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Quality field assembled for $250,000 Hunter Cup

The field for the 2026 Sportsbet A. G. Hunter Cup has been released, with an outstanding line-up assembled for Saturday night’s $250,000 Group 1 classic at Melton Entertainment Park. All…

Exciting opportunity for a Victorian driver

Harness Racing Victoria (HRV) is pleased to announce a late invitation for a Victorian to drive in the Coupe Intercontinentale des Amateurs at Vincennes, France, on Saturday 24 January 2026…

Lang elevated to 12th Legend of Victorian harness racing

The late, great Gavin Lang was elevated to the 12th Legend of Victorian harness racing at Saturday night’s Hall of Fame ceremony, capping a night that also saw six inductions…

HRV unveils mega Summer of Glory bonuses

Champion pacer Leap To Fame will headline the best harness horses from Australia and New Zealand to chase two exciting and massive new bonuses on Victoria’s feature summer races. In…

Victoria’s first harness racing slot race revealed

Birchip, a town famous for its bull and Australia’s best vanilla slice, is now home to Victoria’s first harness slot race. The $125,000 Cargill Running of the Bulls on March…

Long-awaited win honours a mate’s memory

Victorian hobby trainer Daryl Prosser has returned to the harness racing winner’s circle for the first time in more than seven years – and his latest success carried a special…

HRV points to Melton land as key to industry future

Harness Racing Victoria’s opening roadshow at Kilmore last night delivered a more upbeat message than many had expected – and some new clarity on the industry’s most critical issues. A…

Forum fatigue is real – but silence no option for Victoria

It would be easy for Victorian harness racing participants to shrug their shoulders at the latest round of consultation forums by Harness Racing Victoria (HRV). After all, there’s been no…

Vale Les Chapman

Former Maryborough Harness Racing Club Secretary/Manager, Les Chapman, well known to many industry participants, passed away suddenly on Friday, August 29. Les had been involved in the sport for a…

Logie on the road to recovery after horror track accident

Victorian harness racing trainer and track rider Alannah Logie is making steady progress in her recovery, just over a month after a freak trackwork accident left her with multiple facial…

The ‘million-dollar question’: States challenged on stallion tax

With Victoria’s opposition clear to the collection of the much-maligned harness racing Stallion Tax this breeding season, pressure is mounting on other State bodies to declare their position on the…

Saintly streak: Watson’s dream sporting week

For an Australian Rules Football, harness racing, and racing tragic, northwest Victorian sports fanatic Noel Watson had a week that dreams are made of recently. Watson, of Swan Hill, is…