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Classy filly Willows Girl (Sweet Lou) appreciated the drop in class with a somewhat narrow but game effort to take out the first heat of the Henderson Hydraulics three year old fillies at Wagga on Friday afternoon. A winner of the Gold Bracelet Heat and Final at Bathurst and Heat of the New South Wales […]
Prominent New South Wales driver Will Rixon made the right decision with a quick raid at Bendigo on Wednesday when his tough filly Miss Ohana (Art Major) led all the way to take out the First heat of the Nutrien Equine Classic race series for three year old trotters. An easing favourite Miss Ohana strode […]
Harness Racing New South Wales staged both finals for the juvenile trotters at Menangle Park on Saturday night and punters were on the mark when Miss Ohana (Art Major) and Gladiatrix (Elite Stride) won their respective finals. The $50,000 Group 2 Final for the three year olds was taken out in stylish style by the […]
Smart filly Miss Ohana (Art Major) scored her most important win when she led all the way to take out the Harness Racing New South Wales 3YO Trotters Foundation Final at Menangle on Saturday night. Perfectly driven by Will Rixon the well behaved Miss Ohana was taken to the lead taking over from the other […]
Young Shepparton harness racing trainer Courtney Laker admits she’s had plenty of disagreements with her exciting pacing-bred three-year-old trotter Miss Ohana. “She can be very quirky and there’s been some hard times along the way, but hopefully that’s all behind her now,” Laker said. Miss Ohana, by Art Major is out of the broodmare Ohana […]
Rookie horsewoman Courtney Laker became the youngest harness racing trainer to lead in a Shepparton Cup winner after Curly James (A Rocknroll Dance) took out the Group 2 feature tonight (Jan. 13). Curly James is the only horse the 19-year-old Laker has in work and the pair now boast a record of three wins from […]
Curly James (A Rocknroll Dance) bounced back from a disappointing Kilmore Cup performance when he caused a minor harness racing upset in the Gammalite Free For All at Melton. Curly James worked to the front early in the race and was kept company by the $1.33 favorite Catch A Wave for the final 1600 metres […]
Courtney Laker has enjoyed a whirlwind start to training thanks to her beloved harness racing gelding Curly James (A Rocknroll Dance). The pacer provided the young Kialla horsewoman with victory as her very first starter in a race at Melton in August and the pair head back to Victorian harness racing headquarters this Saturday to […]
