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The Victorian raiders made a clean sweep of the Tasmania Derby and Oaks run at Hobart on Sunday afternoon and leading reinswoman Kerryn Manning was the star of the show driving both classic winners as well as two other harness racing winners on the card. Victorian colt Enjoy Life (Always B Miki) maintained his unbeaten […]
Mark Pitt’s tactical harness racing drive was the main factor in Celebrity Royal (Sweet Lou) downing the hot favourite Triedtotellyou in last night’s Group 1 $150,000 Tasmania Pacing Cup at the Elwick circuit in Hobart. The lightly raced Celebrity Royal was having only his 11th race start. Formerly trained by Victorian Emma Stewart was only […]
Rank outsider Twilight Dancer (Capt Midnight) caused a shock when she finished too strongly to outstay the hot favourite Bridwood Maisey to take out the $75,000 Woodlands Stud Evicus Final for two year old harness racing fillies at Hobart on Saturday night. Bridwood Maisey was considered unbeatable following her effortless wins at Launceston and Hobart […]
Sarah Cotton—well known in thoroughbred circles and also the Clerk of the Course at Hobart harness racing meetings—was called into action in race three. When Stir Me Up, driven by leading junior driver Mitch Ford, broke gear as the starter let them go, the stewards report claims the field was disrupted due to the necessity […]
Kyabram-based horsewoman Kristy Butler is chasing back-to-back features in Tasmania – and this time, the stakes are even higher. Fresh from a memorable victory in the $60,000 Tasfreight Raider Stakes, Butler has set her sights on an even bigger scalp in tomorrow night’s (Aug 2) $80,000 The Beautide at Hobart. Butler has drawn barrier six […]
Young Tasmanian harness racing trainer-driver Bronte Miller probably had the biggest smile going around at last Friday night’s (April 4) Hobart meeting, after a much anticipated and emotional return to the winner’s circle. Miller, 20, drove Will He Pike (Heston Blue Chip) to a popular win in the Ladbrokes Racing Club Pace – her first […]
The highly regarded sire Capt Midnight notched his first success as a sire when filly Daisypea scored an impressive harness racing win in the Prydes Easifeed Pace for two year olds at Hobart last night. At her debut at Hobart a fortnight ago Daisypea finished runner up but last night she had an early trail […]
What a night for the North-West coast of Tasmania last Saturday night in Hobart with Smithton harness racing owner-breeders, Trevor and Marjorie Leis, tasting success with their Vincent filly Swiatek Leis claiming the fillies division of the Two-year-old Sweepstakes. Click here to watch the Swiatek Les replay. The win gave the Leis their third success […]
Ultimate Machete colt Smooth Machete made a winning race track debut when he scored an easy harness racing victory in the Kardz R Us Pace in Hobart on Sunday night. Drifting from $2.50 out to $2.70 on the Tasracing Official Price, reinsman Mark Yole made the most of the pole draw, with the two-year-old pacer able […]
Former Victorian-based harness racing driver Olivia Weidenbach is making the most of her recent move to Tasmania. Olivia, 21, is the daughter of well known Victorian participants Paul and Rosie Weidenbach and was previously based with the Yole stable for most of 2019. She returned to her home state before venturing back across Bass Strait […]
Auckland Reactor gelding Willie Go West not only obliterated his rivals in the $40,000 Hobart Cup on Sunday he broke the long-standing track record in the process. The Dean Braun-trained pacer clocked 1:57.5 in the 2579m feature, lowering the previous record held dually by Blacks A Fake and Flashing Red in the 2006 Inter Dominion […]
Tasmania’s top harness racing trainers and drivers Ben Yole, Conor Crook and Jordan Chibnall extended their premiership leads on Tuesday after being the major players at the seven-race Hobart card. Yole prepared two legs of reinsman Conor Crook’s driving treble, including Bettor Sport ($21) in the opening race, the gelded son of Sportswriter settled one-out and […]
