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QUEENSLAND young gun harness racing driver Angus Garrard is “shocked and excited” at being chosen to represent Australia in one of the world’s biggest international races in France late this year. Garrard, just 23 and already with over 1100 career wins, will follow young Victorian stars James Herbertson (2024) and Ryan Sanderson (2023), as Australia’s […]
From winless at the elite level to two Group 1 harness racing victories in the space of a few hours, it was a night for the history books at Albion Park on Saturday evening for leading reinsman Angus Garrard. The 23-year-old has risen sharply through the driving ranks in recent years and had been working […]
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 […]
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 […]
Victorians Gotfeelingsyouknow (Majestic Son) and Rockinwithattitude (Aldebaran Eagle) shared the harness racing spoils with a thrilling dead heat In the First Heat of the Trotter’s Inter Dominion at Albion Park on Saturday night. Although Susan Is Her Name was put in a short priced favourite despite not having raced since May 2025 when she beat […]
Leading Victorian reinsman holds sway after the first night’s racing at Albion Park in the Ultimate Drivers Championship on Friday evening. In an enthralling contest three drivers namely Herbertson, Gary Hall Jnr and defending champion Angus Garrard drove winning doubles. In the ten event program, Hall Jnr struck early with doubles in races one and […]
STILL buzzing after his win last year, Queensland young gun Angus Garrard thinks successfully defending his Ladbrokes Ultimate Driver Championship crown will be even harder. Garrard, 22, upstaged his older and more decorated rivals for a memorable win in last year’s inaugural 20-race series at Albion Park. With the backing of SENTrack, 1Equine and Garrards […]
Ultra consistent trotter Get Used To It (Used To Me) finally repaid his excellent form of late when he showed a clean pair of heels to lead all the way in the Group 3 Prydes Easifeed Trotting Feature at Albion Park on Saturday evening. In an evenly matched race, Get Used To It was sent […]
The world’s top harness racing drivers will again go toe-to-toe in 2026 with the return of the Ladbrokes Ultimate Driver Championship. The innovative slot racing series will return to Albion Park on Friday, February 20 and Saturday, February 21, following a hugely successful first iteration in 2025. This year’s event saw 10 of the world’s […]
Young Queensland harness racing gun Angus Garrard has won the inaugural running of the Ultimate Drivers Challenge staged over two nights at Albion Park with the final 10 races run last night. Taking a lead after the first night Garrard capitalised on his good start with some superb drives on the second evening. Garrard started […]
A promising three-year-old pacer nicknamed “Hutchy” for the late frontman of Aussie rock group INXS has claimed his biggest harness racing win in the opening features of the star-studded Queensland Constellations carnival at Brisbane’s Albion Park tonight (July 13). Former Kiwi In Excess (Bettors Delight) finished too strongly in the Burwood Stud South East Derby […]
Young Queensland harness racing sensation Angus Garrard is only too happy to go border-hopping and could become a more familiar face down south. The 20-year-old is based at Burpengary, 50 kms north of Brisbane and helps his father Daren prepare a team of 15 horses but he’s been booked to drive three horses at Menangle, […]
Top Kiwi junior Sarah O’Reilly has gone from first equal to second equal after the latest harness racing heats in the 1Equine Australasian Young Drivers’ Championships (AYDC) in Queensland. Her best result on night two of the championships at Redcliffe last night was a third in the sixth heat with Connies Spirit to have 45 […]
Talented young reinsman Angus Garrard took the driving honours with a winning harness racing double at Albion Park on Saturday night. Garrard showed plenty of patience on Rocknroll Times (Rock N Roll Heaven) ($17) easing out of the running line approaching the home turn before timing his run to a nicety holding on to score […]
Thirteen-year-old Queensland warhorse Lancelot Bromac (Art Major) will line-up for a record 500th race start tomorrow afternoon (Apr 4) at the Albion Park harness racing meeting in Brisbane. Over his 11-year racing journey, the veteran has recorded 33 wins and 133 placings for more than $375,000 in stakemoney—which equates to $750 in earnings per start. […]
They call him ‘The Kid’ but Queensland harness racing driver Angus Garrard showed he was more than just that at Redcliffe on Friday. It was Garrard’s 19th Birthday yesterday and he waited to celebrate in style a day later adding another Group success to his record winning the Chris Garrard’s Patrons Purse with Pet Rock […]
Catch up on the week’s Queensland harness racing action, thanks to Darren Clayton. THE GOOD Last Wednesday night at Redcliffe was a bittersweet moment for Warwick horseman Andrew Millard when claiming his maiden training victory. Around horses all his life, Millard only presented his first race starter back in November when Feeling The Power stepped […]
Catch up on the week’s harness racing action in our weekly review, thanks to Darren Clayton. THE GOOD The third running of the Springboard Series Final for two-year-old trotters has been claimed by the Rickie Alchin-trained and driven Flashy Seb. Victory gave Alchin his second success in the series following on from his 2021 win […]
