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Dragon Power (Fear The Dragon) got a run to suit at Ascot Park today and impressively won his sixth race. From barrier two driver Carter Dalgety settled Dragons Power four back on the outside. When Mr Cash Man started a three wide train inside the last 1000 metres, Dragon Power got onboard. As the field […]
Ascot Park trainer Jeremy Douglas has some solid chances at the Invercargill HRC meeting at Ascot Park tomorrow. Mighty Delight (Bettor’s Delight) formerly trained by Robert and Jenna Dunn, has had three starts for Douglas. At his last start he sat parked for a short time before taking the lead, then a trail. In the […]
A number of first starters line up at Wairio tomorrow. Race One: Imperious Girl (Imperial Count) – trainer Craig Ferguson. This three year old filly went to five workouts for Brian Norman before transferring to Craig Ferguson’s barn from which she qualified by an impressive fifteen lengths, running home in 58.5. Imperious Girl is from […]
Anita Mary’s (Fear The Dragon) win at Ascot Park today was extra special for Northern Southland owner Paul Hailes, as the three year old filly is named after his late mother. In the 2200 metre race driver Brent Barclay from a wide draw, stayed out of the early action and slotted the three year old […]
Ryal Bush trainer Brett Gray heads to Ascot Park with a good team tomorrow, but he’s not been too lucky with the draws. In Race One, Gray has maiden trotter Don’t Stop Believing (Creatine) down to start. He has two runners in Race Two – Vice Chairwoman (Washington VC) and Anita Mary (Fear The Dragon). […]
Ascot Park horseman Jeremy Douglas has a few winning chances on his home track tomorrow. The Douglas day gets started in Race Two when Muscle Dash (Muscle Hill) races in a non-win trot. He’s only been at Douglas’s barn for a short time. Jeremy has two starters in Race Five – Reg The Ledge (Raging […]
The win by Dragoness (Fear The Dragon) at Winton today was special for the horse’s owners Ian Bennett, his wife Diane and their extended family. Their son Mark was tragically killed two years ago in a work accident and the Bennett family placed a headstone at his grave just yesterday. Bennett who’s been breeding horses […]
Luke Whittaker drove his first New Zealand winner in more than three years when he reined home Zolton Boscik (Majestic Son) to win at Addington last night. Whitaker who trains the five year old in partnership with his father Jeff, drove his last New Zealand winner in November 2021 when he won with the Mike […]
Branxholme harness racing trainer Kirk Larsen heads to Ascot Park tomorrow with some good chances on the nine race card. Lakelsa’s half-sister Evie Royale (Fear The Dragon) lines up for Larsen in Race One. She was run off her feet on debut but the run is expected to improve her. Shakedown (Majestic Son) resumes for […]
Sugarcreek, OH – Abby Stables and Standing Stallions are officially announcing that Fear The Dragon will be standing in Ohio for 2025. Fear The Dragon stood at Midland Acres before moving to Abby Stables. Fear The Dragon has had enormous success and support from Ohio, and we are looking forward to the future champions. Fear […]
Columbus, Ohio –Two divisions each of 2-year-old colt harness racing pacers and 2-year-old filly pacers took to the track for the third leg of the Ohio Sires Stakes on Friday (Aug 19) at Eldorado Scioto Downs. Racing Rampage (Racing Hill) and driver Aaron Merriman made it four in a row by winning the first $55,000 […]
Grove City, OH – The second leg of the Ohio Sires Stakes began Monday night (Jul. 25) at MGM Northfield Park as two-year-old harness racing filly pacers took to the Flying Turns. There were three $40,000 divisions. In the first division, Lofty Treasure (Beachtrea) rallied from fifth place around the final turn, swinging three wide […]
Brilliant Tintin In America three-year-old Teddy Disco wrote himself into the harness racing history books when he scored a runaway success in the Group 2 $52,000 Redcliffe Yearling Sales Series 3YO Final last Friday night (June 17). Despite sitting parked throughout, Teddy Disco scored by 24 metres at a 1:56.8 rate for 2040 metres. Teddy […]
The Tintin In America gelding Chicago Gangster is proving a smart two-year-old – he has won two of his four starts to date – and could develop into one of the best his age this harness racing season. Chicago Gangster gave another sample of his class when he out-sprinted his rivals in the Group 3 […]
Harness racing’s North America Cup winner Fear The Dragon left five individual three-year-old winners in America this week. They included Odds On Capitalism, who won the $30,000 Nobleland Sam Final in 1:51.4, and Fear The Queen, winner of a heat of the Buckeye Stallion Series in 1:52.6 at Scioto Downs, Ohio. Other recent winners sired […]
The North America Cup winner Fear The Dragon, whose frozen semen is available from Yirribee Pacing Stud, was represented by his first Australian harness racing winner when the two-year-old Imperial Power emerged successful at Dubbo recently. Fear The Dragon also sired nine individual three-year-old winners in America and Canada this week and his first crop […]
The progeny of former superstar pacer Tintin In America are firing on all fours . . . on both sides of the Tasman. The Yirribee Pacing Stud flagship sired a winning double at the Menangle midweek meeting with the two-year-old Chicago Gangster (1:56.8) and the promising three-year-old Mahomes (1:53.1). Other Tintin winners were Middlepage (1:56.5), […]
The Tintin In America gelding Tim’s A Trooper, a Group 1 winner as a two-year-old last season, posted his second win at Group level in the $52,000 APG Gold Bullion Final at Albion Park. Despite sitting parked throughout, the gelding proved a class above his rivals, scoring by half a length. The mile rate was […]
A spate of winners in America this week from the first crop of North America Cup winner Fear The Dragon, whose frozen semen is available in Australia from harness racing’s Yirribee Pacing Stud, has sent his progeny earnings beyond the $1 million mark. His winners included Odds On Capitalism (1:51.6), Pearl Snaps (1:52.2), Type A […]
Talented Warrawee Needy colt Uncle Shank, a three-year-old and one of his sire’s first crop, outfinished older, more experienced rivals in the Group 3 $30,000 The JC Mullen on the final night of Brisbane’s winter carnival. The colt clocked a career-best 1:52.3 for the 1660 metres with the last 800 in 55.4 seconds. Uncle Shank […]
A spare of Stakes successes by the progeny of Fear The Dragon has resulted in the North America Cup winner vaulting into sixth position on the USA two-year-old sires’ premiership. The filly Future Ex-Wife (1:54.6) and Dragon Dry Creek (1:56.8) won both won divisions of the Buckeye Stallion Series at Northfield Park, Ohio, while the […]
The first crop of the North America Cup hero Fear The Dragon are making an impact on the American racing scene. The millionaire son of Dragon Again, whose frozen semen is available ‘Down Under’ from Yirribee Pacing Stud, Wagga (NSW), has 14 two-year-old winners already including 10 in 2:00 and five in 1:56. Self Made […]
The North America Cup winner Fear The Dragon, whose frozen semen is available ‘Down Under’ at Yirribee Pacing Stud (NSW), has made a promising start to his stud career in America. He has already sired five sub 2:00 winners and a 1:55 winner from his first crop including the colt The Fear Is Real, who […]
