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Bold striding trotter Imperial Monarch (Imperial Count) completed a wonderful night for the Lee stable when he outstayed harness racing favourite Rockinwithattitude in the Geelong McNamara Trotters Cup on Saturday night. In doing so, the stable completed a double as in the Pacing Cup they were successful with Jilliby Nitro. Coming off 20 metres in […]
Veteran pacer Jilliby Nitro (Bettor’s Delight) came with a withering burst to upset his more fancied harness racing rivals in this years Apco Geelong Pacing Cup at the Beckley raceway on Saturday evening. The quality field was headed by the Jason Grimson trained pair of Swayzee and Minos who were both expected to be strongly […]
Some of Victoria’s finest reinsmen and women will converge on Horsham next Monday (October 5) for a harness racing tradition stretching back more than three decades. The Noel Smith Memorial Horsham Invitational Drivers Championship returns for its 35th edition, bringing together 10 leading Victorian drivers for a six-heat battle at the Horsham track. And while […]
Highly rated Fighter Command (Always B Miki) enhanced his Victoria Cup prospects with a narrow but most impressive harness racing win in the Benstud Standardbreds Free For All at Melton on Saturday evening. Awkwardly drawn on the inside of the second row, Fighter Command was still solidly supported to end up favourite. Driver Jason Lee […]
Champion trotting mare Keayang Zahara’s (Volstead) return has been delayed slightly. Speaking on SENTrack, co-trainer Paddy Lee said the five-year-old was “about two to three weeks” behind after a cold. “She missed about eight days of work with a bit of a cough and we won’t rush her to catch up,” he said. “Instead of […]
Jilliby Dreamlover (Love You) proved that her win in last week’s Great Square was not fluke when she stormed home in a stirring finish to pip Crackerjack in the Prydes Easifood Racing Cube Trotting Feature at Albion Park on Friday evening. Ideally drawn in two Jilliby Dreamlover was expected to lead and she did so […]
Marg and Paddy Lee’s faith in Jilliby Dreamlover (Love You) was justified when they ran the mare In the Group 1 $150,000 Yabby Dam Farms Great Square for three and four year old trotters and she accordingly took out the first prize. In one of the best harness racing fields ever assembled, Jilliby Dreamlover showed […]
Victorian pacer Bay Of Biscay (Somebeachsomewhere) drew first blood with a typically tough harness racing performance in winning the First Heat of this year’s Pacer’s Inter Dominion at Albion Park on Saturday evening. Drawn ideally in two, Bay of Biscay was installed a hot favourite while evergreen pacer Max Delight from the pole was expected […]
Promising filly Kahula (Bettors Delight) turned the tables on the in form She’s A Delaney when she gave nothing else a chance in her convincing harness racing win in the $200,000 Woodlands Stud Nutrien Equine Sales Two Year old fillies final at Wagga on Saturday evening. Cleverly drawn by Mark Pitt, the filly threaded her […]
The rampaging Team Lee will be in full flight across two feature meetings on Saturday night. Despite stable star Keayang Zahara heading to the spelling paddock, the Terang-based clan will have runners in the three Group 1 races at Menangle along with four key runners at Melton. Their best hope will be star trotting mare […]
It maybe a bit premature but one wonders whether harness racing has seen the emergence of a rising star with the effortless win of Keayang Renegade (American Ideal) in the Garrards Horse and Hounds Final at Bendigo on Saturday evening. Prior to the final Keayang Renegade had won his four only appearances to date but […]
Champion Australian trotting mare Keayang Zahara (Volstead) may be the best trotter this country has ever seen and she demonstrated just that in winning tonight’s $530,000 Listed TAB Trot at Cambridge. “We did a little bit out of the gate and I knew it was going to be tactical. Pete (Peter McMullen driving Gus) rolled […]
The lightly raced but injury prone Fighter Command (Always B Miki) showed the talent he is made of with a lightning burst to win the Swift Signs Pace at Melton on Saturday evening. In a small but select field Bulletproof Boy was installed a hot favourite on the strength of his previous form including his […]
Australia’s champion trotter Keayang Zahara (Volstead) equalled Lyell Creek’s Group 1 winning record of 15 wins when she simply outclassed her harness racing rivals in the $100,000 Group 1 Yabby Dam Farms Hammerhead Trotters Free For All at Menangle on Saturday evening. Although she was clearly a hot favourite it was expected that she would […]
We’re running out of superlatives to describe wonder mare Keayang Zahara (Volstead) and yet again she turned in another stunning harness racing performance to take out the Group 1 $60,000 Just Believe Grand Prix at Melton on Saturday evening. It wasn’t a great field but a loyal group of harness racing fans were out there […]
Keayang Zahara (Volstead) made it look so easy when she yet again outclassed her harness racing rivals to take out both heat and final of the Group 1 $250,000 Yabby Dam Farms Great Southern Final at Melton on Saturday evening. Earlier in the evening in the First Heat Keayang Zahara was given as easy a […]
Supporters of brilliant mare Jilliby Ballerini (Majestic Son) had a few anxious moments before she engaged in an all the way harness racing win in the $75,000 Group 2 McLabour Kilmore Trotters Cup on Saturday evening. Jilliby Ballerini seemed a bit fractious early before a false start was declared. But there was no such repeat […]
Wonder mare Keayang Zahara (Volstead) continues to break records and in last night’s Group 1 $75,000 Ladbrokes Cranbourne Cup she scored with effortless ease against her six harness racing rivals. The big striding brown mare came out of the gate with speed and she eventually headed off the early leader Rockinwithattitude. Im Bobby tried to […]
The nation’s leading trotter Keayang Zahara (Volstead) thrilled her fans yet again when she gave her usual faultless harness racing display to take out the Group 2 $75,000 Group Harwood Grains Ballarat Trotters Cup on Saturday evening. Unsurprisingly she started a prohibitive long odds favourite. From the mobile dispatch Rockinwithattitude showed early speed to take […]
Outstanding trotting mare Jilliby Ballerini (Majestic Son) who was one of the nation’s improved trotters last season showed that she is back in business with an awesome all the way win in the Trotters Free For All at Cranbourne on Saturday evening. The mare hadn’t raced since her unsuccessful campaign in New Zealand in November […]
Wonder mare Keayang Zahara (Volstead) had to draw upon all her championship qualities when she outstayed her harness racing rivals in the Group 1 $150,000 Haras Des Trotteurs Great Square at Albion Park on Saturday evening. The race was affected with a false start that obviously unsettled a number of runners. Driver Jason Lee was […]
The form horse of the moment Notanotha Naughty (What The Hill) showed great courage in his dramatic harness racing win in the Group 1 $60,000 Redwood Classic for two year old trotters at Maryborough on Sunday afternoon. A solid favourite on the basis of his near impeccable record Notanotha Naughty was away safely settling in […]
Star mare Jilliby Ballerini (Majestic Son) continued her relentless run to the top when she outclassed her four harness racing rivals in the Group 3 $30,000 Community Bank Maryborough Trotters Cup at the Carisbrook raceway on Sunday afternoon. In yet another demolition job, Jilliby Ballerini was settled back early from the mobile to be fourth […]
Gallant veteran Code Bailey (Christian Cullen) repeated his success of last week when he defeated a talented harness racing field in the Hip Pocket Castlemaine Free For All at Melton on Saturday evening. The well supported Oliver Dan found the lead and Jason Lee on Code Bailey was able to secure a trail behind the […]
