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New South Wales reinsman Blake Medlyn is just one win away from a milestone that seemed a long way off when the young motor mechanic swapped the workshop for a full-time career in harness racing. The 24-year-old, based at Canowindra in the central west, sits on 99 career victories after landing winners at Wagga and […]
It was quite a decision to make for Western Districts based horseman Mat Rue to move from the region’s epicentre of Bathurst and back to his hometown of Canowindra, but the Miracle Mile winning harness racing reinsman is now starting to reap the rewards. Rue has been on quite the journey since his teenage days […]
Mat Rue knows his harness racing mare Boulevardofdreams (Sweet Lou) will need a bit of luck from a wide barrier draw to figure in Saturday night’s APG Vic Gold Bullion final for three-year-old fillies at Melton. The bay pacer out of Partyontheboulevard has drawn gate seven for the $150,000 event. “We just have to hope […]
Fresh from reaching a personal milestone during the weekend, popular harness racing horseman Mat Rue will be looking to build towards the next highlight when he heads to Club Menangle today (Aug. 9). Thanks to his double in Parkes on Friday night, Rue notched his 1000th win at the same track where he completed his […]
Anya Whitelaw of the Western Advocate writes: when Mat Rue was growing up working in his parents’ harness racing stables he dreamed of one day being able to drive a winner – well he’s done that and then some. On Friday night (Aug. 5) at the Parkes Harness Racing Club meeting as Rue saluted aboard […]
Bathurst harness racing trainer-driver Mat Rue has been through a tough time during the past few weeks. The Miracle Mile-winning reinsman and owner Ben Hagney were forced to retire their star pacer Fouroeight (Rock N Roll Heaven) after the nine-year-old suffered a life-threatening illness. Named in honour of former Test cricketer Phil Hughes, Fouroeight leaves […]
Harness racing’s Mat Rue has a long association with Barry Lew but combining to win back-to-back events with rising star Karloo Louie (Sweet Lou) has been particularly sweet. After a dominant 27m win at Dubbo last month, Rue and Karloo Louie combined to win by almost 20m for the Dubbo-based Lew at Bathurst Paceway on […]
Bathurst harness racing trainer-driver Mat Rue always looks forward to this time of year, especially when it comes to the big races. Rue has eighteen horses in training and produced his grand campaigner Fouroeight for his first start in six months at Dubbo last Friday night where the gelding finished third in the Quamby Stayers […]
Harness racing’s Mat Rue knows aiming for the upcoming home state Inter Dominion with his stable star Fouroeight is a longshot. Still, the former Miracle Mile-winning reinsman would love nothing more than to be able to be part of a feature race as a trainer. “My aim is to have our bloke ready for the […]
It was a terrifying moment that had many onlookers holding their breath except for the man in the middle of the harness racing fall at Young on Tuesday night, Matthew McCaffery. The trainer-driver and his runner Gracenava were given a slight check, which was enough to bounce McCaffery out of his seat and onto his […]
