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Keep up to date with what’s happening in the North Queensland racing scene, as well as major events happening at Cluden Park.
Bolter Spearheads First Double for Lachie
16th December 2024
Young Mackay trainer Lachie Manzelmann was pinching himself after landing a major upset with bolter King Jester and his first winning double at Cluden Park on Friday. Almost two years to the day...
Smart Sprinter Up Against Weight Dilemma
11th December 2024
Trainer Trevor Rowe is confident his gun sprinter Smart Image can produce another heroic effort with a huge weight at Cluden Park on Friday. But Rowe says a win with the huge impost of 66.5kg in the L...
Tough Mare Makes her Mark with Winning Run
10th December 2024
Townsville trainer Michael Geaney thinks From This Moment is a “diamond in the rough” after the mare scored another stunning win at Cluden Park on Thursday. Geaney won the 2018 Townsville ...
Trainer Keeps the Faith in Stable Favourite
4th December 2024
Cairns trainer Stephen Massingham will be tuning in somewhere in Italy to watch his tough old campaigner Battle Cry trying to land yet another win at Cluden Park on Thursday. Nine-year-old Battle Cry,...
Big Day for Grubby with Cluden Double
29th November 2024
The ever redoubtable Nathan “Grubby” Day has done his best to cover every inch of the State in his quest to ride winners. For most of the past decade the veteran jockey has spent more time...
Tambos Chase Family Double At Cluden
27th November 2024
Talented siblings Miss Tambo and Tambo’s Justice make a pretty good brother-sister act. The two Tambos will chase a rare same day double when they line-up as hot fancies for new trainer Georgie ...
Hughes Has a Winning Way with Wandjinas
18th November 2024
Hughes has a winning way with Wandjinas Popular Wulguru trainer Graham Hughes has well and truly been won over by the progeny of understated stallion Wandjina. Hughes continued his great run of succes...
Tricky Medal No Amateur When It Comes To Cups
15th November 2024
Tricky Medal No Amateur When it Comes to Cups Townsville trainer Stephen Bush wishes he had a stable full of horses as tough as his ever consistent galloper Medal. The much-travelled gelding has won t...
Sheargold Hits Purple Patch Form
13th November 2024
Jockey Scott Sheargold relished an opportunity to ride for the city’s leading stable with a gun ride to win on smart mare Miss Tambo at Cluden Park last Tuesday. Sheargold and Miss Tambo burst t...
Megan Chases Return Win on Cup Day Program
4th November 2024
Megan chases return win on Cup Day card Young Townsville hobby trainer Megan Purvis knows only too well that it takes bucket loads of hard work and patience to land winners in the racing game. Purvis,...
Gold Classic Gets it Inch Perfect to Take Pallarenda Stakes
28th October 2024
Racing and real estate pumps through the veins of Townsville racing diehards Graham and Shelly Lynham. The well-known Townsville realtors, have bred and raced numerous horses over the years but may we...
Tough Little Guy Chases Home Town Pallarenda Win For Holt Stable
25th October 2024
Tough little guy chases home town Pallarenda win Trainer Georgie Holt is hoping what diminutive colt Satisfied Mugs lacks in size he’ll make up with his raw competitive streak in the time-honour...
Turbeau Bucks the Trend with Big Finishing Win
14th October 2024
Turbeau Bucks the Trend with Big Finishing Win Cairns trainer Stephen Massingham is likely to delay a spell for tricky gelding Turbeau after his rodeo like win at Cluden Park on Sunday. Massingham tho...
Hatch Keen on Moktaffy Making the Grade
11th October 2024
Hatch Keen on Moktaffy Making the Grade Leading trainer Lindsay Hatch is confident city cast-off Moktaffy can take another step towards next month’s NQ Amateurs with a win at Cluden Park tomorro...
Holt Stable Building Numbers for Another Premiership Tilt
5th October 2024
Holt stable building numbers for another premiership tilt With a shift south now on the backburner, leading trainer Georgie Holt is fully focused on claiming a third straight Cluden Park premiership w...
Pride Bright as a Button for Cleveland Bay
2nd August 2024
Bowen trainer Tom Button believes there is a strong sense of timing with lightweight chance Northern Pride going into the prestigious Ladbrokes Cleveland Bay Hcp on Saturday. The Better Than Ready fou...
Cups King Calls Time on Legendary Career
1st August 2024
Training legend Errol Sewell, the man behind the great Party King and his three straight Townsville Cup wins, has called it a day. Sewell, 85, this week handed over the stable reigns to his grandson R...
Spy a Cup Contender in Making After Belle Win
29th July 2024
Rockhampton trainer Graeme Green predicted a Cups future for classy mare Top Spy after her dominant win in the $50,000 Aquis Belle of the Burdekin (1400m) at Cluden Park on Sunday. Top Spy made light ...
Lacey Cracks Season Century with Guineas Day Treble
29th July 2024
Nothing was going to stop the indomitable Lacey Morrison from breaking through the 100 win barrier for the season at Cluden Park on Sunday. The 40 year-old mum was at her consummate best with a second...
Kenning Duo Primed for Guineas Day Test
26th July 2024
Wulguru trainer Bill Kenning is confident his stable’s “brothers in arms” Beau Rain and Roweiner’s Dance are peaking for a crack at a feature race double on Magic Million...
Button Wins Wild Card for Cleveland Bay with Promising Pride
22nd July 2024
Just days ago, Bowen trainer Tom Button was staring down the prospect of not having a big race contender over the Ladbrokes Winter Racing Carnival at Cluden Park. That all changed on Saturday when his...
Young Josh on a Cup Mission with Two Contenders
22nd July 2024
Rookie Mackay trainer Joshua Manzelmann has never had a runner in the $150,000 Ladbrokes Townsville Cup. Now he will have two. Manzelmann’s tough stayer Fortified continued his resurgent form to...
Hatch Timing His Run to the Cup with Sayl
19th July 2024
Astute trainer Lindsay Hatch will be looking for a flash of old form from Cups warrior Sayl as he caps off one last Townsville Cup campaign on Explore Property Munro & Co Ladies Day at Cluden Park...
$10 Million Boost for Cluden Park Training Facilities
15th July 2024
The ongoing transformation of Townsville Turf Club is set to continue with 92 on-course stables approved for construction at Cluden Park as part of an exciting new $10 million project. The project is ...
Get Race Day Ready | Brooke
12th July 2024
Whether you’re entering Fashions on the Field or coming along to enjoy the day’s festivities, we asked the Cluden Park Fashions Committee to share their race day fashion and beauty in...
Get Race Day Ready | Amy & Jackie
11th July 2024
Whether you’re entering Fashions on the Field or coming along to enjoy the day’s festivities, we asked the Cluden Park Fashions Committee to share their race day fashion and beauty in...
Get Race Day Ready | Declan
11th July 2024
Whether you’re entering Fashions on the Field or coming along to enjoy the day’s festivities, we asked the Cluden Park Fashions Committee to share their race day fashion and beauty in...
Get Race Day Ready | Sue
10th July 2024
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Get Race Day Ready | Alicia
10th July 2024
Whether you’re entering Fashions on the Field or coming along to enjoy the day’s festivities, we asked the Cluden Park Fashions Committee to share their race day fashion and beauty in...
Surprise Cup Start Awaits Whit
8th July 2024
Young trainer Joshua Manzelmann is still pinching himself after sprinter-turned-miler Such A Whit locked in an unlikely Ladbrokes Townsville Cup start with an upset win at Cluden Park on Sunday. Such ...
Towers Trainer Targets Dollar with Untapped Witness
5th July 2024
Charters Towers trainer Rob Kirkwood is keen to see unheralded three-year-old Reliable Witness finally unleash his potential as carnival racing heats up at Cluden Park on Sunday. Kirkwood’s pati...
Chilli Steps Up As Carnival Contender
4th July 2024
Flying mare Chilli Jam emerged as a genuine winter carnival contender after scoring a stunning win at Cluden Park on Tuesday but not before a pre-race scare. Chilli Jam tried to bolt in the bird cage ...
Jokic Banks on Jockey Change for Acrobatic
28th June 2024
Wulguru jockey-trainer Chelsea Jokic is hoping a rider switch will continue to spark a form revival for Brisbane cast-off Acrobatic at Cluden Park on Tuesday. Jokic is again happy to hand the reins ov...
Legend and Lacey Claim NQ Cup
25th June 2024
Late bloomer Speed Legend showed his liking for the Cluden Park track with a strong win in the Ladbrokes NQ Cup (1609m), but the Townsville Cup is unlikely to be on his target list. Speed Legend, ridd...
Sayl Back to Chase Swan Song Cup Win
21st June 2024
Grand old Cups warrior Sayl will launch his final northern carnivals campaign when he tackles the Ladbrokes NQ Cup (1609m) at Cluden Park on Sunday. The rising nine-year-old, whose career began in Fra...
Weighty Headache Ahead for Rowe After Image Roars Home
14th June 2024
Cairns trainer Trevor Rowe will have to chart a careful path to the Cleveland Bay Hcp with Smart Image after his stunning win with a huge impost at Cluden Park yesterday. The powerful sprinter defied ...
Yes, Ricky's Back and with a Carnival Dream
12th June 2024
Astute Atherton trainer Ricky Ludwig has come out of retirement with big race plans for a surprise new stable runner, Cluden Park specialist Yes Dream. Ludwig ended five-months on the sidelines for th...
Randy Upstages All Comers in Big Win for Holts
10th June 2024
The late addition of blinkers proved a masterstroke in Townsville trainer Georgie Holt’s stunning home town win with Dance For Me Randy in Saturday’s Lawrence & Hanson 2YO Classic at C...
Prophet Spearheads Holts' Chase for Classic Win
7th June 2024
Not even a wide barrier draw can faze trainer Georgie Holt about the chances of crack filly Time To Prophet in the north’s richest two-year-old race at Cluden Park on Saturday. Holt will saddle ...
Winter Has Arrived! Let's Open the Ladbrokes Winter Racing Carnival
5th June 2024
Celebrations are set to unfold at Cluden Park as the Townsville Turf Club celebrates 150-years since its inception in 1874. Central to festivities is the 2024 $1 Million Ladbrokes Winter Racing Carniv...
Joy for Korchnoi as He Settles Into Northern Racing
27th May 2024
Life has taken a hard road for fallen Brazilian star Olympic Korchnoi, but he’s carving out a low-key career in the north that may yet take him to country Cups glory. The travel weary six-year-o...
Allez Paris Eyes Final Shot at Classic Qualification
24th May 2024
Nothing would give Cluden trainer Les Gordy a bigger kick than to have a shot at the north’s biggest two-year-old race with his home bred filly Allez Paris. But the promising daughter of Kobayas...
Hard Working Tyler On the Board with First Cluden Win
20th May 2024
The winning post seemed to take an eternity to come up for battling apprentice Tyler Leslight, but the result was never in doubt. Leslight, 24, made every post a winner to bring up his first Cluden vi...
Final Classic Test for Errant Honcho
16th May 2024
Bowen trainer Tom Button is banking on more gear changes and a return to Townsville’s Cluden Park to bring out the best in wayward two-year-old Head Honcho on Friday. The erratic sprinter will b...
Chillemi Strikes with Purpose and Speed
8th May 2024
Veteran trainer Roy Chillemi reminded everyone he’s still a force to be reckoned with after landing a winning double at Cluden Park on Tuesday. Chillemi combined with premier hoop Lacey Morrison...
Ex Kiwi Thriving with Winning Streak
7th May 2024
Leading trainer Georgie Holt is confident stable “firecracker” Mooloolaba can go bang at Cluden Park again on Tuesday and bring up his fourth straight win. The head strong gallop...
Cluden Park Fibre Training Track Complete
2nd May 2024
Cluden Park’s incredible facilities continue to be enhanced with the delivery of a new fibre sand track in Townsville. The $1.6 million upgrade, which was completed by Martin Collins Australia, ...
Vale Backs Up Namazu Magic with Cluden Double
1st May 2024
Rockhampton trainer Ricky Vale hasn’t had time to celebrate Namazu’s home town win in the $1 million Archer but a winning double at Cluden Park has made the wait a little sweeter. Vale had...
Glitter to Sparkle in Cluden Return
29th April 2024
Bowen trainer Tom Button will run Rockhampton Classic winner Silver Glitter at Cluden Park on Tuesday to keep open an option for a possible Brisbane trip. Button has reassessed plans with the exciting...
Northern Stint Gives Lachlan a Career Boost
24th April 2024
Visiting Victorian apprentice Lachlan Overall is well on the way to rebooting his career after a winning double at Cluden Park on Tuesday. The 23-year-old, who has ridden winners from Morphettville to...
Legend Stamps Himself a Major Battle Contender
24th April 2024
Mackay trainer John Manzelmann is growing in confidence that Tiger Legend can deliver him his first win in the Battle of the Bush final. Tiger Legend, a Group 3 winner early in his career in Brisbane,...
Roweiner's Kicks Off D Day Campaign
22nd April 2024
Crack three-year-old Roweiner’s Dance will start his countdown to Townsville’s richest sprint when he resumes at Cluden Park on Tuesday, but another city tilt is still in the works. Wulgur...
Winners Flow For In-Form Semmens
15th April 2024
Apprentice of the moment Gabrielle Semmens is in a hurry to ride winners. The Bowen based hoop showed just why she’s becoming the go to apprentice in the north with another winning double at Clu...
Chelsea Pumped Up for Northern Return
12th April 2024
Popular jockey Chelsea Jokic will step up her return to the northern riding ranks at Cluden Park tomorrow pain free and with a renewed determination. Jokic, who shifted from Townsville to the south-ea...
Winners Keep Rolling for Happy Holts
5th April 2024
Leading trainer George Holt is wondering just how long the winners will keep rolling after landing another winning treble at Cluden Park. Holt was on top again and opening up a big gap on her rivals i...
Honcho Kicks Off Run to the Classic
3rd April 2024
Bowen trainer Tom Button wants to see promising youngster Head Honcho capitalise on a massive drop in class at Cluden Park tomorrow on his way to bigger riches in the winter. Head Honcho is a three ti...
Cyclone Blows Mareeba Champ Back to the Track
21st March 2024
Early retirement isn’t for everyone, and that’s certainly the case for popular Mareeba champ, Paniagua. The one time cult galloper will add another chapter to his remarkable story when he ...
Morrison Has Magic Touch in Four Win Haul
18th March 2024
Premier hoop Lacey Morrison is inching closer to life after riding but in the meantime there’s no stopping her on the race track. Morrison produced a riding masterclass at Cluden on Friday, land...
Vale John Lyons, Life Member and Community Advocate
14th March 2024
Cluden Park will pay tribute to the life of the late John Lyons with a race named in his honour tomorrow – the Vale John Lyons Open Hcp (1000m). Mr Lyons was a life member of the Townsville Turf...
Chilli Running Hot in Quest of Hat-Trick
14th March 2024
Speedy mare Chilli Jam will be out to prove she’s a bit better than moderate Summer class when she chases a hat-trick of wins at Cluden Park tomorrow. The much-travelled mare will line-up a shor...
Timely Downpour a Blessing for Beth
6th March 2024
A mid-meeting downpour came just in time to help the promising Yellowstone Beth to a big first-up win at Cluden Park yesterday. The Lindsay Hatch trained filly relished the soft 7 track downgrade and ...
Peter Excited with Return of Stable Star
4th March 2024
Talented filly Craicaro could well prove to be the horse good enough to take Wulguru trainer Peter Cullen south for a crack at Brisbane racing. The promising filly will kick off her 2024 campaign at C...
Royes Relishes Full Time Training with Winning Double
28th February 2024
Townsville trainer Steven Royes is finally fulfilling a dream as a full time trainer. The former Mt Isa-based mine worker felt vindicated with his decision to go full time into training five weeks ago...
Frank's Back on Track for the Love of the Game
26th February 2024
Veteran jockey Frank Edwards is part of that old school breed in racing whose love for the game compels them to keep going. Edwards, at age 60, is on the comeback path from a horrific fall in Mareeba ...
Gun filly on path to Gold Coast Jewel
21st February 2024
QTIS riches at the Gold Coast beckon for classy Townsville filly Time To Prophet after she claimed the $25,000 2YO Jewel Qualifier at Cluden Park. Time To Prophet booked a berth in the $500,000 Jewel ...
Holt targets Jewel riches with top trio
19th February 2024
Premier trainer George Holt would love nothing better than to bring up her 100th Townsville winner in the year’s first big feature for two-year-olds at Cluden Park tomorrow....
Humble Scott Relishes Shock Result with Roughies
12th February 2024
No one was stunned more than battling trainer Scott Seymour when his horses landed a 1800 to 1 quinella at Cluden Park on the weekend. Seymour celebrated his biggest day at the races when Extra Free (...
That's It Out to Make a Mark for Chillemi
9th February 2024
Leading trainer Roy Chillemi is banking on promising youngster That’s It playing his part in a stable revival with two-year-olds this season. That’s It is a strong fancy to land Chillemi h...
Ginger Mick Lands a Sentimental Win for Hughes
2nd February 2024
It was only a maiden, but Ginger Mick’s win at Cluden Park yesterday was charged with emotion for his trainer Graham Hughes. The win in the Vale Stan McLellan Mdn Plate - a race named in honour ...
Demon On a Path to Carnival Riches
31st January 2024
Townsville trainer Les Gordy will use a low key benchmark race at Cluden Park tomorrow to kick off a cheeky bid aimed at the Cleveland Bay Handicap with progressive sprinter Demon Award. The Shamus Aw...
Bonny Mare Still Matas Two Decades On
22nd January 2024
Grand producer Mata Mia is continuing to leave her mark on Townsville racing almost 20 years after she was winning races at Cluden Park. Highly strung filly Wemyss became Mata Mia’s third foal t...
Rowe Duo Launch Big Team for Cluden Return
19th January 2024
Father and son training team Trevor and Peter Rowe are hoping to build on a memorable summer when they launch a major assault on the return to racing at Cluden Park tomorrow. Buoyed by their Brisbane ...
Felix Answers the Call on Flying Roweiner
4th December 2023
Veteran jockey Jeffrey Felix closed in on another career milestone after answering a last minute call-up to win on classy three-year-old Roweiner’s Dance at Cluden Park on Saturday. The popular ...
Hughes Keeps Faith in Star to Shine
1st December 2023
Wulguru trainer Graham Hughes hasn’t given up hope of snaring another win with nervy galloper Family Star. Hughes is banking on a rise in distance and the booking of top hoop Lacey Morrison to s...
Cluden Park Executives Hand Over the Reins
8th November 2023
Outgoing Cluden Park Committee Executives and General Manager leave no stone unturned as their impressive seven and five-year tenures come to a close. President of seven years, Malcolm Petrofski, will...
Bigger Things In Store for Brilliant Finishing Brave
9th October 2023
Former top hoop and respected horseman Ron Ryan is predicting a bright future for late maturing Brave Intent after the mare produced a whirlwind finish to win at Cluden on Friday. Ryan, deputising on ...
Taylor Shows He's Still Got the Winning Touch
9th October 2023
Any thoughts of retirement are well and truly off the radar for veteran jockey Jason Taylor after his hot form on northern tracks continued with a winning double at Cluden Park on Friday. Brisbane-bas...
Sprinter Rockets to the Top - No Bones About It
5th October 2023
Unlikely sprint king Bones will be out to continue his remarkable rise from struggling low grader to top bench performer at Cluden Park tomorrow. Bones completed an astonishing transformation for Town...
Big Hearted Boy Takes a Bow After Surprise Win
3rd October 2023
Wulguru trainer Tony Comerford will pack his bags for an overseas holiday a happy man after honest galloper Hell Of A Boy stormed to an upset win at Cluden Park on Friday 29 September. Hell Of A Boy (...
Teh Back Aboard Roweiner for Cluden Return
28th September 2023
Wulguru trainer Bill Kenning has returned to a proven winning formula for the return of record breaker Roweiner’s Dance at Cluden Park tomorrow. Kenning has booked Townville’s leading appr...
New Training Track Announced for Cluden Park and the Townsville Turf Club
5th September 2023
Training facilities in Townsville have received a significant boost following the announcement of a new fibre sand track to be built at Cluden Park. With works set to commence in October, the $1.5 mil...
Townsville Cup Heavy Haulage Assets Fashions on the Field Prizes
8th August 2023
The highly anticipated Ladbrokes Townsville Cup 'Heavy Haulage Assets Fashions on the Field ' competition presents an opportunity for fashion enthusiasts to showcase their sartorial elegance and ...
Rollercoaster Ride for Manzelmann in Sensational Savvy Win
8th August 2023
Leading Mackay trainer John Manzelmann experienced the full highs and lows of racing all within a couple of minutes after Townsville Cup fancy Savvy Legend stormed to victory at Cluden Park yesterday....
Cups Future Ahead for Guineas Queen City Mission
7th August 2023
This time next year Magic Millions Townsville Guineas queen City Mission could be back to tackle the Townsville Cup. Rockhampton trainer Jamie McConachy predicted the four-year-old mare would develop ...
Guineas Hope Puts Spring in Gordy's Step
4th August 2023
Wulguru trainer Les Gordy believes Sunday’s Townsville Guineas hope Monastery could be the new kid on the block to fill the big shoes of his former grand galloper Bullion Wolf. Gordy expects the...
Portnoy Charges into Cup Contention
31st July 2023
A last roll of the dice proved a winning gamble for Cluden Park’s new premier trainer Georgie Holt when Portnoy won a golden ticket into the Townsville Cup on Saturday. Just a class 2 horse goin...
Image Finds Form with Classy Ladies Day Win
31st July 2023
Classy Cairns sprinter Smart Image catapulted back into Cleveland Bay Hcp favour after a brilliant weight carrying win at Cluden Park on Saturday. Smart Image lumped 63kg to victory in the Ladbrokes O...
Dream Sprinter Tunes Up For Cleveland Bay Bid
28th July 2023
Atherton trainer Michael Lee will execute a carefully timed winter carnival assault when he unleashes winning machine Yes Dream on Explore Munro & Co Ladies Day at Cluden Park tomorrow. Lee has ke...
Surprise Rockets to Farewell Win for the Man Behind the Molongles
24th July 2023
Punters favourite Molongle Surprise scored a sad but fitting win at Cluden Park on Friday as his highly respected owner was laid to rest in the Burdekin. Molongle Surprise was backed off the map to st...
Force Faces Cups Trial in Magnetic Mile
20th July 2023
Big plans are afoot for in-form galloper Armour Force if he can rise to a distance and class test at Cluden Park. Cairns trainer Stephen Massingham has his sights on the cups with the Fastnet Rock gel...
Lacey Makes a Statement with Feature Winning Double
5th July 2023
Top hoop Lacey Morrison hit back in the Townsville jockeys’ premiership in the best possible way with a feature race double on a testing wet track at Cluden Park yesterday. In almost identical b...
Holt on Trail of Big Race Win to Cap Stand-Out Year
4th July 2023
With a first trainers’ premiership virtually in the bag, Townsville racing’s rising young star Georgie Holt is turning her focus to winter carnival spoils at Cluden Park today. Holt, who i...
Scott Scores with Long-Shot Double
28th June 2023
A long shot double at Cluden Park yesterday delivered Townsville Cup winning jockey Scott Sheargold a timely return to form and hopes of more success in the upcoming northern carnivals. The 36-year-ol...
Carnival Count Down for Carford
26th June 2023
Late bloomer Count Of Carford will chase a much needed ratings boost when he continues his count down towards the winter carnival at Cluden Park tomorrow. Townsville trainer Steven Royes says he has t...
Get Ready For The Races!
20th June 2023
Kristy Lee Guazzo, mother of three girls and co-owner of Coffee Presto likes to stick to flattering shades and simple accessories, for an effortless race-day look. ‘I’m o...
Le Vizir Delivers Gareth Winning Return
16th June 2023
Miner and trainer Gareth Smith celebrated a return to the Cluden winner’s stall yesterday with just his fifth runner after an eight year break. Smith, originally from Cloncurry, claimed victory ...
Molongle Continues Path to Ultimate Carnival Test
14th June 2023
Trainer Ben Williams is hoping the most patient of waiting games will pay off when his talented sprinter Molongle Surprise takes another step towards a possible Cleveland Bay Hcp start at Cluden Park ...
Comic Strikes in Classic with Winning Punchline
12th June 2023
Sunshine Coast trainer Garnett Taylor and owners Graham and Robin Cleary unearthed another young star after Bold Comic laughed all the way to the bank with a powerhouse win in the $100,000 Saturday&rs...
Roweiner Ready to Bounce Back in Classic
9th June 2023
Wulguru trainer Bill Kenning hasn’t wavered in his belief that classy youngster Roweiner’s Dance can claim him a second victory in the $100,000 Lawrence & Hanson QTIS 2YO Classic at Cl...