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There’s no hiding the excitement of veteran Victorian hobby trainer Michael McGrath and his wife Kath, who are celebrating their first harness racing win in nearly a decade, with trotter Wills Maverick (Louey Louey Louey). The square gaiter saluted at big odds in the Springfest 4yo and older maiden trot at Ballarat last week (Oct […]
There are many reasons why eight-year-old gelding Neds Beach (Somebeachsomewhere) is the stable favorite in the barn of Mildura harness racing trainer Reece Moore. And its little wonder why – Moore has enjoyed his share of success as he has carted his “noble steed” across the country over the past four years. “His win at […]
Phil Ellery spends most of his time at harness racing meetings in Victoria on the “other side” of the starting gate – as the mobile barrier driver at meetings in southern areas of the State. But there’s nothing he likes better than getting out of the mobile car and into the sulky and getting a […]
Saturday night’s (Jan. 20) Ballarat meeting should have trotting fans salivating at the prospect of a late Christmas present when the harness racing field faces the starter in The Knight Pistol. Dual Inter Dominion champion Just Believe (Orlando Vici) heads a line up described by Yabby Dam Farms principal Pat Driscoll as ‘the best field […]
The cream rose to the top when country Victorian dairy farmer Nicholas O’Connor landed his first harness racing winner as both a trainer and driver last week. Twenty-three-year-old O’Connor, a third-generation horseman, drove a well-judged race to land the money with Fouroutoffive (Muscle Mass) in the 3yo Maiden Trot at Ballarat (August 18). “I didn’t […]
The Luck of the Irish…or great horsemanship? Popular Ballarat harness racing trainer-driver David Murphy is downplaying a bizarre racing incident at his home track last night (May 3) that could have had more serious ramifications. Murphy was driving lightly raced square-gaiter Scar (Danny Bouchea) in the Del Re National Trot (race 11) when the horse’s […]
New Zealand Cup winner Copy That (American Ideal) has toyed with his opposition tonight (Jan. 21) when winning the $150,000 Ballarat Pacing Cup (Gr1) in the hands of harness racing driver Blair Orange. Copy That was quick off the mobile gate and sent straight to the front by Orange in the early stages of a […]
