High profile racing media personality Caroline Searcy will help launch Armidale Stud's new stallion Alpine Eagle at a function at the Carrick property next month.
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Searcy, a breeding expert best known for her roles on TVN and Sky Channel, will be guest speaker at the stud's annual stallion parade.
After nine years at TVN as an on-course host, executive producer and presenter of thoroughbred programs, Searcy switched to Sky in 2015.
She hosts the station's popular breeding show Bred To Win.
The Armidale function is on Monday, June 12, from noon to 3pm with stallions Alpine Eagle, Needs Further and Tough Speed to be paraded at 12.30pm.
Guests will have the chance to win a free service to Alpine Eagle who will stand his first season at a fee of $7700.
Alpine Eagle was a high class racehorse who won the group 2 Autumn Classic at Caulfield in February 2015 and at his next start was a photo-finish second to Wandjina in the group 1 Australian Guineas at Flemington.
It was considered one of the strongest Australian Guineas of modern times, with Stratum Star (third) and Kermadec (fourth) both going on to group 1 success.
Tasmanian star Admiral ran fifth.
Alpine Eagle's trainer Tony McEvoy is on record as saying Alpine Eagle "is without doubt one of the best horses that I've ever trained."
FORMER Tasmanian reinsman Josh Duggan landed his 300th winner when he scored on Kyvalley Barney at Kilmore last week.
Duggan almost achieved the milestone with his previous drive at the meeting, Diamond Grace, but the filly was beaten by a half head.
Diamond Grace was the horse that 10 days earlier had given legendary Victorian driver Chris Alford his 6000th winner.
Josh Duggan is the son of Tasmanian Hall Of Fame reinsman Ricky Duggan.
HARNESS racing lost two long-time participants last week.
Barry Millwood, who died at Scottsdale aged 90, was a successful owner-trainer at a time when North East stables were dominating local racing.
Millwood’s best horse, Paleface Tiki, won 29 races including the 1978 Tasmanian Pacing Championship with Henry Pullen in the sulky and went to Sydney for the 1980 Inter-Dominion.
Paleface Tiki later stood at stud and produced seven winners from only 16 starters.
Geoff Lucas, who died in Victoria aged 76, spent eight years in Tasmania from 2006.
He was involved in the establishment of industry body BOTRA and was secretary for a long period.
Lucas won 11 races in Tasmania with a horse he bred, Aapennon, but his best pacer was 1993 Victorian Oaks winner Floreat.
