Kilmore Cup reflections: Popular Port's dramatic 1987 triumph

26 September 2024
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A massive crowd packed Kilmore Racecourse on Monday, October 26 of 1987 (not a public holiday) to witness the running of the Kilmore Pacing Cup.

The race was entrenched in tradition after its inception in 1964 when You Crovottie - trained and driven by the late W.R. (Bill Davies) – clocked a mile rate of 2-16 to win the 300-pound stake feature over 13 furlongs that was to become the greatest provincial trotting race in Australia.

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