1975 By Warren Nunn With a great win in the Rockhampton Cup (2000m) at the Callaghan Park races on Saturday, Jungle Hunter became the first horse since 1958 to take out the Rockhampton Newmarket-Cup double. He also...

Racetrack photo-finish operations

At the winning post ©Warren Nunn For several years from the early 1980s, I worked on a casual basis as a photo-finish operator on various racecourses in Central Queensland and South-East Queensland. Nowadays digital technology means there is a quick and efficient...

Racing pacers at Callaghan Park

Warren Nunn Back in the 1970s, I had a connection to harness racing (trots) as part of a syndicate that raced two pacers – Bunalbo and Raiology. Both were trained by a work colleague, John Wedmaier, who had a background in animal husbandry and was The Morning...

Frank Stewart and Central Queensland’s racing history

Callaghan Park and thoroughbreds Warren Nunn, September 1983 ROCKHAMPTON.- Not too many racegoers would know much about the deeds of the former galloper First Demon. But a photograph of the 1893 Rockhampton Handicap winner is a prize possession of the Central...