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Octogenarian Bathurst horseman Arthur Clancy reckons he might be getting towards the end of his harness racing career – but there was one piece of unfinished business he was determined to take care of. And on Monday night (October 12), the 83-year-old did just that, returning to Canberra to claim a victory more than half […]
Former classy two year old Notanotha Naughty (What The Hill) showed that he is back to his best with a devastating harness racing win in the Listed $60,000 Yabby Dam Farms Gold Coronet Final for trotters at Bathurst on Saturday evening. Notanotha Naughty was lucky to qualify as he galloped in his Heat finishing fifth. […]
Prominent Sire Huntsville scooped the pool with both Group 1 Two year olds at Bathurst when promising gelding Jacwill Kid led all the way to outstay his harness racing rivals in the Group 1 $150,000 Hynash Group Gold Crown Final at Bathurst on Saturday evening. In an even betting race Jacwill Kid showed enough speed […]
Unbeaten filly Birdsong (Huntsville) overcame a number of setbacks when she proved herself in an outstanding harness racing win in the Group 1 $150,000 Alabar Farms Gold Tiara Final at Bathurst on Saturday evening. In an action packed event Birdsong was awkwardly drawn on the inside of the second row and it took all the […]
Trainer Emma Stewart and driver Cameron Hart combined yet again when Brooklyn Dan (Captain Crunch) was perfectly driven to take out the $100,000 Group 2 Llowalong Farms Gold Chalice final for three year old colts and geldings at Bathurst on Saturday evening. In the previous fillies classic Willows Girl was successful and Brooklyn Dan’s win […]
Talented filly Willows Girl (Sweet Lou) caused an upset of sorts when she finished too strongly in the $100,000 Group 2 Little Wych Gold Bracelet final for three year old harness racing fillies at Bathurst on Saturday evening. Despite having won her Heat Willows Girl as was most of the opposition was not considered to […]
For Bathurst trainer and driver Phoebe Betts this Saturday night could well be her most memorable night in her short but successful career. Her filly Wallaby Way lines up in the Group 1 $150,000 Alabar Farms Gold Tiara Final having drawn the pole. Phoebe is steeped in harness racing having had the support and encouragement […]
Bathurst will be the centre of attention for harness racing followers in New South Wales on Friday night when the leading western districts club hosts the third leg of the TAB Carnival Of Cups for 2025-26. Wagga and Newcastle were the first venues in the current carnival series with organisers thrilled by the patronage and success of both race meetings. It is anticipated that given its central location, Bathurst will be even bigger […]
Much travelled local pacer Wheres The Gold (Somebeachsomewhere) caused a boilover when he narrowly edged out his harness racing rivals in the Oberon Quarries and Oberon Trash-Pak Oberon Cup at Bathurst on Friday evening. Confidently driven by young ace Jett Turnbull, Wheres The Gold who was friendless in the betting flew out of the gate […]
Local pacer Donegal Luther (Bettors Creek) shocked his more fancied harness racing rivals when he finished powerfully to take out the $40,000 Shirley Turnbull Memorial at Bathurst on Friday night. The race was considered to be a dead set match between the in form Captains Knock and Swayzee who was looking to return to the […]
Teenage reinswoman Ella Turnbull became the latest member of Bathurst’s famous Turnbull harness racing dynasty to make her mark, notching her first win at Eugowra on Monday – and then backing it up with another at Bathurst just two days later. Ella, 16, had been licensed for only two weeks and was having just her […]
Eureka winner Don Hugo (Art Major) showed that his Newcastle run when finishing down the track was all wrong when he brilliantly made amends to lead all the way in his Second round Heat 5 of the Inter Dominion Pacing Championships at Bathurst last night. The race was virtually won at the start when harness […]
Fifth generation harness racing driver Jett Turnbull has undoubtedly turned heads in his debut season – but the teenager keeps a tight rein on his accomplishments and ambitions. After recording his first win at just start number two, a day after his 16th birthday in July, Turnbull went on to amass 51 winners from 215 drives […]
When veteran harness racing trainer-driver Arthur Clancy had to give up footy in the 1960s, it left a “bit of a hole” in his life. But as a newcomer to the NSW standardbred stronghold of Bathurst, finding a way to fill the void wasn’t too hard – and 50 years on harness racing is still […]
Harness racing’s Mat Rue has a long association with Barry Lew but combining to win back-to-back events with rising star Karloo Louie (Sweet Lou) has been particularly sweet. After a dominant 27m win at Dubbo last month, Rue and Karloo Louie combined to win by almost 20m for the Dubbo-based Lew at Bathurst Paceway on […]
When things get a bit tough for a participant in harness racing, people rally around them with an outpouring of support. That’s just how it is in the sport with each looking out for one another. And that has certainly been the case at Bathurst after popular hobby trainer-driver Michael Munro suffered a nasty injury […]
