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The much improved Seasider (Downbytheseaside) notched yet another big race success when he was able to take an inside run to take out the Listed $100,000 Riverina Championships Final for four and five year old entires and geldings at the Riverina Raceway on Saturday night. Driven hard early by Amanda Turnbull Seasider crossed over from […]
Talented mare Gunna Reload (Sweet Lou) made light work of her wide second row draw when she came with a barnstorming finish to take out the Listed $100,000 Mawsons Riverina championships final for four and five year old mares at the Riverina Raceway on Saturday night. Starting a hot favourite Gunna Reload was eased back […]
Trainer Luke McCarthy is going to be busy in the following weeks as his star pacer Kingman (Always B Miki) prepares for the $NZ1 million slot race at Cambridge on Friday 9 April. And his hit out today at Menangle in a trial proved that the five year old is working up nicely to be […]
Junee horseman Bruce Harpley scooped the pool when his talented harness racing mare Tick A Loch (Always B Miki) came with a well timed burst to take out the $100,000 Tab Regional Championship Final at the Riverina Paceway at Wagga on Friday. Harpley allowed leading driver Cameron Hart who had made the trip from Sydney […]
It was a fitting return to the Riverina Paceway for harness racing trainer Jason Grimson on Saturday night. Grimson, who grew up in Young was born into the sport, with his father Colin being a well-respected trainer-driver in the 80s and 90s around the country areas. Six years ago, after completing an apprenticeship under his […]
Bathurst harness racing trainer Bernie Hewitt will be searching for more Group 1 glory when he heads to Wagga on Easter Saturday. Hewitt had possibly his most successful night at any track last month at Bathurst when he secured a feature double, training the winners of both the Gold Tiara and Gold Chalice and adding […]
Young harness racing driver Grace Panella will be hoping for a repeat at Armidale today. The 19-year-old drove a treble at that track last Sunday and has five drives across Armidale’s Carnival Of Cups meeting today. Panella’s main drive is Thundamental in the feature of the day, the Armidale Cup. Thundamental was one of Panella’s […]
Star mare Anntonia will have to overcome an awkward draw to win her heat of harness racing’s Riverina Championship at Wagga today. The Group 1 winner will start outside the second row in barrier 12 due to the conditions of the race and her high national rating. Anntonia has only been successful once in her […]
During the past decade there has been many successful harness racing trainer and driver combinations domiciled in the Riverina. But during the past two years it has been the Narrandera duo of David Kennedy and Jackson Painting who have been dominant in harness racing throughout the south-west of the state. So often this pair has […]
The Riverina Four and Five-Year-Old Championships will shift to a family-friendly Easter Saturday night schedule of fun and entertainment on and off the track. It will deliver a jam-packed program of quality racing, highlighted the running of two $100,000 Group 1 finals on 16 April. The Riverina Championships have emerged as one of the […]
