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Captains Mistress looks poised to capture the Victoria Cup as Melton takes centre stage with the Victoria Derby and Oaks finals. Here are our harness racing best bets for the weekend’s action. Barrier three will see Captains Mistress set to find the front and lead them a merry dance in the Group 1 Victoria Cup. […]
While the country’s best open class pacers line up in the SEN Victoria Cup at Melton on Saturday night, the most popular of them all will be racing at home in Brisbane. Leap To Fame (Bettors Delight – Lettucereason) has drawn barrier two in the seven-horse Somerset Farms Open Pace over 2138m at Albion Park, […]
Leap To Fame, Captains Mistress and the WA Oaks highlight the weekend’s harness racing action. Read on for our harness racing best bets for Friday and Saturday. Starting on Friday night, the best three-year-old fillies in Western Australia contest the Group 1 WA Oaks at Gloucester Park. Skinny Dippin and Miss Leopatra are the headline […]
A busy weekend of harness racing is highlighted by the Golden Slipper at Gloucester Park and Leap To Fame returning at Albion Park. Here are our harness racing best bets for Friday and Saturday. The Group 1 Golden Slipper for two-year-olds is the feature event at Gloucester Park on Friday night. $150,000 is up for […]
A big weekend of harness racing is upon us and four Vicbred Super Series Finals for the 4YO pacers and trotters will be the highlight. Melton hosts two Group 1 and two Group 2 Vicbred Super Series Finals on Saturday night. The Mimosa Homes Free For All also looks an intriguing race on the program […]
A relatively quiet weekend of harness racing compared to recent weeks, but there are still plenty of key races to focus on. Here are our harness racing best bets for Friday and Saturday. On Friday night, one-time boom horse Never Ending will try to win for the first time since 2024 when he contests the […]
The favourites in the first two QBRED Trotting Finals decimated their opposition with massive margins of victory, while the third may have demolished them if luck had been on his side. It started with the Grant Dixon-trained and driven Fredidrivsamercury (Muscle M Up) who settled at the tail of the field early before surging three-wide […]
Mullum Showgirl (Be Happy Mach) caused a huge upset in the Group 1 QBRED Triad Final for 2YO Fillies, upstaging $1.35 favourite Shine Like Me. Trained by Shane Fraser, the filly was given a peach of a drive from Angus Garrard who landed three back on the pegs early. When the speed was injected into […]
Stripes (Tiger Tara) showed her class with a commanding win in the Group 1 QBRED Triad Final for 3YO Fillies at Albion Park on Saturday night. Prepared by the powerhouse couple, Chantal Turpin and Pete McMullen, Stripes found the lead from stablemate Ruby Rhayne Bow in the first 400m and that was the end of […]
A trip north has proved fruitful for Riverina trainer-driver Jackson Painting as his colt Im El Arquero (Bling It On) captured the Group 1 QBRED Triad Final for 2YO Colts & Geldings at Albion Park on Saturday night. Beginning from the inside of the second row, Im El Arquero booted through to trail the leader […]
Pure Grunt (Vincent) lived up to his name with a powerhouse harness racing performance in the Group 1 QBRED Triad Final for 3YO Colts & Geldings at Albion Park on Saturday night. Trained by Donny Smith and driven by Angus Garrard, the colt showed his customary gate speed to lead throughout from barrier one and win by a short half-head from James […]
Both 4YO QBRED Triad Finals fell the way of prominent owners Kevin and Kay Seymour as they landed back-to-back winners. Talented gelding French Fries (Captaintreacherous) proved too tough in the first of eight Group races on the harness racing program, as he captured the Group 2 QBRED Triad Final for 4YO Entires & Geldings at Albion […]
Queensland will be the focus for this weekend’s harness racing best bets as it is Qbred Triad Final night. Four Group 1 races will be held at Albion Park on Saturday night, as the 2YO and 3YO pacers battle it out for $150,000 in prizemoney for each feature event. The 4YOs will compete at Group […]
Two rich Group 1 two-year-old races highlight this weekend’s harness racing across the country. This is a look at our harness racing best bets for Friday and Saturday. The fifth race at Gloucester Park will be for two-year-old fillies and it is the Trotsynd Diamond Classic Final. Seaside Serenade is the dominant favourite from barrier […]
A good weekend of harness racing awaits as we preview the best of the weekend’s pacing and trotting action. Here is our harness racing best bets for Friday and Saturday. Starting with Friday night, we see the return of Magnificent Storm at Gloucester Park. He is the short-priced favourite to win the FFA, but he […]
In the aftermath of a thrilling Inter Dominion Championship, there is still plenty of quality harness racing this weekend. Here are our Saturday harness racing best bets for July 25. Last week’s Inter Dominion pacing final lived up to the hype with Captains Mistress reigning supreme. Leap To Fame was brave in defeat and we […]
The Inter Dominion Championship Finals will be held at Albion Park on Saturday night. Here is our Albion Park preview, covering all 10 races on the card. A total of five Group 1 events will be staged on the final night of the Queensland Constellations. Leap To Fame clashes with Captains Mistress in the pacing […]
INTER Dominion plunge runner Dangerous will face one more precautionary vet check before being cleared to tackle tomorrow night’s $1 million Ladbrokes pacing final at Albion Park. QRIC chief steward Neil Finnigan said the remaining check was “just to be safe” after three vets, two from QRIC and an independent vet, cleared Dangerous on Thursday […]
The Inter Dominion Championship continues with the second round of heats at Albion Park on Saturday night. Here is our race-by-race preview for all 10 races. Defending champion Leap To Fame won his first-round heat and looks set to dominate the second round. Dangerous got the perfect draw to earn maximum points and qualify for […]
There is a massive slate of harness racing on Friday, including Queensland Derby and Oaks Qualifiers from Albion Park. Here are our Friday harness racing best bets for July 10. Cardigan Dan and Brooklyn Dan will try and showcase their Queensland Derby claims when they warm up in a qualifier, while in the Oaks qualifier, […]
Tom Bagrie is confident Dash Dosh can add to her already rewarding Queensland raid with another bold showing at Albion Park on Friday night. Bagrie and driver John Dunn were thrilled with the four-year-old mare’s slightly luckless second to dominant winner Jilliby Dreamlover in last Saturday night’s $150,000 Group 1 Great Square. They clash again […]
The Inter Dominion Championship begins at Albion Park on Saturday night. Here is our race-by-race preview for all 10 races. Two-time winner and defending champion Leap To Fame kicks off his Inter Dominion campaign in race six, the third heat for the pacers. For the trotters, x-factor Susan Is Her Name competes in race three […]
DON’T wait for Inter Dominion Grand Final night, the best race of the harness racing carnival could be tomorrow night (Saturday) at Albion Park. That’s the word from the voice of Queensland harness racing, Chris Barsby, as he prepares to call at his fifth Inter Dominion series and his third as the “chief” caller. The […]
Harness racing continues to heat up in Queensland as star Kiwi pacer Marketplace is the dominant favourite for the 2026 Wondais Mate. In addition to the FFA event where Marketplace is expected to dominate, a potential match race between Tokyo Rose and Steno in the Horse & Hounds Mares. The Queensland Sun will see the […]
