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Legendary harness racing reinsman Brian Gath is set to make his return to the track this Sunday afternoon at Maryborough. The 80-year-old suffered a broken leg in three places after slipping over during a frosty Melbourne morning on June 22. The “Little Master” had a plate and screws inserted into his leg and has made a […]
There might not be a more synonymous name In harness racing then the champion that is, Brian Gath. The legendary reinsman turns 80 today, If harness racing was the stage then Gath was, Laurence Olivier with his timeless performance and trademark flamboyance in the sulky, “The Little Master” sits in a class of his own. […]
Evergreen 79-year-old harness racing legend Brian Gath will have an extended stint on the sidelines after breaking his leg in three places at home early last Saturday (June 22). Gath, who is based at Longlea, on the outskirts of Bendigo, has been released from hospital after undergoing surgery. “It was still dark, probably about 6.15am, […]
Longtime friends Brian Gath and Brian Kiesey combined at last Thursday’s (Dec 28) Maryborough harness racing meeting to blow punters out of the water with a longshot winner. Gath has thousands of winners to his name since the 1970s, and his reputation of the “little master” was again at the fore when he kidded 25/1 […]
Three generations of the legendary harness racing Gath family will lock horns for the first time tonight (May 18) at Kilmore. Master horseman Brian Gath, based at Longlea near Bendigo, will do battle with his son Matthew and grandson Louis Emerson in the in the VHRC Benefitting Our Members Trot. The trio will handle runners […]
There’s a wealth of competitive experience all set to go under the spotlight at Bendigo’s Lords Raceway early next month. The 10 veteran harness racing drivers invited to compete in the ninth running of the Oxley Feed Mill Veteran Drivers’ Trot on Friday, November 4, have been announced. The “veteran” label, in this case, applies […]
Legendary Victorian reinsman Brian Gath has answered the call up from a long-time friend to take the reins in next Saturday night’s $145,500 Inter Dominion Trotters Final at Menangle. Astute Riverina horseman Tony Peacock has engaged Gath to handle talented mare Illawong Stardust, raced by Kaye Hartnett. Gath, at 77 years young, has driven thousands […]
Brian Gath says Victoria’s enjoying a golden age of racing with “terrific” drivers and world-class horses. Fresh from yet another metropolitan level win on Saturday night and on the eve of his 77th birthday, the man affectionately known as The Little Master praised today’s young reinswomen and men during an interview on RSN 927’s Gait […]
Long-time harness racing trainer Tony Peacock, who produced talented mare Illawong Stardust to win at Melton on Saturday night, has always had a love for square gaiters. “I’ve actually had quite a few of them over the years and been lucky enough to win some great feature races,” Peacock, of Moama, said. “I spent a […]
