Saturday 25 May 2013
Morphettville

R3 No.2 Last Charge
R4 No.7 Last Pardee
R7 No.10 Enduro

Sunday 26 May 2013
Strathalbyn

R1 No.9 Transforming 

Meeting the Jolly family en masse it is easy to establish the glue that holds it all together.

With three generations of the tight-knit clan patiently assembled for a photograph, Family clearly comes first with the Jolly kin, but the noble beast gains a close second billing.

If the Jollys had a motto it would be something along the lines of: "Work hard and treat people and animals with equal kindness."

Patriarch Peter Jolly gained his love of horses at the age of five when first setting eyes on his own pony. His father was a butcher who prepared and drove the occasional harness horse as a hobby, but it was only when Peter teamed with Helen Cowper 50 years ago that the Jolly racing dynasty began to flourish.

Together they established Glenferrie Stud at Willunga on property formerly owned by Helen's father, Bob Cowper.

"I always wanted to be a trainer, but I could see there wasn't any money in it," Peter said.

"I started off milking cows for 15 years until we had enough money to get an agistment property.

"When my father-in-law split up his dairy farm he sold me a couple of 20 acre blocks and off we went."

The Jollys' three children, Susanne, David and Richard were all raised on the farm.

Breeding and selling yearlings was the mainstay of Glenferrie, but training and racing a few thoroughbreds was a pleasurable sideline for Jolly senior. Smart mare Forextra who won 12 races over the Morphettville 1200m, was his best and ignited his desire to train full-time.