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One of the most endearing aspects of harness racing is the ability of our standardbreds to continue racing seemingly well beyond their average racing life. The most obvious examples are the old marvels Bulletproof Boy and Max Delight (the latter taking out the Nullabor in Perth earlier this year). But over the years the sight […]
Tough pacer Ubetcha Tigerpie (Betting Line) scored an upset harness racing win over Captains Knock In the Group 3 $60,000 TAB Renshaw Cup at Penrith on Friday evening and in doing so prevented the payment of the $1million bonus for the winner of all of the Country Cups. Captains Knock had won the previous four […]
Leading trainer Jason Grimson looks to have unearthed another rising star in Ima Boxa (Shoobees Place) after he toyed with his rivals to score a soft win in the Listed $75,000 Metropolitan TAB Regional Championships Final at the Penrith Paceway on Friday evening. Drawn on the second line, it didn’t take long for driver Cameron […]
Mighty pacer Swayzee (Rock N Roll Heaven) earned himself a $500,000 bonus with a devastating harness racing win in the Group 3 $60,000 Renshaw Cup at Penrith last night before a capacity crowd that jammed the venue. Following his desperately unlucky fourth in the Miracle Mile where he was shut away on the fence and […]
As the harness racing season heads into the second half of the term, the state’s trainers and drivers premierships are already creating plenty of interest. While leading reinsman Cameron Hart currently leads the drivers’ premiership race, sitting on 109 wins, Jack Callaghan has sights on the title having already driven 93 winners. Menangle Park reinsman […]
The future of one of Sydney’s last remaining harness racing tracks, Penrith Paceway, is on the line. The Penrith Harness Racing Club received the news by Infrastructure New South Wales yesterday that it plans to rebuild the Penrith Stadium on that land. Currently the Penrith Stadium, home to the Penrith Panthers Rugby League team, is […]
