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Bill Crabb started as the track photographer at Gloucester Park in 1985 and remained in that role for some 30 years before health issues forced his premature retirement from the job he loved and excelled in. Bill was working his way through Europe and Asia in 1973 as a brickie’s labourer and surveyor’s assistant, when […]
At a gala function held at Perth’s Crown Towers Hotel on March 22, to celebrate the winners of the WA Horse of the Year honours for 2024, there was also the formal induction of three new members of the harness racing side of the WA Racing Industry Hall of Fame. The three new inductees, one […]
Harness racing yearlings that are the result of a mating with an Australian or New Zealand bred stallion, physically standing in Victoria, with the resultant foal being born in Victoria qualify for a $12,000 Bonus for the horse’s first win as a 2yo, 3yo or 4yo. Llowalong Farms are great supporters of colonial bred stallions […]
Tall Dark Stranger is a son of Bettors Delight and there are expectations that the former harness racing USTA 2yo Colt Pacer of the Year will become his sire’s most successful siring son. His first American yearlings were offered in the back half of 2023 and he had 23 yearlings reach the magical $100,000 mark […]
Blanche and Dean Poole both come from a farming background and, typically for people involved with Standardbreds, have a deep and abiding love of harness racing horses. With a CV that includes working at various times for a number of leading nurseries including Alabar Farms, Karamea Farm and Concorde Park, Blanche and Dean purchased their […]
It may have started as a veterinary clinic, BUT now have a look at this draft of harness racing yearlings. Dr Kath McIntosh began work as a veterinarian in 2009 under the banner of Northern Rivers Veterinary Clinic and in 2017, after the growth of the clinic, the stud component of the business was birthed […]
Denis and Jo Howe from Mataranka Park Standardbreds take particular pride in producing quality harness racing stock for yearling sales and will offer seven lots at the 2024 Nutrien Sydney Sale on March 10th. There is an important point about the Mataranka draft in that a number of the mares with yearlings in the sale […]
January 26th sees the first Tasmanian Yearling Sale run by Nutrien Equine Standardbred and a total of 23 Lots will be offered for Sale. All 23 yearlings are eligible for the Nutrien Sales Classic and the auction will form part of the race-meeting at Carrick Park. The sale will get under way at 7:00pm and […]
Breeders Brian and Marilyn Gourley have been breeding from the Sokys Atom mare Sokys Number and the mares daughters for close to 25 years and this Saturday night (Mar. 25) they have a rare opportunity to breed two Group One 2yo winners at the same harness racing meeting. Sokys Number is a former Australian Broodmare […]
