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It was a masterclass performance from one of the all-time greats of Australian harness racing at Riverina Paceway last Friday (Dec. 9) when legendary Bathurst trainer Steve Turnbull trained three of the four winners in the Western region finals of the NSW Breeders Challenge series. The afternoon capped off what has been a good season […]
After competing in harness racing’s Group 1 New South Wales Breeders Challenge Final in October, Western District trainer Jake Davis set his sights on preparing his stable star Studleigh Melise (Huntsville) for the Regional edition of the series. The filly was far from disgraced when she finished sixth at Menangle behind Major Delight, who set […]
Up and coming junior harness racing driver Jack Brown will chase his biggest win to date when he partners classy two-year-old filly My Stella Rose (Warrawee Needy) in Friday night’s (Dec. 9) Mates4Harness Group 3 Eastern Regional NSW Breeders Challenge Final at Newcastle. Trained at Llandilo by Allan Ellul, My Stella Rose scored a narrow […]
Tintin In America and Warrawee Needy, both members of the Wingate Farm harness racing sire roster at Wagga, produced three NSW Breeders Challenge Regional Series heat winners between them. King Tintin, a two-year-old colt by Tintin In America, won the Penrith heat in 1:56.5 to complete his fourth success from only eight starts. Meanwhile, the […]
Bathurst harness racing trainer-driver Ashlee Grives can now tick Group 1 winner off her bucket list. The 34-year-old horsewoman obtained her first success at that level when her consistent Warrawee Needy filly Saveeon went out on a high note winning the $100,000 NSW Breeders Challenge Blue Final at Menangle on Saturday (Nov. 12). Go back […]
It’s been a huge week for harness racing driver Cameron Hart and an even bigger 24 hours. After competing in New Zealand’s biggest races, the NZ Cup and NZ Free-For-All and finishing runner up both times with Majestic Cruiser, Hart was at the fore when back on home soil on Saturday night (Nov. 12). After […]
Bathurst harness racing horseman Nathan Turnbull made sure he relished the final quarter of tonight’s (Nov. 12) NSW Breeders Challenge Blue Final at Menangle. Driving his beloved Shoobees Place colt Better Be The Best, the pair kicked clear of their rivals to win the $100,000 feature by 23 metres giving Turnbull his first Group 1 […]
He has been consistent all season and that paid off for Tintin In America gelding Mahomes at Sydney’s harness racing home, Menangle, on Saturday night (Nov. 12). Mahomes blitzed his rivals in the Breeders Challenge Blue Final – the first year the feature has been worth a record $100,000. The moment was not only special […]
After racing in some of Australasia’s biggest harness races Cameron Hart returns home to drive in Group 1 features at Menangle on Saturday (Nov. 12). The 23-year-old reinsman finished second in Tuesday’s (Nov. 8) time-honoured New Zealand Cup with Sydney pacer Majestic Cruiser (Art Major) to defending champion Copy That. “I think he’d have won […]
Just having a starter in a Group 1 final is a feat in itself – for any harness racing trainer. And Greg Coney admits he’ll be a little sentimental when Rocklea Image (Shoobees Place) takes to the track on Saturday (Nov. 12) for the $100,000 Blue Series Final for three-year-old colts and geldings at Menangle. […]
Hunter Valley horseman Brad Elder has been making a name for himself as a harness racing trainer of late but he still has goals as a driver. Not only does he want to drive 100 winners in a season, the 24-year-old yearns to drive a Group 1 winner. Elder gets his next chance at Group […]
The rise and rise of Sydney-based harness racing trainer Cameron Ross continues as he continues to attract promising horses into his stable. Ross has Ideal In Dreams (Warrawee Needy) heading towards Saturday night’s (Nov. 12) Group 1 New South Wales Breeders Challenge Blue final at Menangle after she finished a narrow second behind Captn Me […]
SATURDAY night’s (Oct. 29) New South Wales Breeders Challenge finals night proved to be one of the most successful for Menangle harness racing reinsman Jack Trainor since he arrived from New Zealand to settle in Sydney. Trainor captured a Group 1 winning double, taking out the TAB Len Smith Mile with I Cast No Shadow […]
With the fastest closing quarter in harness racing’s Group 1 NSW Breeders Challenge Final last Saturday night (Oct. 29) connections of Bathurst pacer Better Be The Best (Shoobees Place) have mixed feelings. The two-year-old finished second in the feature to Captains Knock and gave away the race when breaking gait at the start and ran […]
For the past two seasons Jarrod Alchin’s team of talented youngsters has been a dominant force in harness racing’s New South Wales Breeders Challenge series. Last year he had the odds-on favourites for both divisions of the two-year-old features and while My Ultimate Byron (Somebeachsomewhere) was narrowly beaten, his filly Madrid (Bling It On) shone, […]
Harness racing’s in-form two-year-old Captains Knock (Captaintreacherous) is one of the most improved pacers racing in this state. A winner at his past four outings, the colt captured both a heat and semi-final of the New South Wales Breeders Challenge for colts and geldings, paving the way for him to take his place in Saturday […]
Progeny of the Wingate Farm resident sires Tintin In America and Warrawee Needy won legs of harness racing’s rich NSW Breeders Challenge series at Menangle last week. Mahomes, a three-year-old gelding by Tintin In America bred by Wingate Farm principal Jake Stockton, won a heat of the Challenge in 1:54.3 and has won seven of […]
The concept undertaken for determining the barrier draw for harness racing’s New South Wales Breeders Challenge Finals has played right into the hands of connections of the talented Jason Grimson-trained mare Tay Tay (Rock N Roll Heaven). On Saturday night (Oct. 15) at Tabcorp Park Menangle the former Victorian posted a scintillating 1:50.6 for the […]
Four heats of the of the New South Wales Breeders Challenge for three-year-olds are the highlight at tonight’s (Oct. 12) Bathurst meeting with a host of Western District trainers vying for spots in the harness racing series semi-finals at Tabcorp Park Menangle on October 22. Both Steve Turnbull and Bernie Hewitt are strongly represented at […]
Connections have swung a surprise change of plans with brilliant Victoria Derby harness racing hero Leap To Fame (Bettor’s Delight). The Grant Dixon-trained superstar will miss some of Australia’s top three and four-year-old races to focus longer term on the world’s richest race, the $2.1 million TAB Eureka. It is a seismic change given the […]
Brilliant two-year-old filly Saveeon became harness racing’s second NSW Breeders Challenge heat winner this season sired by Warrawee Needy when she soundly trounced her rivals at Bathurst. Sent straight to the top, Saveeon was never in danger of defeat, scoring by 11.3 metres at a career-best 1:55.5 rate over 1730 metres. She clocked a flying […]
There are just over three months left of the harness racing season in Australia yet many mouth-watering clashes are just on our doorstep. Despite some upcoming Grand Circuit gems, the juvenile pacers are the ones that have created headlines of late. Lets take stock of what we have just witnessed these last two days with […]
Unprecedented cash bonuses for Blue eligible winners have already been claimed through the opening round of harness racing’s 2022 New South Wales Breeders Challenge Series. The lucrative incentive scheme came into force in the first round of Major Series qualifiers held at Dubbo on Friday when three-year-old pacers Shoulda Passed (Blue eligible by For A […]
The win by Not To Be Denied (Always B Miki) in the first round of qualifying heats for harness racing’s NSW Breeders Challenge at Dubbo on Friday (Sep. 2) night highlighted the astute judgement that Young owner, breeder Jackie Gibson possesses. Gibson gained the perfect grounding to do what she does so well, following in […]
