Featured Image: Article from the Scone Advocate dated 20th December 2012

The occasion was the launch of the Polo Exhibition at the Scone Visitor Information Centre sponsored by Dr Judy White AM PhD of ‘Belltrees’. The ‘Royal’ epithet might apply to both Harley & Francesca? Harley is ‘local’ and Francesca ‘International’. Both are equally passionate.

Then Scone Polo Club President Mack Lee Warner can be seen in the background. Mack is great nephew of revered thoroughbred breeder F K ‘Darby’ Mackay.

Todman and Sellwood set the standard for other champions

By Max Presnell

April 7, 2006 — 10.00am

See: https://www.smh.com.au/sport/racing/todman-and-sellwood-set-the-standard-for-other-champions-20060407-gdnbj0.html

Featured Image: ‘Todman’ and Neville Sellwood

See also: https://sconevetdynasty.com.au/slipper-champions-well-ahead-of-current-crop/

Authors Note: At the time of posting, this is most apposite. How grateful we should all be that racing literary legends like Max Presnell actually existed; and recorded for posterity gems of the turf such as this encomium to a great champion.

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Slipper Champions well ahead of Current Crop

Acknowledge:

Verry Elleegant-Addeybb clash appeals but Slipper champions well ahead of current crop

By Max Presnell

March 19, 2021 — 1.32pm

Golden Slipper 2021: Verry Elleegant and Addeybb Ranvet clash appeals but past champions still Four Moves Ahead of current juveniles (smh.com.au)

Featured Image: The last champion? 1978 Golden Slipper winner ‘Manikato’

Authors Note: I agree wholeheartedly with Max! In the helter skelter cavalry charge for speedy quantity have we not forfeited quality? At the time of posting this the Golden Slipper Race Day has been postponed one week due to heavy recent rain and the state of the track at Rosehill.

See also: Todman and Sellwood set the standard for other champions (smh.com.au)

See also: https://sconevetdynasty.com.au/sire-premiership-tables-2014-2015-to-2019-2020-as-at-13-04-2020/

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