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Star power will be on show across Queensland’s harness racing tracks again this summer for the second iteration of The Starlights. The summer carnival will feature six blockbuster nights at Redcliffe and Albion Park across November and December, with more than $2 million in prizemoney and bonuses on offer. Staged from November 14 to December […]
The Queensland racing industry is in mourning following the tragic loss of Dan Costello. Dan passed away on Tuesday evening, following an incredibly brave three-year battle with cancer with his wife Gitana by his side. Best known as the on-course photographer at both Albion Park and Redcliffe, Dan had been a mainstay with the camera […]
The Janitor (Always B Miki) produced nine wins, four placings and more than $200,000 from 15 starts in an impressive harness racing season in 2025. But, it could have been even bigger. The talented gelding was no further than a neck from the winner in the Blacks A Fake, Sunshine Sprint and The Rising Sun. […]
The Garrard’s Redcliffe Yearling Sale, conducted by Ebert & Co at Redcliffe Paceway on Sunday, grossed a creditable $367,500 for 28 lots. The average price was $13,125. The top price paid was $35,000 for a Pebble Beach filly out of the dual Group 1 winner Good Lookin Girl, consigned by Kevin Seymour’s Solid Earth Pty. […]
Racing Queensland has unveiled the finalists for the 2025 Queensland Harness Awards. Staged at Victoria Park on Sunday, March 1, the Queensland Harness Awards will acknowledge the Sunshine State’s outstanding pacers, trotters and participants throughout the past year. Ever-consistent pacer The Janitor (Always B Miki) and trotting superstar Gus (Majestic Son) join three-time reigning Horse […]
The world’s top harness racing drivers will again go toe-to-toe in 2026 with the return of the Ladbrokes Ultimate Driver Championship. The innovative slot racing series will return to Albion Park on Friday, February 20 and Saturday, February 21, following a hugely successful first iteration in 2025. This year’s event saw 10 of the world’s […]
With Victoria’s opposition clear to the collection of the much-maligned harness racing Stallion Tax this breeding season, pressure is mounting on other State bodies to declare their position on the controversial breeding levy. Benstud Standardbreds principal Craig Judd, a vocal opponent of the tax, is calling on breeders and studs to be proactive in demanding […]
After coming heartbreakingly close earlier in the night, new Queensland harness racing driver Tamara Battle had to wait only an hour to turn it all around and live the unforgettable thrill of her first victory in the sulky. In just her sixth race drive, the 32-year-old showed poise and composure to guide $3.80 equal favourite […]
For someone who drives and trains one of the greatest pacers in the history of the sport, Grant Dixon is almost as understated and low-key as it gets. It takes a fair bit to get the 52-year-old legendary harness man up and about. Even now and a few years into Leap To Fame’s dazzling career […]
Regional Queensland harness racing trainer Karen Schulz celebrated her first-ever race-day double on Sunday (June 8) at Marburg – despite being nowhere near the track! While Schulz was on grandparent duties in Dalby, more than 150 kilometres away, her husband Allan Godwin handled the strapping duties and got the chocolates with Gotta Dream (Gotta Go […]
When Berriesandcherries (Crazed) scored in the Listed $27,000 Our Overanova Trotters Marathon at Albion Park in March, it was the culmination of many things. After being transferred to the harness racing stables of Brendan Barnes, the pair combined to maintain their perfect record together following their first encounter three years ago when scoring at Bendigo. […]
The great Wondai’s Mate is one of the several pacers that stands out in Michael Brennan’s mind when he reflects on growing up on the Darling Downs and attending the races at Albion Park. Many decades on from Wondai’s Mate’s sparkling career, Brennan will get his own chance to create history around Brisbane’s premier harness […]
Triple Crown champion Leap To Fame (Bettor’s Delight) has been anointed the Queensland Harness Horse of the Year for a third successive occasion at tonight’s Queensland Harness Awards in Brisbane. Another historic season saw the now six-year-old further confirm his spot amongst the nation’s all-time greats, headlined by four Group 1 victories in the Blacks […]
The Gail Geeson team kick-started their 2025 harness racing campaign in perfect fashion on Wednesday evening at Redcliffe as the stable has been aided by some extra fire-power in recent weeks. The Geeson-prepared Candykane bounced back to her best form over 1780 metres around ‘The Triangle’ with reinsman Leonard Cain leading the mare to a dominant […]
Champion Queensland reinsman Pete McMullen has been unveiled as the 10th and final harness racing driver to secure their spot in the Ladbrokes Ultimate Driver Championship. Affectionately known as ‘Leader Peter’, McMullen is the third local driver selected for the series, which will see more than $250,000 in prize money go on the line at […]
The training team of Cristina Monte and Charlie Cini feel Jimartee is ready to run at his peak ahead of their long-awaited return to the Inter Dominion stage. Jimartee will be one of three Queensland horses that will compete in the first heat of the series on Friday evening at Newcastle alongside Gus and Blacksadance. The Jacobs […]
He’s the former harness racing horse that was bought for $500 off Gumtree, who is now thriving in his post-racing life. My Dad Angus (Angus Hall) had 22 starts at Albion Park and Redcliffe between June 2017 and January 2019, but never really found his groove on the track. Now the standardbred, who is referred […]
The level of satisfaction is hard to quantify. All sorts of emotions were running free and wild when speedy harness racing mare Girl From Rosedale (Hurrikane Kingcole) scorched down the long and somewhat daunting Menangle home straight back on April 20. Owner, breeder, and trainer Ryan Veivers made the call to chase feature race glory, […]
Is Sir Brigadoon (Roll With Joe) an international man of mystery? What does his passport actually state? Where has it been stamped? Where is he from? Where has he been? And what does the future hold? Well, we’re here to find out more about this intriguing harness racing pacer. Foaled on November 18, 2017, the […]
A trio of Australasia’s top harness racing pacers have been confirmed for the $355,000 Group 1 AQWA Constructions The Rising Sun. Group 1 champions The Lost Storm (Captaintreacherous) and Merlin (Art Major) (Its Merlin when racing in Australia) will be joined by rising star Sooner The Bettor at Albion Park on July 13, joining Chariots […]
Star square gaiter Rockinwithattitude (Aldebaran Eagle) is already a Group 1 harness racing champion in Victoria and New South Wales and horseman David Miles is keen to add Queensland to that list later in 2024. The Victorian trainer and driver will again head north to the Sunshine State for the Queensland Constellations carnival after accepting […]
The new QBRED Cashback offer will be on offer during the annual Garrard’s Redcliffe Yearling Sale and Parade this Sunday, March 24. The sale will be conducted by Darren Ebert & Co at the Redcliffe Harness Racing Club, with a parade of yearlings to be held at 10am, followed by the sale at 12pm. Racing […]
Now that the dust has settled on 2023, it’s time to take a deep dive into the magical harness racing season of Nathan Dawson. What an unbelievable season 2023 was for Nathan Dawson. From start until finish, the winners just kept piling up. It was record-breaking for the proud Queenslander. When time was called on […]
Above all else, comeback reinsman Brent Livingstone was proud to make his father John smile on Thursday of last week. In the early 2000s, Brent was a consistent harness racing driver around the Sunshine State, racking up 20 or more winners in the sulky in six straight seasons as well as competing in Group level […]
