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Former Bathurst harness racing trainer-driver Doug Hewitt might now call himself a Queenslander – but when it comes to footy alliances, some things never change! The passionate NSW Blues Rugby League fan is loving the Queensland life but had to be careful not to find himself in hostile territory while basking in the glory of […]
After successfully working under his father Bernie’s leadership in recent years, Doug Hewitt felt the time was right to go out on his accord and prepare his own team of harness racing pacers in the Sunshine State. Doug has recently relocated to Queensland and has set up shop at Plainland, which is based west of […]
They thought they were going to win “Bathurst” with their special pacer Ripp last year but that was not the case for the Hewitt family. Wind the clock forward 12 months and the Hewitts got their “Bathurst” win with the talented son of Somebeachsomewhere in the $100,000 Group 1 Gold Chalice tonight. It sounds simple […]
Harness racing driver Doug Hewitt experienced some highs and lows as an up-and-coming rugby league player when he was just a teenager. Contracted to the Penrith Panthers, Hewitt starred in the then Holden Cup as a halfback in the under 20’s competition and was touted as a future NRL star. But rotten luck dogged him […]
