50 Years Ago Today…

Filed in Recent News by November 1, 2016

BETTY Shepherd, the first female race horse trainer, took her beloved horse Trevors to the Melbourne Cup in 1966.

He was a horse which generated a loyal local following with Betty describing their paddock in Scone as being like Pitt Street when Trevors was home and Betty was occasionally seen riding him down the main street.

Trevors won three trebles in a row during 1965 and 1966.

The first was two at Rosehill and one at Canterbury; the second was two at Randwick and one at Canterbury and in the final treble in 1966 two at Randwick and one at Rosehill.

Trevors went on to run in the Caulfield Cup where he had a photo finish for third, but was pipped at the post.

He placed mid-field in the Melbourne Cup, but still holds a special place in local history.

Read Betty’s story: Sconeite Snippet: Betty Shepherd.

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