The Bool

The Great 2022 Free Rail Travel Challenge: Part 2 – Warrnambool Grand Annual Steeplechase

RDL hit the tracks again en route to another of Victoria’s wonderful tracks of a different kind – Warrnambool Racecourse (The Bool).

On a red-letter day for jumps racing, a local hero breaks the record, writes RON REED.

Father Kevin Mogg’s funeral was held last week. We reprise this piece in which he played a leading role:

John Harms leaves home at sunrise for a pilgrimmage to the Bool. He meets quite a few fellow-travellers.

Join us at the North Fitzroy Arms for The Odd Friday Lunch, this time with Mark McNamara (Aug 17) author of The ‘Bool.

April 28, 2013 by crio 11 Comments

“Going to the ‘Bool?” That’s been the question most asked on Melbourne’s racecourses this week.