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Bettor Beach (Bettors Delight) proved herself to be the best filly currently racing on the Eastern seaboard of Australia with yet another effortless win in the Group 1 $150,000 Prydes Easifeed Victoria Pacers Oaks Final at Melton on Saturday evening. Starting a prohibitive odds on favourite ahead of her stablemate Willows Girl, Bettor Beach was […]
Outstanding gelding Palladium (Bettors Delight) looked most impressive when he took out the third heat of the Victoria Pacers Derby at Melton on Saturday night. Drawn the pole Palladium was beaten for speed early by Nymbal who had outsprinted him in the Carousel at Menangle a few weeks back. However Robert Morris on Nymbal grabbed […]
The Riverina Paceway staged their intial round of heats for the New South Wales Breeders Challenge for two year olds on Friday afternoon and it was the Victorians who cleaned up in both the colts and geldings and fillies divisions. The colts and geldings event was taken out by Boystrous (Tall Dark Stranger) who […]
Outstanding mare The Art Of Success (Art Major) showed great courage in her most important to success to date when she took out the APG VicBred Mares Final for four year olds at Melton on Saturday night. The Art Of Success was sent out favourite but there was strong support for Wicked Confession with interest […]
Tasmanian Derby winner Enjoy Life (Always B Miki) made amends for his semi final loss when he outsprinted his harness racing rivals in the APG VicBred Super Series Final for three year old colts and geldings at Melton on Saturday evening. One of eight Group 1 races for the night it was a training triumph […]
A nasty accident proved to be Mark Pitt’s good luck to the opposite for Kerryn Manning after the running of the APG VicBred Super Series for two year old colts and geldings at Melton on Saturday. On the first take, Auston fell after trying to hold out the favourite Lake Como and much of the […]
Much improved filly La Cantatrice (Poster Boy) scored her third win on end and arguably her most impressive when she took out the first heat of the APG VicBred Super Series for two year old harness racing fillies at Melton on Friday evening. And her win was also due to a patient drive by Ewa […]
Hot favourite Smack Bang Bart (Rock N Roll Heaven) proved far too strong for his harness racing opponents in the opening heat of the APG VicBred Super Series for two year old colts and geldings at Melton on Friday evening. It was a very strange run affair with four different leaders at various stages of […]
The three heats of the APG Vicbred Series for three year old harness racing fillies produced mixed results for favourite backers. Bettor Beach (Bettors Delight) showed her complete dominance with an effortless win in the first heat of APG Vicbred Super series at Kilmore on Thursday evening. It was always going to be a case […]
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 […]
Top colt Cardigan Sniper (Ultimate Sniper) added yet another classic to his record with a stirring win In the Benstud Standardbreds Youthful Stakes for colts and geldings at Melton on Saturday night. Just two months ago Cardigan Sniper had won the $100,000 APG Final at Melton and this was his first run back since then. […]
Up and coming mare The Art of Success (Art Major) passed her biggest test with flying colours when led all the way win in the Hertz Melton Free For All at Victorian headquarters on Saturday evening. The attractive four year old mare drew the pole and driver Mark Pitt had no trouble holding the early […]
Smart pacer Some American (American Ideal) gave his harness racing driver Mark Pitt and trainer Emma Stewart an early double when he led all the way to take out the Vale Brian Markovic Free For All at Melton on Saturday evening. The speedy entire was ideally drawn in barrier 2 and subsequently was sent out […]
Top reinsman Mark Pitt has an enviable strike rate and last Saturday night he won four races in a competitive harness racing card including both $100,000 APG Finals for Colts and Geldings and Fillies. Pitt drove Ideal Frankie in the APG Fillies Final for trainer Alan McDonough who works with Emma Stewart and Clayton Tonkin […]
Unbeaten filly Comeandsee (Cattlewash) staked her claim for this year’s $500,000 Group 1 Protostar at Albion Park next month when she gave a faultless display of front running to take out the $20,000 Durham Park Rising Star two year old pace at Ballarat on Thursday evening. An invitation for the winner to represent the Durham […]
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 promising but at times difficult to follow The Priestess (Father Patrick) showed her class with a strong win in the Prydes Easifeed Trot at Melton on Friday evening. Not the most reliable of trotters, The Priestess was nonetheless confidently backed into firm favouritism. Driver Lochie Cook was caught three wide early but was more […]
Mark Pitt’s tactical harness racing drive was the main factor in Celebrity Royal (Sweet Lou) downing the hot favourite Triedtotellyou in last night’s Group 1 $150,000 Tasmania Pacing Cup at the Elwick circuit in Hobart. The lightly raced Celebrity Royal was having only his 11th race start. Formerly trained by Victorian Emma Stewart was only […]
Unbeaten filly Quatro Moth (Rock N Roll Heaven) commenced her three year old career in fine style with a convincing all the way harness racing win in the Graham Head Memorial Three year old at Shepparton on Saturday evening. Her task was made easier with the late scratching of Atua Magic but that should not […]
Tough colt Captain Perfect (Captaintreacherous) was rewarded for his consistency when he did all the work and yet still prevail in the Group 2 $100,000 Woodlands Stud Breeders Crown for three year old colts and geldings on Saturday evening. Despite impressively winning his heat Captain Perfect was a drifter in the betting with a second […]
Country harness racing is always at its best on Cup nights and the Swan Hill Harness Racing Club is right up with them. The picturesque circuit is on the inside of the galloping track and Swan Hill is a known tourist destination on the Murray River. Sharing the complex with the gallopers has its advantages […]
Lightly raced filly Soap and Bubbles (Lather Up) finally cracked a win at metropolitan headquarters against older opposition in the Renown Silverware Mares Pace at Melton on Saturday evening. Although she was the least experienced runner, Soap And Bubbles was installed favourite ahead of Centofellie. Driver Mark Pitt was patient early allowing Soap and Bubbles […]
Husband and wife combination Mark and Lisa Pitt scored their most important to date when their star harness racing filly Ride The Highs (Ride High) gave a faultless all the way display to take out the Group 1 $150,000 Qbred Triad Final for two year old fillies at Albion Park on Saturday evening. On the […]
