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Classy three year old Nymbal (Lazarus) finished with a withering burst to upset hot harness racing favourite Palladium in this year’s edition of the Carousel Pacers Final at Menangle on Saturday evening. The New Zealand bred gelding created a big impression when at his Australian debut in June when he easily won the Redcliffe Derby. […]
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 […]
New Zealand bred Nymbal (Lazarus) showed that his Redcliffe Derby win last week was no fluke when he produced a devastating sprint to take out the Burwood Stud three year old pace at Albion Park on Saturday night. Only a recent addition to the stables of Kerry Ann and Robert Morris, Nymbal looked every inch […]
Talented Riverina filly Seaside Boulevard (Downbytheseaside) surprised her more fancied harness racing rivals when she outstayed the field in a gripping Group 3 $52,000 Redcliffe Oaks on Saturday evening. In a scrappy start, local filly Stripes easily won the start while Sunset Boulevard’s driver Jackson Painting took a trail behind the leader with Bernie Hewitt’s […]
Unbeaten filly Birdsong (Huntsville) overcame a number of setbacks when she proved herself in an outstanding harness racing win in the Group 1 $150,000 Alabar Farms Gold Tiara Final at Bathurst on Saturday evening. In an action packed event Birdsong was awkwardly drawn on the inside of the second row and it took all the […]
A patient harness racing drive by Robert Morris was the key factor in Grosso Nasso’s (Bettors Delight) win in an exciting $75,000 TAB Regional Championship Final at Newcastle last night. The event alongside the Cup was regarded as the showpiece for the meeting. Having his first drive in the event for trainer Antony Missen, Morris […]
Popular trainer David Aiken was rewarded with another well earned success when Pesco Pello (Love You) gave a faultless harness racing display of front running in his win in the Success Stud Equine Breeding Trotters Mobile at Menangle Park on Saturday night. One of the most improved trotters in the state Pesco Pollo driven by […]
LEADING reinsman Robbie Morris knows every inch of the paceway at Menangle having lived at its doorstep well before kicking off his successful harness racing driving career. And the colourful personality will be looking to use that experience to his advantage on Saturday night when he takes the reins behind Path To Greatness in the $2.1m TAB Eureka. Following Tuesday morning’s barrier draw, […]
Promising mare Sweet Mama (Sweet Lou) continues to make progress following her all the way in the What The Hill-His Numbers stack up! Ladyship pace for mares at Menangle Park last night. Confidently backed into a short priced favourite Sweet Mama made use of the coveted pole position and driver Robert Morris was easily able […]
Dual hemisphere harness racing stallion, Lazarus N, claimed his first Australasian group race-siring success when Sir Knight and Robbie Morris caused the biggest boilover on a feature night since Polly put the kettle on. The five-start maiden was given virtually no chance from the punters, being sent out at the astronomical odds of $102 to […]
It’s a rare Saturday night (Apr. 6) when neither Luke McCarthy or Robbie Morris land a harness racing winner at Menangle. The champion reinsmen will be out to square that ledger when they handle some well-backed runners at the south-western Sydney harness circuit today. Morris could only manage two second placings on outsiders Luvareschs and […]
Gun harness racing reinsman Rob Morris spends half his week on the road – and it usually pays dividends as he lands winners all over the state. Fresh from a Saturday night double, Morris is back on his favourite hunting ground at Menangle on Tuesday (Sep. 13) as his wife KerryAnn heads there with eight […]
Fresh from winning back-to-back Group 1 races Menangle reinsman Robert Morris is heading back to Newcastle on Friday night. Morris drove two Group 1 winners within 40 minutes at Menangle on Saturday night with success in the Breeders Challenge Final with Tims A Trooper and then the Len Smith Mile with The Black Prince. “As […]
The resurgence of square-gaiters in New South Wales has made many of the leading stables go in search of a trotter or two, to get a slice of the harness racing action. And no stable has done it better than Lucky Lodge, where KerryAnn Morris and her husband Rob operate one of the most successful […]
