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Moving interstate as a teenager to chase more harness racing opportunities in the sulky was always going to be a gamble for Declan Murphy. But two-and-a-half years after leaving his Victorian home near Ballarat for New South Wales, the 22-year-old freelance reinsman is increasingly convinced he made the right call. Murphy has established himself as […]
Former Victorian harness racing young gun Declan Murphy headed across the border to help out a friend campaigning in New South Wales a year ago – but now looks set to stay put! “I’ve been up here for 12 months and I’m really enjoying myself,” Murphy said. “I’m not travelling all over the place to […]
The Murphy family have been involved in Victorian harness racing for many years – but now one of the clan from Dunnstown, near Ballarat, is all set to call himself a New South Welshman. Twenty-year-old Declan has been in Sydney for the past six weeks and has decided to make that his base after getting […]
As far as harness racing debuts go, it’s pretty hard to top the one Declan Murphy produced at Ballarat on Thursday night. The Dunnstown teenager scored victory at his first race drive, with Atego Shades flashing home to score a last-to-first success in the Regent Entertainment Pace. To cap off a memorable achievement, the gelding […]
