•  Log In
    • Registering for our digital subscription costs just £1.20 per week and gives you access to a wide range of site features and content. Sign up to our Digital Subscription now.
    The Hawick Paper


    1. Home
    2. Sport
    3. Jardine and Lynn brothers are aiming to make history

    Jardine and Lynn brothers are aiming to make history

    Friday, November 3rd, 2017 - Written by PHIL JOHNSON
    Iain Jardine’s Teri work rider Bruce Lynn gives Nakeeta a run out in a morning gallop at Werribee Racecourse in Australia ahead of Tuesday’s big race. PICTURE: JOHN GROSSICK

    Iain Jardine has high hopes for Nakeeta ahead of the Melbourne Cup on Tuesday, when the Hawick trainer hopes to make history in one of the world’s most prestigious flat races.

    Already the first Scottish trainer to be represented in the Flemington showpiece, he is also aiming to be the first from Britain to saddle a winner in the famous race.
    Nakeeta has been full of beans this week while in quarantine at the Werribee International Horse Centre, where Hawick brothers Bruce and Chris Lynn have been looking after him.

    Continue reading

    Sign up to our Digital Subscription for instant access. Just £1 per week.

    Already have an Account?
    Log in here.

    Already a member? Log in here

    SHARE THIS STORY:

    Become a Subscriber

    Registering for our digital subscription costs just £1 per week and gives you access to a wide range of site features and content.

    Sign up to our Digital Subscription now for instant access.

    Already have an Account? Log in here.

    Search

    We're Social


    © 2026 The Hawick Paper | Website by Ronald Yule