[1] Kyle Cameron Kyle Cameron had his first win as a trainer when he was successful on Saturday with Volume Control who had not raced for seven months.
Cameron, a 26-year-old junior driver, became the third generation of his family to train a winner in harness racing.
Cameron took out a licence to train this season. He is training out of the Fernside stable of his father, Ian. His grandfather, George Cameron trained at New Brighton and won the 1976 New Zealand Oaks with Swift Princess, driven by Ian.
Kyle, who is employed in the morning by Woodend Beach trainers, Greg and Nina Hope, has six horses in work.
The 6yr-old trotting mare Volume Control came under the wing of Kyle two months ago after her former trainer Gerard Moody died.
Volume Control, who had been jogged up in a fresh preparation, was twice-placed when trained by Moody at Kaiapoi. She also raced for two other trainers.
Volume Control, who was having her 12th start, is raced by Eyreton breeder Alistair Roberts.
She is by Monarchy out of Damage Control, a sister to Superstaragogo, who won eight races as a trotter.
• Jack Gamble, the 74-year-old Smaills Beach owner-trainer, added Waihemo Caesar to his list of winners. He races the 6yr-old mare with Derek Wilson, of Dunedin and Ian Pitches, of Oamaru. Gamble has also won races with Copper Belt, Timely Star and Winfield Glow.
A former stock agent, he became familiar with horses when raised on the Taieri and took out a licence to train in 1980 when he moved to Dunedin.
• Six Victorian country harness racing tracks forced to close in 2005 will begin to resume racing from January 2012, AAP reports.
Victorian Racing Minister Denis Napthine announced that Ouyen, in the state's northwest, would be the first of the six tracks to be revived, with the club to host a Country Cups event on January 22.
This will be followed by the return of harness racing to Wangaratta on 11 March and Boort on 18 March.
The Wedderburn, St Arnaud and Gunbower Cups will return to their home tracks in late 2012, Napthine said.
The state government has committed $678,000 from the Victorian Racing Industry Fund to bring the tracks back up to racing standard.
Work will include upgrades of track surfaces, broadcast facilities, spectator facilities and fencing.
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