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Pacing for Pink celebrates a bumper result, Bendigo’s redevelopment is nearing completion and two Victorian young guns have earned a trans-Tasman call-up. Pacing for Pink powers to $140,500 Harness racing’s generosity has again shone through, with Pacing for Pink raising a remarkable $140,500 this year for McGrath Foundation Breast Care Nurses. Organisers described the result […]
There are people in harness racing whose statistics tell only a fraction of their story and Lockington horseman Ted Jepsen, who has passed away aged 91, was one of them. To generations of Victorian participants, Jepsen was a trainer, a storyteller, a competitor, a mentor, a sportsman and, above all, a man whose passion for […]
The stage is set for something special at Shepparton Harness Racing Club’s Pacing for Pink Day this Sunday (May 3) – the flagship event that sets the tone for the month-long national campaign. While some racegoers will enjoy a High Tea experience at the races, there’s a full program of entertainment on offer, including raffles, […]
Aspiring trainer Luke Tabone broke through with his first major Cups success when his six year old gelding Sea Fury (Always B Miki) despite a tough run proved too strong for his rivals in the $12,000 Wangaratta Pacing Cup at Shepparton on Sunday evening. Sea Fury who was only having his third start for Tabone […]
Australia’s premier harness racing driver James Herbertson made a swift and winning return to the sulky tonight (March 3) after a frightening medical episode left him barely able to walk. The 25-year-old was rushed to hospital last weekend amid concerns he may have developed a blood clot in his leg. Herbertson first felt soreness last […]
The writing is on the wall for jovial Lancefield harness racing identity Steve Cleave – 2026 could well be his biggest year yet. Cleave recently celebrated his 50th birthday in style, hosting a housewarming party with 90 guests who were treated to an unexpected highlight – his marriage to partner Lorraine Holtzhausen. “It was just […]
Unbeaten filly Quatro Moth (Rock N Roll Heaven) commenced her three year old career in fine style with a convincing all the way harness racing win in the Graham Head Memorial Three year old at Shepparton on Saturday evening. Her task was made easier with the late scratching of Atua Magic but that should not […]
Punters who backed I’m Bobby (Majestic Son) have harness racing driver James Herbertson to thank after a masterly front running display in taking out the Group 3 Munro and Associates Shepparton Trotters Cup at the Goulburn Valley raceway on Saturday night. Considered a match race between I’m Bobby and Arcee Phoenix, the barrier draw in […]
The new kid on the block Kingman (Always B Miki) smashed the track record in beating his great rival Leap To Fame in the Group 3 $50,000 Neatline Shepparton Gold Cup on Saturday evening. In yet another cracking match race, Kingman and Leap To Fame only had three rivals but it was the barrier draw […]
After more than two decades away from the winning trainers’ list, Bendigo harness racing hobbyist Larry Walls has returned in the best possible way with promising three-year-old gelding Assigned (Rock N Roll Heaven). After a close-up second on debut at his home track, Walls prepared Assigned to win at Kilmore on August 28, before a […]
He’s bred to be more than handy, but two-year-old trotter Munny The Munster (Love You) proved there’s likely to be big things ahead with am impressive harness racing performance on Nutrien heat night at Bendigo (September 3). Munny The Munster, named after Melbourne Storm NRL star Cameron Munster, produced a lightning sprint that surprised even […]
Eighty-year-old Elmore trainer Frank Barac has produced plenty of pickles and preserves over the years – but at Shepparton last week, it was a harness racing home-grown that put a smile on his face. Barac’s mare Madam Reactor (Auckland Reactor NZ) delivered a well-earned win in the Neatline Homes Pace, driven to perfection by local […]
Young Shepparton harness racing trainer Courtney Laker admits she’s had plenty of disagreements with her exciting pacing-bred three-year-old trotter Miss Ohana. “She can be very quirky and there’s been some hard times along the way, but hopefully that’s all behind her now,” Laker said. Miss Ohana, by Art Major is out of the broodmare Ohana […]
In what has been an emotional week in Victorian harness racing, everything about Sunday’s Shepparton Pacing For Pink Day hit the right note. The marquee event marks the official launch of Pacing For Pink Month — a nationwide campaign uniting the harness racing community to raise awareness and funds for the McGrath Foundation and breast […]
After being sidelined from harness racing with serious injury for six weeks, Shepparton reinswoman Donna Castles got back to business in the best way possible – registering a winning double at her first meeting back. And she couldn’t have scripted it better with a winning double at Echuca (Apr 20) – the first win at […]
There have been plenty of twists in the tale of four-year-old trotter Twist Tee (Down Under Muscles) – but giving his owner-breeder Sally McPherson her first win as a harness racing trainer was undoubtedly one of the best. “It’s been a long time coming! To get that first win ticked off for both him and […]
New South Wales harness racing trainer Ellen Jones stood strong at Shepparton on Tuesday (March 18), adding the final touch to a rare family feat. Jones prepares her team at Narrandera with husband Blake, and joined sisters Beck, (Bartley), of Kialla, and Lisa (Pitt), of Girgarre, in each training winners on the nine-event program. “The […]
Harness racing trainer Anton Golino believes Im Ready Jet (Quaker Jet) is racing her way into peak form after getting the job done in the Derby Royale Trotters Free For All at Shepparton. Sent out a $1.65 favorite, Im Ready Jet was involved in an early battle for the lead but driver Nathan Jack opted […]
Master trotting mentor Chris Lang believes the harness racing barrier draw in Friday night’s Saddleworld Shepparton Trotters Cup has unveiled a race of several chances. Lang will harness up three of the nine runners in Courage Stride, Bullion Harry and the $2.60 favorite Ollivici, who have drawn barriers five, six and seven respectively. “Let’s just […]
Pink was the color of the day at Shepparton Harness Racing Club on Sunday (May 7) with nine of the eleven winners at the Pacing for Pink fundraiser showpiece carrying the signature pink pants. It might be a cliché to say, but Victorian Harness Racing’s massive annual fundraiser for breast care nurses just keeps growing […]
An astonishing 218 drivers across Australia have set up harness racing’s annual breast cancer “pink” promotion for financial and awareness success. Pink Day at Shepparton has become the centrepiece of the national harness racing phenomenon that is Pacing for Pink, and the Kialla circuit will again be awash with pink this Sunday (May 7). The […]
Hopeful Beauty (Brillantissime) upstaged her more high-profile harness racing stablemate to set a new track record for the trotting sprint trip at Shepparton on Wednesday night. With Ryan Duffy at the controls, the Anton Golino-trained mare zipped home along the sprint lane to pip rivals Sleepee and Im Ready Jet and win the second heat […]
The ladies have dominated harness racing’s Inter Dominion heats so far and trainer Jess Tubbs added her name to the list again at Shepparton on Tuesday night (Nov. 29). Tubbs’ trotter Just Believe (Orlando Vici) has gone through the series undefeated winning his second heat. It seemed to be an effortless task as driver Greg […]
Somebeachsomewhere gelding Honolua Bay is the only horse to go through harness racing’s Inter Dominion Pacing Championship this year undefeated. The five-year-old won his second heat within three days at Shepparton on Saturday night (Nov. 29). Doing a power of work posted three-wide, Honolua Bay toughed it out in a blanket finish to beat Bundoran […]
