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COUNTRY CUP
Twice as good in Coffs Harbour
THIS CARNIVAL HAS IT COVERED, TWICE - COFFS HARBOUR IS
A PICTURESQUE TOWN SURROUNDED BY SEA TO THE EAST AND
MOUNTAINS TO THE WEST
words & PICTURES: SHARON LENTON
Glen Colless
returns to scale
after winning the
Coffs Cup on
Pepperwood
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C
offs Harbour’s exciting racing
carnival (540km north of
Sydney) is held over two days
and draws racegoers from all
over New South Wales and beyond.
The first day of the carnival saw the
running of the Cabcharge Sportsman’s
Raceday and local trainer, Joe Janiak,
had a sensational day taking home a
winning double with Summer Evening
in the first and Polskie Prince in the fifth.
On the second day approximately
10,000 keen racegoers turned out
to celebrate Horse’s Birthday and to
witness history in the Carlton Mid Coffs
Harbour Gold Cup.
Pepperwood, a nine-year old-gelding
by Easy Rocking out of Rhianna Louise,
took home back-to-back Cups (2012
and 2013) after gaining a saloon inside
passage.
The achievement has never been
claimed in Coffs Harbour, tipping
Pepperwood’s prizemoney to over
$1million.
Glen Colless rode the horse to
perfection to defeat the heavily-backed
Single Spirit by two lengths, which had
finished hard down the outside of the
track.
In the lead-up to the carnival the town
hosted two new fashion events.
Hats & Bubbles was a sell-out to a
crowd of over 60 women including Sky
Racing’s glamour girl, Christy Johns.
Our event company (Sharon Lenton
Events) was proud to be associated
with the Pier Hotel (a newly renovated
hotel owned by dynamic duo couple
Kay and Warren Skinner).
The event showcased this year’s
appropriate winter millinery and was
accompanied perfectly with Jacqui’s
shoes and bags.
A week later Le Dain Designs, a
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Elyan Shotbolt –
winner of the best
millinery award
new Parisian store in Sawtell, proudly
showcased a day of styling to assist in
the fashion stakes. It all paid off as the
standard of the fashion in this year’s
competitions had certainly improved.
Dominating the Park Beach Plaza
Fashions on the Field were two sisters
who were dressed in vintage attire.
Tamzin Pike took out this year’s title
of best dressed classic woman while
her sister, Elyan Shotbolt, won the best
millinery award.
Husband and wife team Yvette and
Gordon Prewett dressed in beautiful
matching autumn gold tones, were
rightly awarded best dressed couple.
Even though it is a two-day carnival,
in this town you really wanted to stay
twice as long.
Vicky Hunter and
Megan Skinner
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