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Newly turned four year old Catchafire (Bettor’s Delight) lived up to his three year old form with a strong staying harness racing performance to win the Yanco Producers Leeton Pacing Cup on Thursday evening. Showing great early speed Catchafire was urged on early by driver Jackson Painting who used some energy to take up the […]
A top class harness racing field lined up for this years $30,600 Southern Central Engineering Breeders Plate the last of our two year old classics for the season and it was Im No Trouble (Art Major) who was able to lead all the way to record his fourth win. In an open betting race Neptunite […]
Up and coming pacer Dashing (Art Major) ran one of his best races when he outstayed his harness racing rivals to take out this year’s Yenda Producers Leeton Pacing Cup last night at the Leeton raceway. In an action filled event, the pace was on from the beginning with Miss Audicious leading but soon after […]
One of the nation’s oldest classic harness racing events in the form of the $30,000 Listed Southern Central Engineering Breeders Plate for two year olds was staged for the 70th time last night at the Leeton Showgrounds. The inaugural running of the Leeton Breeders Plate in 1955 was taken out by Joe Raid driven by […]
The secretary and President of the Leeton Harness Racing Club, Joanne Punch, is busier than a one armed bricklayer with the popular NSW regional track set to host it’s ever popular summer carnival over the impending silly season. Despite the mad rush to get everything in order, Punch is excited about the Christmas crowds expected […]
Country NSW trainer Steven Lee has spent nearly all of his life in harness racing—and it would be a safe bet to say that he wouldn’t have it any other way. “I’m now 67 and I started out when I was just 15. I haven’t really done anything else. Horses have been my life,” Lee […]
Inter Dominion-winning trainer Jason Grimson will zone in on regional racing on Tuesday. After experiencing the biggest success of his career on Saturday night, Grimson will race his two-year-old Sugar Apple in a heat of the Breeders Plate at Leeton. The Sweet Lou colt is undefeated in his two Australian starts, including a personal best […]
Classy Victorian pacer Bar Room Banta headed to Leeton tonight with an unbeaten record in New South Wales and he certainly did not disappoint. Despite not having won a race since November last year, the colt by A Rocknroll Dance bounced back to claim the first heat of the 2021 Breeders Challenge. And he did […]
A freak electrical fire in one of the on-course light towers forced the abandonment of last night’s harness racing meeting at Leeton. It occurred just prior to the fourth race on the program and meant the club was unable to proceed with the last four scheduled races. A circuit had shorted and caused a small […]
