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Victorian concession driver Ryan Backhouse is putting in the hard yards in pursuit of his harness racing goals — and his standout performance at Mildura last Friday (May 2) was another big step forward. The 19-year-old freelance reinsman drove five winners at the meeting, repeating a career highlight he first achieved at the same track […]
Young up-and-coming harness racing driver Ryan Backhouse smashed the clock last week when he posted a runaway 48-metre victory at Australia’s smallest track. The 18-year-old, based at Horsham, took the drive on bay gelding Iambecauseofyou (Racing Hill) in the Workies Club Mile at Broken Hill last Saturday night (Feb 24). The circuit is officially 602 […]
Western Victorian concession reinsman Ryan Backhouse scooped up four winners in less than 24 hours to kick off his harness racing season in fine style last weekend (Jan 13-14) – the only problem was the 1400-plus kilometre round trip between the two venues. Backhouse returned refreshed from a 12-day camping trip in Tasmania with family […]
Legendary commentator Sandy Roberts anointed Billy Brownless the “King of Geelong” after the trots lover’s match-winning goal booked his Cats an AFL grand final. In that vein if Roberts was calling yesterday’s trots he may have appointed Ryan Backhouse the “King of Mildura” after the 18-year-old drove five winners. Backhouse won races one, three, five, […]
Former Tasmanian-based teenage harness racing driver Ryan Backhouse has taken up a position in country Victoria—and it took him just three drives to “get the chocolates”. “I’ve always had it in the back of my mind that I wanted to get to Victoria one day. I’m working for Aaron Dunn at Horsham, and everything is […]
