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A year ago, Jye Coney was best known around Bathurst as one of two teenage mates sitting near the top of the NSW drivers’ harness racing premiership. Now he is a regular in the biggest races in the country. Since March, the young reinsman has driven the champion mare Captains Mistress in the $1 million […]
Trainer Jason Grimson’s harness racing success continued this time back at his Sydney headquarters when Huta (Always B Miki) packed too many guns winning the Ultra Air Pace at Menangle Park on Saturday night. However with stable driver Cameron Hart away and Grimson himself elected to stay in Brisbane where he was driving Heza PunkRocker […]
A FAIRYTALE year will continue for NSW teenager Jye Coney with the drive of his fledgling harness racing career on Saturday. Trainer Jason Grimson has shown his loyalty to the former Tamworth-based Coney by giving him the drive on key runner Dangerous in the $1 million Ladbrokes Inter Dominion final at Albion Park. It was […]
Noted speedster Hi Manameisjeff (Art Major) bounced back with a blistering win in a classy harness racing field in the Joe and Michael Ilsley Free For All at Menangle on Saturday night. At his previous start Hi Manameisjeff at Menangle inexplicably galloped wildly after the start losing all chance. However last night Hi Manameisjeff was […]
Noted front runner Hi Manameisjeff (Art Major) showed that he could come from behind when he finished with a well timed burst to take out the $75,000 Group 2 Multiquip Aggregates Light Horse Free For All at Menangle on Saturday evening. Hi Manameisjeff was handled by young gun driver Jye Coney when stable driver Cameron […]
Eighteen-year-old reinsman Jye Coney has been handed the biggest opportunity of his young career, with leading harness racing trainer Jason Grimson entrusting him with Rakero Rocket and Chase A Dream in Saturday night’s Miracle Mile qualifiers at Menangle. Rakero Rocket is currently quoted at $7.00 on TAB fixed odds for the March 14 Miracle Mile […]
Mercurial pacer Bulletproof Boy (Art Official) continued his habit of beating the big guns when he flew home to take out the Group 1 AVT Technologies Newcastle Mile on Friday evening. Bulletproof Boy has a habit of defeating the very best in the land and in recent times he’s defeated the likes of Leap To […]
Former Riverina pacer Catchafire (Bettors Delight) showed that he’s capable of matching it in stronger Metropolitan class when he led all the way in the Success Stud Yearling Prep at Menangle on Saturday evening. Now in the stables of Jason Grimson, Catchafire confidently backed into favouritism. He was handled by the in driver of the […]
Menangle specialist Himanameisjeff (Art Major) scored one of his best wins when he upset odds on harness racing favourite Don Hugo in the Listed JE Binskin Free For All at Menangle on Saturday evening. Showing his customary early speed from the outside of the front row, Himanameisjeff easily crossed the lead with Don Hugo having […]
Popular Queensland trainer Jack Butler struck gold when his consistent pacer Exclusive Hustler (Art Major) finished powerfully to defeat harness racing stable mate Deebo In the Group 3 $50,000 Multiquip Golden Guitar Final at Tamworth last night. Well supported Exclusive Hustler who was narrowly beaten in his heat was eased back at the rear by […]
It is exceedingly rare to see two drivers from the one stable bring up a century of winners in the same harness racing season. Yet that feat was achieved last week when Jye Coney joined his best mate Jett Turnbull to doso, astonishingly with four months remaining in the current term. Both young reinsmen, who recently celebrated their 18th birthdays, […]
Teenage reinsman Jye Coney is sweeping all before him, alongside his good mate and work buddy Jett Turnbull, in a remarkable rise through the harness racing ranks. Coney, 17, lives and breathes harness racing and, despite only in his second full season of driving, already sits fifth on the New South Wales State Drivers’ Premiership […]
