Nowra rallied to bring home their Olympic hero

Hayley Warden
Updated August 2 2016 - 5:10pm, first published 1:54pm
Olympic Dream: Regal Reign foaled in 1969, after a short racing career he began life as an equestrian horse with Ian McDonald before being sold to Merv Bennett.
Olympic Dream: Regal Reign foaled in 1969, after a short racing career he began life as an equestrian horse with Ian McDonald before being sold to Merv Bennett.

Regal Reign and Merv Bennett became one of Australia’s top level equestrian combinations. The duo represented Australia at the 1976 Montreal Olympics, 1980 Fontainebleau alternative Olympics, 1982 Luhmuhlen World Championships and 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. After Montreal, Regal Reign was to be sold in Canada. However, the Shoalhaven rallied and raised money to fly him home.

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Hayley Warden

Hayley Warden

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