Ken Russell, an all-round champion, and other CQ racing identities

©Warren Nunn Ken Russell at Callaghan Park in 1980 when he rode Panard to win the Rockhampton Cup. His dad, Gordon, far right, trained the horse and Ken’s brother Bill is holding the horse. The man with hat in hand is Panard’s owner Noel Howard. The late...

Jungle Hunter gives rare double to Emerald

First published The Morning Bulletin Monday 16 June 1975 By Warren Nunn Jungle Hunter made it a rare double for horses owned and trained at Emerald with a runaway win in the $12,500 Newmarket Handicap (1300m) at Callaghan Park on Saturday. Last year’s winner,...

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...

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...