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Victorian three-year-old trotter Pastor Dunbar (Pastor Stephen) is quietly building a harness racing resume that could be difficult for NSW Derby selectors to overlook next week. The progressive youngster made it three wins from just four starts with an effortless victory at Bendigo on Wednesday night (April 29), further strengthening his case for inclusion in […]
He watched his grandfather and his father win Miracle Miles with the likes of Hondo Grattan and Smooth Satin. Yet Nathan Turnbull grabbed a race even his father Steve was unable to win when his talented harness racing colt Better Be The Best (Shoobees Place) scored the grittiest of wins in tonight’s Group 1 $200,000 […]
Well-travelled Victorian trainer Shane Sanderson has made his return to the Sydney scene a happy one, qualifying two harness racing horses for next weekend’s $200,000 NSW Derby at Club Menangle. Sanderson’s son Ryan steered the well-backed Catalpa Rescue (American Ideal) to a half-neck win over Spirit Of Arion (Jack Callaghan) and Free Thinker (Grant Dixon) […]
Aptly named pacer Leap To Fame did just that when claiming harness racing’s $200,000 Group 1 New South Wales Derby at Menangle tonight. The Queensland-trained son of Bettors Delight obliterated his rivals winning by more than 10m rating 1:54.1 in the 2400m feature. This gave horseman Grant Dixon his second win in the race after […]
