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COLORFUL CAREER

Weekly Times (Melbourne, Vic.: 1869 - 1954), Saturday 13 November 1937, page 69

The amazing winning sequence of The Trump, culminating in the coveted Caulfield-Melbourne Cups double, is now history — even to racing folk in the most remote corners of the world. In the quiet period which invariably follows the hectic rush of Melbourne's big Spring carnival, it is fitting that one's thoughts should turn to the man responsible for the preparation of the season's champion. Like many other successful trainers, Stanley Reid commenced his turf career in the saddle, and modelled his methods along the lines adopted by his old master.

STAN REID'S colorful turf career goes back to the day when, having won a scholarship at the little school he attended in Carterton on the north island of New Zealand, he

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