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Favourite Jacwill Kid out of $500,000 Protostar

By Adam Hamilton ·

FAVOURITE Jacwill Kid (Huntsville) is out of Australasia’s richest juvenile race, the $500,000 Group 1 Protostar at Albion Park on Saturday night. Just moments after his sparkling harness racing win last Saturday night, vets found the young star was lame and stood him down for six days pending a further veterinary inspection. Connections hoped the […]

Australia

Ideal Frankie out to earn Protostar spot

By Adam Hamilton ·

Trainer Allan McDonough has a message for the remaining slot owners yet to lock away a runner for Australia’s richest two-year-old race the $500,000 Group 1 Protostar at Albion Park on July 11. “Make sure they watch my filly (Ideal Frankie) at Melton on Saturday,” he said. McDonough, the long serving stable foreman for the […]

Australia

Winner of Ballarat feature to earn a spot in the Protostar

By Peter Wharton ·

A golden ticket for the $500,000 Protostar, the richest two-year-old race on the Australasian calendar, to be run at Albion Park on July 12, awaits the harness racing winner of the $20,000 Durham Park 2YO Rising Star (1680 metres) at Ballarat on June 12. Bruce and Vicki Edward’s Durham Park, in partnership with the Ballarat […]

Australia

Fate Awaits bounces back in $500,000 Protostar

By John Dunne ·

The Grant Dixon trained Fate Awaits (Always B Miki) bounced back from defeat to take out the inaugural running of the $500,000 Protostar 2YO Slot Race at Albion Park.  Fate Awaits began well from the pole and Dixon was content to take the trail on the back of the $2.30 harness racing favorite The Highland […]

Australia

Skill needed by Hart for 'Ultimate' success in Protostar

By Michael Dumesny ·

It is not often to see a harness racing two-year-old dominate against a field of older pacers. However that was certainly the case at Penrith recently when star juvenile My Ultimate Barney (Downbytheseaside) demolished his more experienced rivals, scoring by 28 metres and rating 1:53.6, just a second off the 1720m track record. Trainer Jarrod […]

Australia

Hesitate locked in for July's inaugural Protostar

By Adam Hamilton ·

Victoria has a fourth confirmed harness racing runner in Australia’s newest and richest juvenile race, the $500,000 Ladbrokes Protostar. Brilliant youngster Hesitate (Sportswriter) has landed a slot and will join Emma Stewart and Clayton Tonkin’s pair The Highlight Reel and Cigano, along with Aaron Dunn’s Forty Love in the feature at Albion Park on July […]

Australia

Burns hoping Hesitate will attract Protostar slot holders

By Tim O'Connor ·

Damien Burns is hoping unbeaten harness racing juvenile Hesitate (Sportswriter) will catch the eye of slot holders for this year’s inaugural Protostar in Queensland. Burns prepares just a small team at Snake Valley, just outside of Ballarat, and has unearthed what he thinks is potentially the best horse he’s had in a 20-year training career. […]

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