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Two years ago, Ben Said sat behind a young pacer in trackwork for the first time and fell for him. Now The Last Trip (Poster Boy – Fususi) is one of the hottest names in Eureka betting, rated a $4.50 second favourite behind Loucasso for the $1.5 million TAB Eureka at Menangle on November 21. […]
Punters had plenty of anxious moments before solidly backed favourite Le Cardinal (Captaintreacherous) scored in a heart stopping finish in the fourth heat of the Vic Bred series for three year old colts and geldings. Showing not much early speed from the pole Le Cardinal ended three back on the rails. Major Blitz who returned […]
Prominent harness racing trainer Michael Stanley struck early with a double from the first three heats of the APG VicBred Series for three year old colts and geldings at Kilmore on Thursday night. Now based at Menangle the former Victorian Stanley won the second heat with Soho Trump (Captain Crunch) who once he found the […]
There aren’t many more superlatives to describe Australia’s favourite pacer Leap To Fame (Bettors Delight) after his courageous all the win in the Group 1 $150,000 Jet Roofing Kilmore Pacing Cup on Saturday evening. Harness racing fans were treated to another wonderful performance as Leap To Fame was the only runner on the second line […]
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 […]
After more than two decades away from the winning trainers’ list, Bendigo harness racing hobbyist Larry Walls has returned in the best possible way with promising three-year-old gelding Assigned (Rock N Roll Heaven). After a close-up second on debut at his home track, Walls prepared Assigned to win at Kilmore on August 28, before a […]
Harness racing hobby trainer-driver Robert Young is relishing the current form of his six-year-old trotter Scar (Danny Bouchea) – but he’s keeping his feet firmly on the ground. “The horse has really struck a bit of a purple patch and I’m appreciating that he’s going so well,” Young said. “There’s been times in the sport […]
An outpouring of support and generosity is flooding in for Victorian harness racing trainer Allanah Logie, who remains in hospital following a devastating training accident earlier this month. The Kilmore horsewoman – who works a team with her partner Corey Bell and rides trackwork for gallops trainers – sustained life-threatening injuries in a fall from […]
Six-year-old mare Mitzi Said (Well Said) has rewarded the unwavering faith of her harness racing connections, delivering a career-best performance to win the Vicbred Platinum Mares Sprint Championship Final at Melton on Friday night (Jul 11). Driven by Monique Burnett and trained by her mother Rita at Kilmore, the win was Mitzi Said’s ninth career […]
Former NSW Central West horseman David Harris is thriving in his new harness racing role in Victoria. “I’m private trainer for Cormack Racing Pty Ltd — Adam, Ben and Terry—and run their 72-hectare training complex at Avenel (120km north of Melbourne). It’s the perfect job and I’m just loving it,” Harris said. “This has been […]
The Andy Gath trained Outlaw Man (Sweet Lou) showed he wouldn’t have been out of place in the Kilmore Cup by smashing the harness racing track record in the 7-Eleven Cup. Outlaw Man was caught parked outside the leader and $3.10 favorite Captain Bellasario who was fired up and badly over raced during the race […]
The decision by Chris Lang to remain patient mid race paid dividends when Ollivici (Orlando Vici) outstayed his harness racing rivals in the Kilmore Trotters Cup. Deemed a match race between the 30 metre backmarkers, Ollivici ($2.50) settled at the rear of the field following the helmet of Greg Sugars on the $1.90 favorite One […]
Sons and daughters of several leading racemares from yesteryear prevailed at the opening of the Vicbred Super Series for harness racing two-year-olds at Kilmore on Tuesday night. The four-time Group 1 winner Nike Franco NZ 1:48 ($913,870) figures as the dam of the impressive winner of the second heat of the colts and geldings, Bay […]
Bettor Isolate’s (Bettor’s Delight) devastating turn of foot has been the topic of conversation for much of his harness racing career and Mattie Craven’s emerging star needed every bit of it to escape from jail and win Saturday night’s Popular Alm Sprint at Kilmore. The lightly-raced five-year-old was badly held up rounding the home turn, […]
Harness racing’s reigning Victorian four-year-old pacing entire or gelding of the year Honolua Bay (Somebeachsomewhere) is set for his long-awaited return to the races this Saturday night (Jul. 23) in Kilmore. Unbeaten since joining the Emma Stewart barn last season, he will line up for his first start since New Year’s Eve in the Popular […]
After being humbled for just the second time in his career back in mid-June, brilliant squaregaiter Cover Of Darkness is back and ready to set the record straight this Saturday night. The Emma Stewart-trained four-year-old was run down by Sleepee in the Woodlands Stud Noopy Kiosk Trotters Free For All on June 19, with his […]
