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Outstanding two year old filly Bumper Crop (On A Streak) extended her unbeaten record to four wins following a truly comprehensive harness racing win in the Second Heat of the APG VicBred Super Series Trotters fillies at Melton on Friday night. A false start did little to unsettle Bumper Crop and from the inside of […]
Andy Gath who is a member of one of the nation’s most famous harness racing families has been rewarded for his efforts by being inducted into the Victorian Hall of Fame following a ceremony at Melton on Saturday evening. He was inducted along with well known breeding identity John Coffey and the training combination of […]
Former star juvenile Soho Darknstormy (Lazarus) showed a welcome return to form leading all the way and holding off his rivals in the Hall Of Fame Mahar Family Pace at Melton on Saturday night. Drawn out in five, Soho Darknstormy showed sparkling early speed to take up the running. Zenario was caught outside the leader […]
Multiple premiership-winning driver Kate Gath is just happy to be back in the sulky after a “bad back” sidelined her for a couple of weeks. Gath, Melton’s leading driver in 2020, ’21 and ’23, returns with some key drives headed by her own enigmatic stable star Catch A Wave and exciting pick-up drive The Preacher […]
Lightly raced but highly promising trotter Alrighty (Skyvalley) continues to impress with a solid harness racing win in the Aldebaran Park Trot at Melton on Saturday evening. The four year old gelding was on the second line but avoided trouble when Farroukh galloped from barrier three when the field was dispatched. Driver Jordan Leedham sent […]
Andy Gath will have one eye on Albion Park and the other on Melton on Saturday night. Like every racing love, Gath can’t wait for the epic Ladbrokes Inter Dominion clash between Leap To Fame and Captains Mistress. Meanwhile, Gath’s own stable star Catch A Wave, who has chased home Leap To Fame so many […]
Top Melton harness racing trainer Andy Gath has entered rarified air as the best pacer he has trained Catch A Wave (Captaintreacherous) nears a racetrack return. Gath, 57, recently topped 3000 Australian career training wins. According to Harness Racing Australia records, Gath is just the sixth trainer to reach the incredible milestone. “I’m told Lance […]
Prominent reinswoman Kate Gath was spot on when she guided My Little Bo (Captain Crunch) to lead all the way to win the Nevele R Stud pace for mares at Melton on Saturday evening. The race was predicted to be a two clash between the capable mare Jilliby Illuminate and the lightly raced Soap And […]
Royally bred Alrighty (Skyvalley) scored probably his best win to date when he outstayed his rivals to take out the APG VicBred three year old Trotters Silver trot at Melton on Friday evening. Known for making a number of mistakes during his career Alrighty was nursed back to the rear of the field by Kate […]
Proven pacer Catch A Wave (Captaintreacherous) showed a welcome return to form when he snatched victory in the last stride harness racing win In the IRT Free For All at Melton on Saturday evening. Catch A Wave has had a lean run of late and his last win was in a Free For All at […]
He’s done some wonderfully unconventional things with horses over the years, headlined by that 2021 Great Southern Star win with Tornado Valley. The superstar hadn’t raced for four months because of injury and Gath himself didn’t decide to tackle the Great Southern Star until just a few days before. Tornado Valley turned up and won […]
Talented pacer Yambukian (Bettors Delight) upset his more fancied harness racing rivals when he outstayed his opponents to take out the IRT Free for All at Melton on Saturday night. In a race where the complexion changed a number of times Inter Dominion candidate Bulletproof Boy was able to work his way around to the […]
Outstanding Victorian pacer Catch A Wave (Captaintreacherous) staked his claim for a back to back Nullabor success with an effortless all the way harness racing win in the Garrards Horse and Hounds Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Although Catch A Wave was well supported local punters put their hope into their boom pacer […]
Rank outsider Kitzbuhel Delight (Bettors Delight) caused a boilover when he defeated far more fancied harness racing candidates in taking out In the Listed $200,000 Nutrien Equine Classic final for two year old colts and gelding at Melton on Friday night. Kitzbuhel Delight was lucky to make the Final as he finished a distant fifth […]
Consistent pacer Yambukian (Bettors Delight) continued his good form of late when he led all the way to take out the CNC Router Bits Free for All at Melton on Saturday night. Showing brilliant speed from barrier 6, Yambukian crossed to the front for driver Jordan Leedham ahead of stablemate Tango Tara whose driver Kate […]
Top line pacer Catch A Wave (Captain Treacherous) had to draw upon his superior class when he narrowly won the Hoyts Food Geelong Rocket on Friday night. Fresh from an unsuccessful tilt at the Miracle Mile Catch A Wave was expected to return to winning form but he faced a number of formidable opponents. CATCH […]
The capable mare I’m Ready Jet (Quaker Jet) showed that she will be a force to contend with when she scored a narrow harness racing win in the Benstuds Standardbreds Trotters Free For All at Melton last night. Resuming from a let up I’m Ready Jet was not readily fancied and the sentimental favourite was […]
Andy Gath is just thrilled to be part of another Miracle Mile with Catch A Wave (Captaintreacherous). Winning it, as he did in 2023, or even finishing top three in such a stellar harness racing field, would be a bonus. But, as he always does, Gath is plotting ways to upstage what he calls “one […]
Catch A Wave’s (Captain Treacherous) Miracle Mile prospects received a boost when as expected he outclassed his rivals in the Morsbearings Pace at Terang last night. Despite his star status, Catch A Wave’s trainer Andy Gath bypassed the higher quality Terang Cup in favour of the shorter event and harness racing patrons were treated to […]
Class prevailed when the French bred trotter Callmethebreeze (Trixton) made a triumphant harness racing return to the racetrack at Melton. First up since April and making his debut for the Andy Gath stable, Callmethebreeze settled mid field on the pegs in the small field before Kate Gath pulled out and led up the outside horses […]
A few weeks can be a long time in harness racing. Just ask Andy Gath. With Victorian Horse of the Year winners like Tornado Valley and Majestuoso in retirement and no trotting stars in his Long Forest barn, the master trainer had accepted it might be some time before he was back lifting one of […]
Master harness racing trainer Andy Gath admits he is still digesting the unexpected addition of three Group 1 winning trotters to his Long Forest stables. Yabby Dam Farms principal Pat Driscoll this week transferred the Italian bred Call Me The Breeze (Trixton) along with Im Ready Jet (Quaker Jet) and Revelstoke (Quaker Jet) to Gath […]
Catch A Wave (Captaintreacherous) is back home in Victoria after a stunning harness racing raid in the west, and connections are planning a return sooner than many would have expected. The superstar pacer won the Group 1 double – The Nullarbor slot race and Fremantle Cup – at Gloucester Park through April, and plans are […]
Harness racing trainer Andy Gath is thrilled with Miracle Mile winner Catch A Wave (Captaintreacherous) but knows how tomorrow night’s $100,000 Ballarat Cup run could dictate his chances. The five-year-old is first-up since winning the Breeders Crown 4YO final at Melton on November 18, which was his 19th harness racing win from just 30 starts. […]
