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Leap To Fame (Bettors Delight – Lettucereason) did not get a headline on Saturday night, and in our view that suited him just fine. While Captains Mistress was making history in the Victoria Cup at Melton, the champion was in Brisbane at Albion Park, winning a $21,378 Open Pace by 26.1 metres. It was the […]
While the country’s best open class pacers line up in the SEN Victoria Cup at Melton on Saturday night, the most popular of them all will be racing at home in Brisbane. Leap To Fame (Bettors Delight – Lettucereason) has drawn barrier two in the seven-horse Somerset Farms Open Pace over 2138m at Albion Park, […]
For a fleeting moment last night at Albion Park, Australia’s leading pacer Leap To Fame (Bettors Delight) looked to be in trouble at his first start this time in what is likely to be his final season of harness racing. Against only four rivals it looked a formality that Leap To Fame would easily account […]
ALL-TIME great Leap To Fame’s last year of racing could be his biggest yet. In a surprise and exciting move, leviathan owner Kevin Seymour confirmed Leap To Fame would chase another first in his remarkable career when he heads to Perth for the $1.25 million Group 1 Nullarbor next year. The Nullarbor at Gloucester Park […]
The favourites in the first two QBRED Trotting Finals decimated their opposition with massive margins of victory, while the third may have demolished them if luck had been on his side. It started with the Grant Dixon-trained and driven Fredidrivsamercury (Muscle M Up) who settled at the tail of the field early before surging three-wide […]
Both 4YO QBRED Triad Finals fell the way of prominent owners Kevin and Kay Seymour as they landed back-to-back winners. Talented gelding French Fries (Captaintreacherous) proved too tough in the first of eight Group races on the harness racing program, as he captured the Group 2 QBRED Triad Final for 4YO Entires & Geldings at Albion […]
CHAMPION jockey Glen Boss knows exactly how Grant Dixon feels going into Saturday night’s $1 million Ladbrokes Inter Dominion final at Albion Park. Boss, who can’t wait to be trackside for the race, famously won three successive Melbourne Cups on the great Makybe Diva and Dixon is aiming for his third Inter Dominion title with […]
The incomparable Leap To Fame (Bettors Delight) continued his relentless march for a third Inter Dominion with another effortless harness racing performance in the third heat of the second round of the Inter Dominion Pacing Championships at Albion Park on Saturday evening. It was typical Leap To Fame. He wasn’t rushed out of the gate […]
Australia’s leading pacer Leap To Fame (Bettors Delight) showed yet again why he’s regarded as the nation’s best with yet another stirring performance in winning the Second Heat of this year’s Pacer’s Inter Dominion at Albion Park on Saturday evening. There was discussion that Leap To Fame would show enough early speed to perhaps lead […]
Leading harness racing trainer driver Grant Dixon was able to take out one two when his classy mare Ruby Rules (Ohoka Punter) hung on grimly to beat the more favoured Fire And Passion in the $50,000 Rising Sun Consolation at Albion Park late Thursday afternoon. Grant drove Fire And Passion with wife Trista taking the […]
Speedy mare Cool And Classy (Captaintreacherous) won a place in next week’s Group 1 Rising Sun with an all the way harness racing win in the Queensland Sun that was restricted to locally trained three and four year olds at Albion Park on Saturday evening. On the back of her stylish win in the Redcliffe […]
Australia’s leading pacer Leap To Fame (Bettors Delight) thrilled his supporters with a courageous harness racing win in the Wolf Signs Open Pace at Albion Park last night. It was indeed a rare opportunity to see a clash between Leap To Fame and The Janitor in what was regarded as their final lead up runs […]
Whilst the Queensland horse racing carnival is the current highlight of the nation’s racing, arguably Saturday’s main attraction was just down the road from Eagle Farm, at Albion Park harness racing centre where the nation’s superstar Leap To Fame (Bettors Delight) was in action. The Albion Park Harness Racing Club was quick to capitalise on […]
Queensland’s leading two year old of last season Fire And Passion (Always B Miki) returned to form with a vengeance in his hollow win in the $50,000 Group 3 QBred three year old colts and geldings Final at Albion Park on Saturday evening. This time in at his only two starts Fire And Passion had […]
EVEN Grant Dixon is surprised how amazing his champion pacer Leap To Fame feels as he prepares for a return to racing aimed at a third Inter Dominion crown. Despite being deep into his seven-year-old season and a veteran of 87 starts (for an incredible 68 wins), Dixon insists Leap To Fame is “at least […]
Evergreen pacer Tims a Trooper (Tintin In America) and Speak The Truth (Bettors Delight) fought out a desperate finish in the Benstuds Standardbreds Pace at Albion Park when they could not be separated in a dead heat. Although the Free For All was the main harness racing event and attracted only six runners the race […]
“It’s simply amazing what he can do, how strong he is, how much he wants to win and how he just keeps powering up.” This was trainer driver Grant Dixon’s reaction to his champion pacer Leap To Fame (Bettor’s Delight) winning the $1,000,000 Listed The Race by Sport Nation at Cambridge tonight. Most pre-race predictions […]
Australia’s leading pacer Leap To Fame (Bettor’s Delight) had little more than a working jog in disposing of his harness racing rivals in the Outkast National Design and Construction Pace at Albion Park on Saturday night. Having his last start before he tackles the Cambridge Slot race in a fortnight connections elected to give the […]
LEAP To Fame has pleased connections so much since winning the Miracle Mile he will have an unexpected race at Albion Park on Saturday night. It’s just over a week since the Queensland champion scored one of the biggest and most significant wins of his stellar career with a second Miracle Mile victory at Menangle. […]
Returning to Cambridge next month may not be Leap To Fame’s (Bettor’s Delight) last Kiwi harness racing raid. His owner Kevin Seymour has opened the door for another potential New Zealand Cup tilt in November. While expectation was growing Leap To Fame would be retired to stud after chasing a third Inter Dominion title in […]
Australia’s favourite pacer Leap To Fame (Bettors Delight) scored yet another of his greatest harness racing wins when took out his second $1 Million Group 1 Garrards Miracle Mile at Menangle on Saturday evening. In a star studded field, Leap To Fame was pitted against his main nemesis Swayzee who ominously drew the pole. And […]
Australia’s leading pacer Leap To Fame (Bettors Delight) scored one of his greatest wins when he outstayed a star studded field in the $75,000 International Animal Health Sprint at Menangle on Saturday evening. Punters rallied to Leap To Fame despite the presence of noted speedster Hi Manameisjeff and his other great nemesis Don Hugo and […]
THE Miracle Mile could be the sacrificial race in a busier than expected start to the year for champion pacer Leap To Fame. A five-race Victorian raid and a confirmed trip to New Zealand for the $NZ1 million Race by betcha at Cambridge in April has put pressure on a Miracle Mile tilt in March. […]
There aren’t many more superlatives to describe Australia’s favourite pacer Leap To Fame (Bettors Delight) after his courageous all the win in the Group 1 $150,000 Jet Roofing Kilmore Pacing Cup on Saturday evening. Harness racing fans were treated to another wonderful performance as Leap To Fame was the only runner on the second line […]
