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Passionate harness racing horseman Craig Hoban had never driven at Yarra Valley before and had never tasted success in a Cup. But the sentimentally named Give Dave A Wave (Sportswriter) made it a trip to remember for Hoban last Thursday afternoon (Nov 7) with an authoritative victory in the $10,000 United Petroleum Pacing Cup final. […]
An emphatic return to winning form understandably has Victorian harness racing trainer Craig Hoban pondering what might be for his eight-year-old pacer Tangoingwithsierra (Sportswriter) – specifically the possibility of a Group One victory to dedicate to his late father Gary. The gifted mare dug deep in her sixth start back from a stable mishap to […]
Craig Hoban is hoping he can lead Tangoingwithsierra (Sportswriter) into the winner’s stall for the first time as the mare’s harness racing trainer in Friday night’s Moama Bowling Club Echuca Pacing Cup. Hoban, who bred and owns her, has only thrown the harness on her at the races for the past six starts. Tangoingwithsierra was […]
An old friendship that began between two harness racing families in Melbourne is being renewed with winning results. The Hoban and Taiba clans found themselves working their teams together 30 years ago and now Craig Hoban is training from the Taiba family property. “Back in the 1990s, my late dad Gary used to train his […]
