Our winner for November is long time member and stalwart of West Coast racing Gerald Schlink. Gerald was nominated by his sister Jenny Brunskill for a number of performances by his horses during November. Jenny told us that their family have been breeding horses on Eyre Peninsula for 4 generations and Gerald has been involved in racing there and in the city for many years. Probably his best horse over the time has been Chickaloo (Sri Pekan – Potent by Bletchingly) a horse he bred, which went on to win the Listed City of Tokyo handicap in course record time. Chickaloo’s course record for 1600 metres, established in 2005 still stands. Interestingly Chickaloo’s dam Potent is the grand dam of one of his recent winners Highest Note (Spinning World  – Thealto by Alannan) which won for Gerald on 28 November over 1000m at Port Lincoln, she subsequently won again on December 12 and was second at her next start on December 21. Incidentally Highest Note’s half sister Dutton Bay (by Reann) ran second at her first start as a two year old on December 31. Gerald leases Dutton Bay to her current race owners. Gerald’s second winner on 28 November was Glenross which is named after his grandfather’s horse stud. Glenross (Strategic – Song of Songs by Danehill) won his first race at Port Lincoln over 1390 metres and followed up with a win two starts later over 1200 again at Port Lincoln on New Year’s Eve. Glenross possesses a regal damline as her second dam Songline produced that amazing New Zealand champion Sunline who recorded 28 stakewins including 13 Group Ones in a stellar career. Daryl Carrison who trained Chickaloo, trains Glenross and Highest Note for Gerald as well as Dutton Bay and has had a long and successful association with Gerald during his breeding and racing career. Another horse bred by Gerald but raced in other interests Kalinga Lock (Alannan – Kalinga by Bluebird) trained by Byron Cozamanis, also won on November 28 at Port Lincoln As Glenross, Highest Note and Dutton Bay are all lightly raced more wins could be expected for Gerald in the future and we wish him continued success in racing.