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Tough pacer Ata Rangi (Art Major) served notice of better things to come with a dogged harness racing performance to take out this years $20,000 Ararat Advocate Pacing Cup on Friday evening at the western Victorian track. The race was robbed of interest with some key scratchings which resulted in Meteor Moth being backed into […]
Handy pacer Pesci (Sunshine Beach) scored the most important win in his harness racing career with a sterling finish to take out the $20,000 Ararat Advocate Pacing Cup Final last night at the Ararat Paceway. Backed into favouritism Pesci from his second row draw was eased back to the rear by driver James Herbertson. Sometufflov […]
He’s always been a handy horse, but five-year-old trotter Mercenary (Majestic Son) claimed the biggest win of his harness racing career on Friday night (Mar 1) and his trainer Kelvin Barker is hoping the best might still be to come. Mercenary, a winner of nine races, looks to have a nice country cups season ahead […]
A dashing drive from Amy Day paved the way for her first cup success as a harness racing trainer when Dance Away (A Rocknroll Dance) proved too strong for his rivals in the Ararat Pacing Cup. Sent out a well-supported $1.80 favorite, Dance Away enjoyed the run of the race in the one out one […]
A pink winning post will serve as an unmistakable show of support as the Ararat Harness Racing Club once again gets behind the McGrath Foundation this Sunday (May 20). The club, largely through the drive of tireless worker Sharon Ralph, has been a major contributor to the harness racing industry’s Pacing for Pink campaign – […]
Tuning in to a radio advertisement by chance 15 years ago began Victorian harness racing couple Julie and Darren Brimacombe’s journey into the sport – and it’s a passion that’s only becoming stronger. “We were driving along one day and heard an ad for the harness racing school at Bendigo and it just clicked for […]
After a blowout victory in last year’s Renown Silverware Ararat Pacing Cup, Zadaka is back to defend the crown in the harness racing feature. Greg Norman’s gelding stunned punters 12 months ago with success at in excess of $50 and is one of 11 runners in this Sunday’s Group 3 $35,000 country feature. He is […]
The odds seemed to be stacked against the Ararat harness racing club’s centenary celebrations – but at last today, the milestone will be formally acknowledged. Twice the club has scheduled its centenary meeting, once in 2020 and once earlier this year, only for the plans to be abandoned due to COVID-19. And an incident with […]
