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THE man who has transformed Australian trotting thinks young sensation Keayang Zahara (Volstead) could become the best trotting mare in the world. Pat Driscoll, the man behind breeding and racing giants Yabby Dams and Haras de Trotteurs, is keen to see the four-year-old take on the world “when the time is right”. Keayang Zahara is […]
A breeding program based on careful planning when selecting broodmares and suitable stallions, good diet and good pastures reached a crescendo for Ballarat breeder Pat Driscoll at Melton on Saturday night. Driscoll’s Yabby Dam Farms bred an amazing four harness racing winners on the night including three of the four Nutrien Equine Classic Trotting series […]
The final winners in Harness Breeders Victoria’s 2024 season awards program were announced at the Victorian Horse of the Year event at Melton on Saturday and we wish to again congratulate the winners and nominees in the Woodlands Stud Victorian Breeder of the Year, the Benstud Standardbreds Victorian Pacing Broodmare of the Year and the Aldebaran Park Victorian Trotting […]
The champion French racehorse and sire Love You and Ballarat breeder Pat Driscoll stole the harness racing show from a breeding standpoint at the all trotting meeting at Melton last Saturday. Love You, who had nine runners on Team Teal Night, sired the winners of three of the four feature events in Keayang Chucky (Australasian […]
The difference between winning and losing in harness racing can often come from a split second judgement (or lack thereof). In tonight’s inaugural running of the Golden Gait Series at Alexandra Park, we bore witness to that very fact in the first race on the $1million ten race programme with Cyrstal Hackett producing a peach […]
Victoria’s harness racing assault on the huge New Zealand Cup Week could get even bigger. Already Jess Tubbs has Just Believe, Better Eclipse and maybe Rakero Rebel preparing for the iconic second week of November in Christchurch. Now, in a change of heart, superstar French import and Great Southern Star winner Callmethebreeze (Trixton) could join […]
The long and successful partnership between powerhouse owner-breeder Pat Driscoll and master trainer Anton Golino has come to an end, with some of the stable’s biggest harness racing stars moving into the care of Andy Gath. Reigning Great Southern Star champion Callmethebreeze (Trixton) and Group 1-winning mares Im Ready Jet (Quaker Jet) and Revelstoke (Quaker […]
Harness Racing New Zealand CEO, Brad Steele, incurred a few social media scoffs after the unveiling of The Future Starts Now roadshow when in his maiden address to New Zealand stakeholders, the Queenslander stated that he envisioned a future that would address the exodus of horses crossing the ditch. The line that seemed to attract […]
Harness Breeders Victoria has announced Pat Driscoll of Haras des Trotteurs and Yabby Dam Farms as its 2024 Ian Daff Memorial Award recipient. Since 2014, the award has recognised significant and tenured contributions and service to the broader Victorian breeding industry. Driscoll joins luminaries such as Mick Lombardo, Graham and Helen Head and Kevin Newbound […]
The Italian bred three-year-old trotting filly And If It Were True (Charly Du Noyer), who was undefeated in four harness racing starts last season, has been purchased by Ballarat breeder-owner Pat Driscoll, the principal of leading stud Haras Des Trotteurs. Offered by legendary French horseman Philippe Allaire, she was bought for 140,000 euros at an […]
