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Saturday night’s harness racing meeting in Wagga is being heralded as being one of the best that the sport has seen in the area with the Riverina Paceway set to play host to the Nutrien Standardbreds Classic Series finals. The eight-race program boasts a mammoth $1million in prizemoney which has attracted some of the best […]
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 […]
Prominent trainer James Rattray looks to have unearthed another smart youngster with the impressive win of Alert Bay (Downbytheseaside) in the Three year old pace at Wagga on Friday afternoon. Despite being reduced to just four runners the race was full of interest with the clash of Alert Bay and the smart filly Ride The […]
The recent injury to New South Wales’ best trotter The Locomotive is a body blow to harness racing fans and he won’t be able to return until about June this year. However there is reason for optimism for trotters in general in New South Wales. Apart from a small core area harness racing’s events for […]
Temora husband-and-wife team Jane and Ray Walker have pulled off one of the most remarkable harness racing training feats of the season, producing their former star juvenile Mister Rea (Pet Rock) to win – 1231 days since his last race start. To put it in perspective, that’s three years, four months, two weeks and two […]
Ultra consistent New South Wales couple Brooke McPherson and Thomas Gilligan are putting in the miles, but border hopping is proving a winning harness racing strategy. Based at Henty, north of Albury, Gilligan made the four-hour trek worth it with an impressive winning double at Bendigo on Wednesday night (July 7), with promising three-year-olds Shades […]
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 […]
A lightly raced pacer with four wins from just eight lifetime starts could steal the limelight in the heats of the 2024 Barry Bottams Mildura Pacing Cup at tonight’s (April 1) opening meeting of the Mildura Harness Racing Club cup carnival. Three-year-old gelding Catchafire (Delight Bettors) has drawn the three alley in the first of […]
After competing in harness racing’s Group 1 New South Wales Breeders Challenge Final in October, Western District trainer Jake Davis set his sights on preparing his stable star Studleigh Melise (Huntsville) for the Regional edition of the series. The filly was far from disgraced when she finished sixth at Menangle behind Major Delight, who set […]
Over the past 14 years, Riverina harness racing driver Luke Mulley has only had about 14 drives, but that’s all about to change. Mulley last week recorded his first ever victory as a driver at Wagga Wagga’s Riverina Paceway and he’s keen as mustard to now get a second win. “It was a big thrill […]
Riverina harness racing reinsman Jackson Painting has had 11 days he will never forget. From welcoming his daughter Millie into the world on May 9, the 35-year-old backed up over a week later and drove his first Group 1 winner. That was with Rocknroll Runa in Friday afternoon’s $100,000 TAB Regional Championships Riverina Final at […]
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 […]
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 […]
A double at Riverina Paceway last week saw one of the region’s leading drivers Blake Jones reach a century of wins for the season. The result gave Jones 101 winners for the term, the fourth time he has driven more than 100 winners in a season. Only seven other drivers in New South Wales have […]
An operation earlier in the year has been the turning point for Australian harness racing’s latest hype Star Major. The Art Major five-year-old obliterated the track record at Riverina Paceway, Wagga, today clocking 1:50.3 at just his second start back this preparation. In this record-breaking performance Star Major left horses like stablemate Ignatius, Send It […]
It’s a whole new world for Greg Gangle but Wagga Harness Racing Club’s incoming chief executive is looking to bring a different perspective to the sport. The Canadian native has made the move to the other side of the world with young family during the COVID pandemic and is looking to make his mark. After […]
It hasn’t taken New South Wales Riverina district trainer Dennis Schmetzer long to hit his straps after taking a 20 year break from harness racing. Schmetzer hails from Yenda, near Griffith, which would be a very well-known location as far as wine buffs go-being home to Casella Wines, makers of the famous Yellow Tail label. […]
