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The Robin Dundee Stakes and NSW Oaks heats are the headline act for our Saturday harness racing best bets. Please note that Races 5-8 at Menangle were first published in HarnessLink’s The Insider newsletter. From early May, these will be exclusive to The Insider. Sign up for free to view exclusive news, race previews and analysis. It […]
Harness racing will be run at six venues on Saturday night with Albion Park, Melton and Menangle hosting their regular metropolitan meetings. Globe Derby in South Australia will stage finals of the Southern Cross series as part of a massive 11-race program. Here are our Saturday best bets for harness racing across the country. […]
Victorian filly Let Her Roll (Sweet Lou) appreciated the drop in class when she outclassed her opponents leading all the way in the Listed Ladbrokes South Australia Oaks at Globe Derby on Saturday evening. Taken to the front by driver Wayne Hill, Let Her Roll was never seriously threatened by any of the locals and […]
A short break before an interstate trek…that’s the plan with promising pacer Fly The Banner (Warrawee Needy). Continuing his strong harness racing form by capturing last night’s Emerging Stars Final at Globe Derby, Fly The Banner will be rewarded by having “a nice freshen-up” according to trainer Robbie Caton. Upon his return, the three-year-old will […]
A horse ready to be sacked at the start of the year, completed an ultimate harness racing comeback by taking out the $14,999 Ladbrokes Emerging Stars Pacers Series Final (1800m) at Globe Derby Park on Saturday. Fly The Banner (Warrawee Needy) gave young trainer Robbie Caton, the biggest win of his career, leading throughout in […]
Their last harness racing trip to Mildura didn’t go anywhere near the way he hoped, but South Australian horseman Jeremy Seal is prepared to have “another go”. Making a successful debut at Globe Derby on May 13, Santa Casa Lane (American Ideal) was then taken over the border in an attempt to win his Vicbred […]
Trainer Lance Holberton was emotional after star harness racing mare Dancing Finn (A Rocknroll Dance) scored a brilliant win in the 2024 Norman Memorial (1800m) on Saturday at Globe Derby Park. “This is a race I have always wanted to win,” Holberton said. Dancing Finn ($2.15 fav), confidently driven by Ryan Hryhorec, sat parked in […]
Owner-breeders Ron and Lee-anne Lane celebrated the SA St Leger harness racing win by Tembie (Vincent) with a feed of carrots on Sunday morning. Still glowing from the Saturday night win by Tembie at Globe Derby Park, the Lanes went to the Port Pirie stables of trainer-driver Dale Afford to sit down and savour the […]
Riding the crest of a wave, Rob Caton registered a personal harness racing milestone yesterday. Balancing a boutique stable with his employment at Globe Derby, Caton prepares a team of four, with two scoring at his work’s venue. As such, the underrated horseman registered his first training double. “That was the first double I have […]
Patience has been the key to Speedysebastian (Sebastian K) according to harness racing trainer Lynton Bishop. Unplaced upon debut last December, the four-year-old’s five subsequent starts have netted three wins, including Globe Derby on Monday. Rapt with the gelding, Bishop stated Speedysebastian’s form has helped silence friends who gave him a “bit of ribbing” early […]
Greybeards were out in force at Globe Derby last Saturday night. Reminding their younger harness racing rivals there is still plenty of life in ‘old war horses’, an 11-year-old, three 10-year-olds and a nine-year-old made trips to the winners’ circle. The ‘youngest’ of the veterans at 9, Horse For Course (Muscle Hill) registered his 11th […]
The odd one out among his harness racing stablemates heading to Globe Derby tomorrow night, Uncle Chan (American Ideal) could be the surprise package worth following. Prepared by prominent trainer Luke O’Neill, Uncle Chan is one of nine members of the barn ready for action. O’Neill’s crew includes four runners in the first event, a […]
Champion reinsman Ryan Hryhorec equalled his career-best five winning drives at a harness racing meeting at Globe Derby Park on Saturday. It is the seventh time Hryhorec has achieved the feat. The Reeves Plains horseman drove the last five winners on the eight-event program. His winners were Premonition ($4), followed by Carly Morgan ($2.70 fav), […]
Manonthemoon (Safari), a horse which didn’t like retirement, showed why with a tough harness racing win at Globe Derby Park on Saturday. Trainer-driver Angela Chapman brought the 10-year-old with a well-timed run to grab a half head win in the Brereton Jewellers Pace (2230m). Backed from $33 into $10, Manonthemoon scored from Lap Of Honour […]
The sustained speed effort of Hanging Fire (Alta Christiano) at Globe Derby Park on Saturday resulted in a breath-taking harness racing victory in the Bargain Steel Centre Pace (2230m). Hanging Fire, trained at Naracoorte by Greg Scholefield, and driven by Gaita Pullicino, rated a sizzling 1:55.6 for the trip, only 1:2 outside the track record […]
Unbeaten since arriving from New Zealand, Fletch Maguire (Rock N Roll Heaven) faces his biggest harness racing test at Globe Derby Park on Saturday (Aug. 19). Trained by Aaron Bain, Fletch Maguire will come from gate three in the 1800-Got-Junk? Pace (1800m) and will be driven by Wayne Hill. Bain currently holds a 12-win lead […]
He boasts a perfect harness racing record behind her, but come Saturday night, Wayne Hill hopes Roll With Eunice (Roll With Joe) gets beaten. Roll With Eunice is undefeated from seven starts since arriving from New Zealand, with Hill partnering the daughter of Roll With Joe to six victories. Gaita Pullicino took the reins behind […]
Champion South Australian harness racing driver Danielle Hill gave a typically polished performance at her Globe Derby home track Saturday night (May 6), piloting a double before heading off for major surgery this week. The popular reinswoman has spent most of the past 20 years in the top echelon of drivers in her home State, […]
Along with his domination of harness racing’s Golden Nursery heats, Ryan Hryhorec had another reason to soak in the glory at Globe Derby Saturday night (Oct. 22). Hryhorec had four runners in the two Alabar-sponsored qualifiers, with his quartet filling the quinella in each heat. Maintaining his undefeated status from three starts, Jamaican Rock’s (A […]
South Australian horseman Josh Holberton barely missed a beat after four years on the sidelines, bouncing into winning form with a double at the Globe Derby harness racing meeting at the weekend (Oct 8). Holberton suffered serious injuries in shocking race fall in May 2018 in the Golden Nursery final at Globe Derby and only […]
If South Australian driver Lisa Ryan had any doubts about coming back to the races after spinal fractures from a shocking fall in April, they were dispelled the moment she started scoring up for race one at Globe Derby harness racing on Saturday last week (Sept 3). “It felt amazing getting back race driving at […]
It going to be a huge weekend for South Australian harness racing – Friday night (May 20) the participants get to glam up at the HRSA’s night of nights the Horse of the Year Awards. Then the action turns to the track at Globe Derby Saturday night (May 21) with the running of the SA […]
The debut harness racing victory by two-year-old Rupert Ross at Globe Derby Park on Saturday proved extremely emotional. While Rupert Ross (Huntsville) stamped himself as a potential star of the future, connections shed a tear over the passing of the horse’s breeder Mark Webster, from Angle Vale. In the first heat of the Kindergarten Stakes […]
Harness Racing South Australia (HRSA) and South Australian Harness Racing Club (SAHRC) have secured a landmark deal, solidifying the future of harness racing in the state. Last Friday a Race Day Agreement was signed by both parties that will see a commitment between HRSA and the premier club, SAHRC at Globe Derby, for the next […]
