Veteran Jindera harness racing tranier Lyn Hancock has given herself a chance to come away with a win on her home track on New Year’s Eve.
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After stints in Temora and Leeton, Hancock has been back in Jindera training for the last 30 years.
With close to 40 years experience in the industry, she is hoping to add another victory at Albury to her impressive list of wins.
“I’ve won races at the New Year’s meeting before,” Hancock said.
“But there’s not enough racing there anymore.
“I can remember when there was about 17 or so for the season and they were on just about every two weeks from November to March or April.
“Now they only get 10 meetings and they’re spread out over the 12 months.
“It means we have to travel a lot more.”
One of her four entries in action on Saturday night is Destiny Belle, who won her last start at Junee last week.
The three-year-old filly will start from the second row in race five, Lequipe Linden has barrier four in the first, Catch The Panda has drawn nine in race two, while Romantic Bliss should get a good run from barrier one in the fourth race.
Her son Leon will drive all four horses on Saturday, including Destiny Bell, which is owned by Albury councillor Henk van de Ven and his wife sue.
“My husband went to Bathurst and bought her there as a yearling,” Hancock said.
“We broke her in and she is a really nice filly who should do a good job down the track.
“She drew (barrier) 10 on New Year’s night which is a bit hard, but she won a race last week so she’s got form.
“Romantic Bliss drew well and has been going well.
“Hopefully she continues it, I don’t know if she can win, but she will be thereabouts.”
“Some nights you go there and think you haven’t got much of a chance and you turn out having a good night.”
Hancock currently has 10 horses in work, four of which are racing and two that are ready to trial.
“This meeting came a bit quick for me and the trials were cancelled, but the next trials I’ll probably give them a run and they won’t be far off racing,” she said.
Hancock enjoys the New Year’s Eve meeting, largely because of the atmosphere.
“I don’t think there would be a track that would get a much bigger crowd than we get at New Year’s,” she said.
“We just need nice weather to make things easier, it’s not very nice if it’s raining for us or the patrons.
Hancock still has her licence to drive horses at race meetings, but primarily leaves the main events to her son, while she prepares the horses and drives them at trial events.