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Persistence! Ikara’s remarkable return after three years

By Tara Spach · 9 July 2025

Victorian harness racing horseman Barry Ainsworth has pulled off a remarkable training feat with stable “project horse” Ikara (Andover Hall) scoring a victory at the trotter’s first start in over three years. Lining up for his first race appearance since March 2022 in the Aldebaran Park Trot at Bendigo (July 2), and driven by Ainsworth’s […]

Australia

All roads lead to Mildura for carnival

By Harnesslink · 10 April 2022

Melbourne harness racing trainer Vince Vallelonga says he can’t remember when he hasn’t put a circle on his calendar highlighting the annual Mildura Pacing Cup carnival dates. “I think there would be plenty of others in the sport who do likewise. There are so many ‘regulars’ who have been going up there for years,” Vallelonga, […]