Pat Ritter. Books
Posted: Thu Jan 12, 2012 8:45 pm
A couple of years before I retired from the police, my wife Olga wanted to join the ranks of Queensland Harness Racing. We purchased a racing complex at Redcliffe where she would learn from the heart of the industry.
She had much success in the industry. Often we raced our horses at Albion Park in Brisbane on a Saturday night.
One Saturday night I was standing with one of our horses in the birdcage (that's an area where the horses are prepared before they race), when an idea flashed into my mind. The idea was to write a book about a celebrity in the industry.
I don't know if many readers have heard of 'Hollywood' John McMullen for during the 60's; 70's and 80's he was the King of Harness Racing in Queensland. John was seated near the birdcage watching the racing. Personally I didn't know John but on instinct walked over and introduced myself.
We spoke about the industry and I mentioned it would be a delight to write and publish his life story. He declined.
Two years later I received a telephone call from John wanting to know if I was still interested in writing his story. I agreed.
Wait until tomorrow and I'll share with you this extraordinary story of a legend in Queensland Harness Racing.
She had much success in the industry. Often we raced our horses at Albion Park in Brisbane on a Saturday night.
One Saturday night I was standing with one of our horses in the birdcage (that's an area where the horses are prepared before they race), when an idea flashed into my mind. The idea was to write a book about a celebrity in the industry.
I don't know if many readers have heard of 'Hollywood' John McMullen for during the 60's; 70's and 80's he was the King of Harness Racing in Queensland. John was seated near the birdcage watching the racing. Personally I didn't know John but on instinct walked over and introduced myself.
We spoke about the industry and I mentioned it would be a delight to write and publish his life story. He declined.
Two years later I received a telephone call from John wanting to know if I was still interested in writing his story. I agreed.
Wait until tomorrow and I'll share with you this extraordinary story of a legend in Queensland Harness Racing.