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Bonny mare Lux Aeterna (Captaintreacherous) gave yet another classic harness racing display with a strong finish to take out the feature listed Ranji Bill stakes for mares at Menangle on Saturday night. The six year old has a wonderful record and was suited to the small field. However it was felt that Eye Keep Smiling […]
Bonny mare Lux Aeterna (Captaintreacherous) continued her revival when she gave nothing else a chance in winning the Norms Daughter Classic for mares at Menangle on Saturday night. Showing exceptional early speed Lux Aeterna was out wide early but soon after headed off favourite Bella Danza. Driver Robert Morris tried to give the mare a […]
Former outstanding juvenile filly Lux Aeterna (Captaintreacherous) gave a copybook display of front running with a brilliant harness racing win in the Stylish Memphis Stakes for mares at Menangle Park on Saturday night. Fresh from her close second to Eye Keep Smiling in last week’s Group 1 Golden Girl at Albion Park Lux Aeterna was […]
Promising colt Hilldale Hilton (Pastor Stephen) proved that good manners mean everything when he scored a decisive win in the Harness Racing New South Wales Trotters Foundation Final for two year olds at Menangle on Saturday night. The race was marred when hot favourite Im Frankee unexpectedly started to gallop in the score up and […]
Former star juvenile Sugar Pie Honey (Sweet Lou) proved her previous win at Menangle was no fluke when she gave a powerful display in the Bestinbeds Ladyship Pace at Menangle on Saturday evening. The four year old mare has always produced high speed and this was shown to the fore when she showed brilliant early […]
The brilliant but unreliable Watts Up Partytime (Majestic Sun) was on his best behaviour when he took out the Skyfall Standardbreds Trotters Mile at Newcastle on Friday evening. The race saw a return to trotters races for Newcastle and they attracted a small but quality field. All eyes were on the French import Krystal Josselyn […]
Former outstanding juvenile filly Lux Aeterna (Captaintreacherous) showed a return to her very best harness racing form when she burst through to win the Group 3 Prydes Easifeed Forever Gold Mares at Albion Park on Saturday evening. Confidently driven by Nathan Dawson Lux Aeterna was drawn on the inside of the second row but was […]
Smart gelding Sitting on Eight (Downbytheseaside) scored one of his most best wins when he finished too strongly to take out the first harness racing heat of the Ladbrokes Sunshine Stars Yearling Sale Classic for two year old colts and geldings at Albion Park on Friday evening. New South Wales visitor Pure Grunt was installed […]
Speedy mare Pandaia (Downbytheseaside) scored her most important success to date when she snatched victory in the last stride to win the Group 3 Sibelia Stakes for mares at Menangle Park on Saturday night. The race brought together a quality group of mares headed by the brilliant West Australian Steno who due to her pole […]
Grand old Aussie harness racing trotter Tough Monarch (Monarchy) has been retired. For all of his great feats in his homeland, trainer-driver Rickie Alchin insists it was during a couple of New Zealand trips where Tough Monarch made his greatest mark. They were headed by his dashing win in the Group 1 NZ Trotting Free-For-All […]
Brotherly love goes on the backburners at harness racing’s Menangle track on Tuesday (Sep. 27) when two of Menangle’s leading lights prepare to clash. Rickie and Jarrod Alchin have been two of the form trainers at Menangle in recent weeks and Saturday night was Jarrod’s turn in the spotlight when he landed a winning treble, […]
Only three fillies have been able to win harness racing’s NSW Trotters Oaks and Derby in almost 25 years. Now exciting young square-gaiter Tough Love will be given her opportunity to join an elite group when she takes on the boys in tonight’s Tabcorp Park Menangle feature, the Group 1 Schweppes NSW Trotters Derby. This […]
Talented Love You filly Tough Love is ready for her next target. That is to take on the boys in next week’s New South Wales Trotters Derby. Fresh after winning tonight’s Group 1 NSW Trotters Oaks at Menangle, trainer-driver Rickie Alchin believes his filly is up to the challenge. “The Derby is on next week […]
The stars aligned for renowned horse breaker Rickie Alchin at harness racing’s Bathurst track tonight. Usually taking a backseat in recent years when it comes to driving in races, Alchin took both reins in his own hands, literally, and it paid off in spades, training and driving a Group 1 double. Alchin won the $100,000 […]
Those were the words of harness racing trainer-driver Rickie Alchin after claiming Group 1 glory with his American Ideal filly Soho Rhapsody tonight at Bathurst. The pair caused a boilover in the $100,000 Gold Bracelet Final to give Alchin his second Group 1 win as a driver. At odds of $33 Soho Rhapsody steamed past […]
Renowned horse-breaker Rickie Alchin has enjoyed a good week with his team and looks set to continue the form at harness racing’s Penrith track tonight. Alchin has trained eight winners in his 26 starters this season and boosted that when training a treble at Newcastle last Monday. Alchin has three horses from his stable racing […]
The Alchin family have enjoyed success with their juvenile pacers this season and will be looking to continue that in futurity races over the next few days. At Penrith on Thursday night brothers Rickie and Jarrod Alchin have starters engaged in Breeders Challenge Regional heats. Rickie, who is known for breaking in horses, has two […]
It has been a busy time for Menangle Park harness racing horseman Rickie Alchin over the past six months. After a successful winter campaign north of the border in Queensland and then weeks of competing in the New South Wales Breeders Challenge Series, Alchin is looking forward to heading to Victoria for the upcoming Breeders […]
He’s closing in on a half a million dollars in earnings. Yet star square-gaiter Tough Monarch might not even start favourite in Saturday night’s $33,000 Group 2 Garrards Tony and Jill McGrath Trotters Cup at Tabcorp Park Menangle. Given a 30m backmark to contend with over the rarely-run distance of 3009m, Tough Monarch ($3.50) will […]
A massive field of 14 squaregaters will face the starter in Saturday night’s Garrards Tony and Jill McGrath Trotters Cup at Tabcorp Park Menangle. Co-trainers Joe and Mary Rando have five horses in the race while Darren Hancock, Rickie Alchin and Blake Fitzpatrick will each have two runners. Alchin’s stable star Tough Monarch is chasing […]
Catch up on the week’s harness racing action in our weekly review, thanks to Darren Clayton. THE GOOD The third running of the Springboard Series Final for two-year-old trotters has been claimed by the Rickie Alchin-trained and driven Flashy Seb. Victory gave Alchin his second success in the series following on from his 2021 win […]
Having fun is nothing new for harness racing trainer Rickie Alchin and his talented trotter Tough Monach. They have been on a great journey travelling Australia and New Zealand, competing at the highest level and collecting many trophies along the way. Even though their start together back in 2016 was not ideal, it certainly did […]
