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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 […]
Pacing for Pink celebrates a bumper result, Bendigo’s redevelopment is nearing completion and two Victorian young guns have earned a trans-Tasman call-up. Pacing for Pink powers to $140,500 Harness racing’s generosity has again shone through, with Pacing for Pink raising a remarkable $140,500 this year for McGrath Foundation Breast Care Nurses. Organisers described the result […]
Lightly raced but highly promising trotter Alrighty (Skyvalley) continues to impress with a solid harness racing win in the Aldebaran Park Trot at Melton on Saturday evening. The four year old gelding was on the second line but avoided trouble when Farroukh galloped from barrier three when the field was dispatched. Driver Jordan Leedham sent […]
Tough pacer Ata Rangi (Art Major) served notice of better things to come with a dogged harness racing performance to take out this years $20,000 Ararat Advocate Pacing Cup on Friday evening at the western Victorian track. The race was robbed of interest with some key scratchings which resulted in Meteor Moth being backed into […]
Three year old filly Bringusjoy (Art Major) showed her older rivals how it was done with a narrow but determined harness racing win in The Pearl at Melton on Friday evening. And it was that man of the moment Jordan Leedham whose tactics proved to be the major winning factor in getting Bringusjoy ahead of […]
Promising three year old gelding Seathestars (Captaintreacherous) named after the former champion galloper showed a touch of class with an impressive win in the City of Melton Pace at Melton on Saturday evening. Driven by the inform Jordan Leedham who is having a phenomenal run of success Seathestars was helped early in the event with […]
Rising star reinsman Jordan Leedham has etched his name alongside some of harness racing’s elite by claiming victory in the 2024 Noel Smith Memorial Horsham Invitational Drivers Championship this afternoon (June 5). The 22-year-old was the only concession driver who earned a call-up for this year’s edition of the prestigious series — and proved he […]
Rising star Jordan Leedham is among the headline acts for this year’s 2024 Decron Horse Care Noel Smith Memorial Horsham Harness Racing Invitational Drivers Championship, with nominations closing at midday today (June 5). Now in its 34th edition, the prestigious invitational event is named in honour of the late Noel Smith, a long-serving Horsham Harness […]
Emerging young harness racing driver Jordan Leedham is seizing the moment. With Australia’s premier driver James Herbertson holidaying overseas, Leedham is making the most of some increased opportunities. The 22-year-old snared two wins a second and a third at Melton last Saturday night, taking his tally of wins to 16 since returning from a suspension […]
Talented pacer Yambukian (Bettors Delight) upset his more fancied harness racing rivals when he outstayed his opponents to take out the IRT Free for All at Melton on Saturday night. In a race where the complexion changed a number of times Inter Dominion candidate Bulletproof Boy was able to work his way around to the […]
Rank outsider Kitzbuhel Delight (Bettors Delight) caused a boilover when he defeated far more fancied harness racing candidates in taking out In the Listed $200,000 Nutrien Equine Classic final for two year old colts and gelding at Melton on Friday night. Kitzbuhel Delight was lucky to make the Final as he finished a distant fifth […]
Consistent pacer Yambukian (Bettors Delight) continued his good form of late when he led all the way to take out the CNC Router Bits Free for All at Melton on Saturday night. Showing brilliant speed from barrier 6, Yambukian crossed to the front for driver Jordan Leedham ahead of stablemate Tango Tara whose driver Kate […]
Punters could be forgiven for heading straight to the bar shortly after the start of Beraldo Coffee Trot at Melton. Watts Up Partytime, the $2.15 second elect, galloped out from the mobile losing all winning chance and much to the chagrin of harness racing favorite backers Kyvalley Amanda ($2 fav) broke after leading 200 metres […]
A Saturday night Melton double has headlined the promising start to the 2024 harness racing season being enjoyed by busy young Victorian reinsman Jordan Leedham. Leedham already has 28 wins to his name this year, most recently at Ballarat on Friday night (Apr 19) with Watts Up Partytime (Majestic Son) and at Cranbourne on Tuesday […]
By his own admission, Victorian harness racing trainer-driver Fred Posgate has had an interesting life – but he counts his first winning double recently as one of the pure highlights. Mildura-based Posgate prepares a five-horse team with his wife Angela and the couple recorded the career milestone with pacers Woody Nightshade (Sportswriter) and Puopolo (Santanna […]
In-form junior reinsman Jordan Leedham has broken through for his maiden harness racing Pacing Cup win, with Hes Under Wraps in yesterday’s Boort Pacing Cup. Leedham pushed the Andy Gath trained pacer to the front from barrier two in the $14,500 feature, and it proved a winning move, with the former New Zealander able to […]
