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Monteagle reinsman Blake Micallef continued his run of success in country cups on Sunday afternoon by taking out the $19,890 West Wyalong S&C Club Pacers Cup aboard the Grant Jones-trained Champagne Walsh. A fortnight ago, Micallef scored his biggest win to date in the gig when he guided Seaside Sid to an all-the-way win in […]
Emotional scenes greeted Seaside Sid and driver Blake Micallef when they returned to scale on Monday afternoon after taking out the $30,600 Kriden Farms Canola Cup at Eugowra. Trained by Blake’s father David and part-owned by his mother Rachel, along with Group 1 jockey Tyler Schiller, the three-year-old colt by Downbytheseaside was strongly supported in […]
At age 27, Monteagle based horseman Blake Micallef has developed into one of the Riverina’s most accomplished harness racing reinsmen. Last Saturday, Micallef notched up a noteworthy milestone when he landed his 400th harness racing victory in the sulky. Backed by his parents David and Rachel, who operate the successful breeding and training operation known […]
Ashwood sets sights on Mildura Cup Mildura, in the far north-west corner of Victoria, has been a happy hunting ground for Bendigo harness racing horseman Alex (Alby) Ashwood for a good few years now. But come tomorrow night (April 22), Ashwood will have his eyes on the biggest prize yet—the $60,000 G3 Tasco Petroleum Mildura […]
It was February 2018 when the harness racing community across New South Wales was saddened by the sudden passing of 18-year-old reinsman Nic Dewar from Young. A star on the rise, Dewar was tragically killed in a car accident when travelling home after driving at a race meeting in Shepparton. Since then, the Shepparton and […]
Talented harness racing driver Blake Micallef drove the perfect race to take out the NSW Young Drivers Invitation on Inter Dominion night last Saturday partnering the David Thorn-trained Summit Special to victory at Tabcorp Park Menangle. It was the 22-year-old’s first win at ‘Headquarters’ and his biggest triumph to date. “Every year I set myself […]
You probably don’t expect patience to be the key to winning a race featuring many of the best young drivers in the state. Yet that was the maturity that Riverina horseman Blake Micallef displayed to capture tonight’s Mates4harness NSW Young Drivers Invitation with a slashing finish to score with Summit Special at Tabcorp Park Menangle. […]
