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Saturday evening’s AG Hunter Cup meeting firmly entrenched the date as one of Australia’s premier harness racing venues with a great spectacle of quality racing attracting the best around. The…

Iron pacer Swayzee (Rock n roll Heaven) gave yet another fantastic staying performance in a thrilling Group 1 $250,000 Sportsbet AG Hunter Cup at Melton on Saturday evening. Before a…

The Hunter Cup and Great Southern Star are the main attractions for Saturday’s harness racing action at Melton. One of the biggest harness races of the year is here with…

Bonuses on the line as titans collide at Melton

Harness racing’s two biggest stars are chasing record-breaking paydays at the best A. G. Hunter Cup meeting in more than a decade. Champion pacer Leap To Fame (Bettor’s Delight) and…

Summer Of Glory Finale at Melton sees the nations best in action

Harness Racing Victoria’s Summer of Glory culminates this Saturday evening at Melton and organisers could not have wished for a better program. When HRV last year announced the $1 million…

From Havelock North to the Hunter Cup

Hawkes Bay mates Lester Drake (82) and Neville Jackson (80) who own a ten percent share in gun pacer Swayzee, (Rock N Roll Heaven) are considering being on course at…

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…

Hunter Cup draw to shape one of the great fields in years

How many times do we say the barrier draw is crucial in big races? Of course there will be winners and losers when the marbles drop tomorrow (Tuesday) morning for…

Let’s get this Party started!

The last piece of the Hunter Cup jigsaw has arrived in Victoria. Freshly-crowned New Zealand Horse of the Year and last year’s Hunter Cup placegetter Republican Party (Bettor’s Delight) is…

Purdon rates his star pairing

KIWI trainer Nathan Purdon’s confidence varies between his stable harness racing stars Don’t Stop Dreaming (Bettor’s Delight) and Oscar Bonavena (Majestic Son) heading into the stellar Hunter Cup meeting. Purdon…

Kiwi confidence growing ahead of Hunter Cup

Kiwi harness racing greats Anthony Butt and Cran Dalgety know how to win a Hunter Cup. They also fully understand the importance of good barriers in modern-day racing, which is…

Wide draw will not faze Bulletproof Boy

Harness Racing’s golden marvel Bulletproof Boy (Art Official) has a wider draw than trainer Scott Ewen would have liked, but will acquire the services of Australia’s leading driver, James Herbertson…