Vale Graeme Johannessen

12 February 2024
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One of Victoria’s quiet achievers, Elmore trainer Graeme Johannessen, passed on Tuesday February 6 at age 83.

Graeme was a master of his trade and had success with a number of horses, none better than champion trotter True Roman, a winner of 73 races including the 1988 Melbourne Inter Dominion and Australasian Trotters Championship.

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