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Victorian hobby trainer Peter Wallis has broken a 28-year drought from the winner’s circle, preparing five-year-old gelding Orch (Lincoln Royal) to a victory at the Melton harness racing meeting on Friday night (Sept 26). To be fair, in most of those 28 years Wallis has had only a handful of starters – but that didn’t […]
Victorian harness racing trainer Alexandra Hurley has celebrated a week to remember, preparing half-siblings Altius (Alta Christiano) and Spun Silver (Follow The Stars) to three wins in just over seven days. “I’m definitely not going to complain – you just enjoy it while it lasts!” Hurley laughed. “We had a really good week, actually. Altius […]
Energetic Horsham trainer-driver Aaron Dunn admits he’s not one for keeping close tabs on harness racing career milestones. “I might occasionally take a look during the season at how many winners I’ve got as a trainer, but that’s about it,” he said. So, it came as a surprise to learn that tomorrow night at Melton […]
Harness racing might have come to Leon Fanning and Andrea O’Gorman by chance, but the Charlton couple now sit at the centre of one of the most passionate country racing communities in Victoria. Fanning had no background in the sport before a group of mates turned “footy and pub talk” into reality more than 30 […]
Young Victorian reinsman Ryan Sanderson continues to rack up career milestones, with his first Melton Saturday night (August16) metropolitan treble highlighting an already impressive harness racing season. The 22-year-old, who sits just shy of 500 career victories (currently 477), partnered three winners for the all-conquering Emma Stewart and Clayton Tonkin stable. Sanderson, who made his […]
Two and a half years after receiving a stage four cancer diagnosis, Victorian harness racing trainer Tim McGuigan is still doing what he loves – and training winners. The easy-going horseman from Gordon, near Ballarat, was back in the spotlight last week with promising pacer Shotinthedark (Betting Line), who broke through for his second career […]
Emerging trotter Worth Waiting (Volstead) continued her promising rise on Saturday night (Aug 2), delivering her second win from as many starts this season for Victorian harness racing trainer-driver Bec Bartley. The four-year-old mare showed grit and class to win at Melton, following a first-up success at Echuca on July 8. She previously raced in […]
A maiden metropolitan win was a long time coming for Central Victorian harness racing couple Tori Hutchins and Luke Dunne – and now that it’s finally happened, they’re hoping it’s just the beginning. Their reliable campaigner All Da Rage (Betterthancheddar) brought up his 19th career win in stylish fashion at Melton on Saturday night (July […]
Victorian harness racing trainer Joe Vassallo found his way into square gaiters almost by accident – but it’s been years since he raced anything else. And on Saturday night at Melton, his promising trotter Lady Vici (Orlando Vici) delivered a performance that suggests she could be his best yet. The lightly-raced five-year-old returned from more […]
Horsham horseman Aaron Dunn has celebrated plenty of wins in his harness racing career — but two recent victories that came just a day apart were particularly special. Dunn trained Pick Up Elvis (Rock N Roll Heaven) to victory at Maryborough on June 4, and Eyeneedthat (Downbytheseaside) the next day at Ballarat. Both horses were […]
A 60-year breeding journey has delivered its ultimate reward for southwest Victorian father-and-son team Gary and Darryl Lawlor — the “best horse we’ve ever had”. Four-year-old mare Sweet Ideal (Sweet Lou) is turning heads again in 2025 after a breakout three-year-old season that included five consecutive wins and a start in the Breeders Crown final. […]
Victorian harness racing hobby trainer Neil Rowley admits he couldn’t even bring himself to watch his horses race until about a year ago – but his tough trotting mare Atego Dawn (Kvintet Avenger) is changing all of that. The six-year-old brought up her eighth career win at Melton on May 23, driven by Rod Petroff, […]
Cranbourne harness racing couple Samantha Gangell and Zeke Slater have hit a purple patch of form and they’re enjoying the ride! A hobby-trainer with just two horses currently racing, Gangell has prepared three winners from four starters in the past fortnight, including the second metropolitan-level success of her career. Five-year-old gelding Duke’s Choice (Vincent) recorded […]
