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A spectacular night of racing at Albion Park last night had plenty to like about it, especially if you’re from Southland in New Zealand. All three of the Group One winners in the main races were bred by southerners and all were developed by Branxholme trainer Nathan Williamson in what must be a rarity in […]
What to make of Leap To Fame (Bettors Delight)? Stupendous, marvellous simply awesome. These were the comments from the large crowd that come to see Leap To Fame demolish his harness racing opponents in the $1 million Group 1 Ladbrokes Inter Dominion Pacers Grand Final at Albion Park on Saturday evening. Australia’s leading and best […]
Trainer Tyler Dewe and stable driver Mark Hurrell have finally worked out how best to handle Share A Dream (Art Major). Today from a second line draw Hurrell dropped the five year old back, settling last. He got a nice drag into the race on the back of Magic Sign and Hurrell brought the gelding […]
Australia’s leading reinsman James Herbertson, at just 25 years of age, has already notched up some extraordinary achievements – but there are still a couple of boxes he’s determined to tick. One of them is the prestigious Australasian Young Drivers Championship, which kicks off at Albion Park tomorrow (July 15) during Inter Dominion week. Herbertson […]
The Interdominion Pacing Championships were first held in Perth in 1936. Next month the series will be run in Brisbane. Bruce Stewart looks back at some the early champions of the iconic series. Following his second to Preux Chevalier in the 1985 Interdominion Pacers Grand Final in Melbourne, Village Kid went one better in the […]
The Interdominion Pacing Championships are held in a variety of Australasian cities. They were first held in Perth in 1936 and next month the series will be run at Albion Park in Brisbane. Bruce Stewart continues to look back at some the early champions of the iconic series. When Young Quinn won the 1975 Interdominions […]
The Interdominion Pacing Championships were first held in Perth in 1936 and next month at its 84th running, the series will be hosted by Brisbane. Bruce Stewart looks back on some the early champions of this iconic series. Hondo Grattan’s win in the 1973 Interdominion in Sydney gave him the distinction of being the first […]
Pacing filly Arrive (Captaintreacherous) trained by Chantal Turpin is one of the rising stars in the Queensland three year old ranks and she has strong roots in Southland. She’s out of Washington VC mare Washington Lass which had ten starts for her Wyndham breeder Ian Hunter before she was sold to Australia. Washington Lass won […]
