January 23, 2025

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New mixed sale online now

The latest fortnightly gavelhouse.com Standardbred auction is online now featuring seven quality harness racing Lots including a yearling, two-year-old, racehorses and broodmares. Final bids will be taken, starting with Lot…

Harry Stamper to miss the Great Southern Star

Group 1 winning squaregaiter Harry Stamper (Majestic Son) will miss the Great Southern Star after undergoing surgery but will look to target the Inter Dominion later in the year. The…

Shark Week still unstoppable

Shark Week (Vertical Horizon) extended his win streak to nine with another Preferred-Handicap harness racing victory at Century Mile on Wednesday (Jan. 22). The gelding reprised his usual role, wiring…

Sweet bloodlines of immortal sire

Anyone who’s a fan of Artsplace bloodlines should check out Ascot Park Standardbreds Captain Crunch filly in the 2025 APG Ipswich Yearling Sale on February 9. Artsplace is the sire…

Sugars to team with old marvel in Hunter Cup

Top harness racing driver Greg Sugars will team with old marvel Max Delight (Bettor’s Delight) in Saturday week’s Group 1 Hunter Cup. Sugars is one of 18 drivers to partner…

Supa gets the draw in Golden Guitar Final

Feature harness racing in the state’s north continues on Friday evening at Tamworth with the $50,000 Multiquip Golden Guitar final. The name of the Tamworth Club’s signature race, which was…

Gallo Blue Chip dies at 28

U.S. Harness Racing Hall of Fame inductee Gallo Blue Chip passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 22 at the age of 28. Bred by Dan Gernatt Farms of Collins, New York,…

Incaseyoudidntknow closes to Open win

Incaseyoudidntknow (Always B Miki) surged late and won the Mares Open Handicap Pace at Bally’s Dover on Wednesday night. Incaseyoudidntknow, who had been off over a month, parked out the…

Prix d’Amerique Sale Session #1 Complete

The first session of the Arqana-Trot Prix d’Amerique Sale took place today at Deauville. There were 155 lots presented with 74 sold (47.7%) for 865,000€ an average of 11,689€. The…

‘Winning is always a thrill’

From his earliest days sitting behind a racehorse, Steve Reisenweaver displayed a bit of a competitive spirit. Reisenweaver followed his father, Roy, into harness racing and was jogging horses by…

Squaregaiting Queen all set for Great Southern Star fine-tune

Squaregaiting harness racing star Queen Elida (Love You) will use Saturday night’s Group 3 Woodlands Stud V L Dullard Trotters Cup as a dress rehearsal for next week’s Yabby Dam…

Late arrival will not faze Larry

TRAINER-DRIVER Grant Dixon isn’t fazed by racing Leap To Fame (Bettor’s Delight) at Melton just hours after he arrives in Melbourne. The champion pacer, who boasts 45 wins from 56…