Top Jocks to Lose Locks at Caulfield
- Wednesday, 28 August 2002 00:00
Damien Oliver may have been "streets
ahead" at the Scobie Breasley Medal count last week but he'll be involved in a
"close shave" prior to Saturday's Silvan Australia Memsie Stakes meeting at
Caulfield.Oliver, along with fellow jockeys Brett Prebble, Kerrin McEvoy and Peter Mertens, will have his head shaved as part of the "Bluey Day" promotion to raise funds for the Royal Children's Hospital in recognition of it's great work with kids suffering from cancer.
The four jockeys will take the chair at 11.30am on Saturday and applying the hair clippers will be fellow "nude nuts" Darren Gauci, Greg Childs, Stephen Baster and Wayne Hawkes who underwent similar treatment recently at Moonee Valley.
If you can't be at Caulfield, you can catch the action live on Sky Channel with Alf Matthews (naturally) calling the action.
Saturday's promotion is one of a number conducted by various sections of the Victorian Racing Industry in recent weeks with total money raised expected to top $30,000.
PIC - Quentin
Lang.
Media Release - Racing Victoria