Wharton: Lifetime friendship leads to Tasmanian classic winner

06 August 2025 | Peter Wharton
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A friendship forged almost 50 years ago between Goulburn Valley identities Geoff and Lorraine Barnes and breeder-studmaster Ross Simpson paved the way for the breeding of Zoe Ella, the brave, fighting winner of the $30,000 Tasmanian Sweepstakes at Hobart last Saturday.

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