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Emerging trainer Chris Svanosio wants to join the growing throng of Victorians chasing the harness racing riches at next month’s Queensland Constellations. Svanosio has the best and most exciting team of horses he’s ever had and at least three of them – Arcee Phoenix (Trixton), Aroha Koe (Love You) and Louie Lou I (Grinfromeartoear)- could […]
Buzz Western Australian pacer Magnificent Storm (American Ideal) will cross the country to chase the Queensland Constellations harness racing riches. Veteran trainer Ray Williams said the trip was “a goer” and plans would be finalised after Magnificent Storm tackled Friday night’s $30,000 Memorial Day Stakes (2536m) at Gloucester Park. “He’ll go, it’s just a matter […]
Reigning Queensland Harness Racing Horse of the Year, Leap To Fame (Bettor’s Delight), has secured the first spot in the $350,000 Group 1 The Rising Sun. Earlier this week, the four-time Group 1 champion was offered an invitation into Australasia’s three and four-year-old pacers championship, which forms part of the $3 million Queensland Constellations. Leap […]
Described as one of the harness racing drivers that might just have a massive Constellations Carnival in 2022, Brendan Barnes heads to The Triangle with a strong book of engagements on Redcliffe Cup night. The 25-year-old has confidence in three of his regular partners – Jeradas Delight (Bettors Delight), Dangerzone (Gotta Go Cullect) and Deus […]
Harness racing’s TAB Queensland Constellations is set to sparkle once again this winter. Following its highly successful inception in 2021, the Queensland Constellations returns this month, with the nation’s brightest harness racing stars preparing to descend on the Sunshine State. Commencing June 17, the 10-week program features a raft of enhancements, headlined by prize money […]
Harness racing’s TAB Queensland Constellations will enjoy a prizemoney boost this year headlined by the Group 1 Blacks A Fake. Having already unveiled a raft of enhancements, including new or upgraded races at Albion Park, Redcliffe and Marburg, the Constellations will be bolstered through uplifts to the Blacks A Fake, along with The Rising Sun […]
The inaugural 2021 TAB Constellations carnival has set a new benchmark for Queensland harness racing, with record betting turnover, sell-out crowds and an all-star line-up of participants from both sides of the Tasman. A combined $18.5 million was wagered across the carnival, a 54 per cent increase from the last winter carnival held in 2019. […]
The Group 1 Blacks A Fake Queensland Championship was run and won by Amazing Dream at Albion Park last Saturday night but the race had some victims. Onlookers saw the hard luck run by defending champion King Of Swing after galloping in the early stages of the race and fighting on to finish a gallant […]
Having fun is nothing new for harness racing trainer Rickie Alchin and his talented trotter Tough Monach. They have been on a great journey travelling Australia and New Zealand, competing at the highest level and collecting many trophies along the way. Even though their start together back in 2016 was not ideal, it certainly did […]
Kentuckiana Lodge colt Krug and his one-time catch driver Anthony Butt are set to get up close and personal again in Saturday night’s Queensland Derby at Albion Park. Butt won’t be driving the Cran and Chrissie Dalgety trained three-year-old, that job will be left up to his regular reinsman Blair Orange. Under normal circumstances, the […]
Champion harness racing driver Anthony Butt’s TAB Queensland Constellations carnival record so far this year has been as good as you could dream of. It started up at The Triangle, partnering Krug in the Redcliffe Derby late last month, before following that up with the Listed Wondais Mate with star Copy That in the first […]
Anthony Butt, one of Australasia’s greatest big race drivers, is bullish about his chances of beating Australia’s best pacer, King Of Swing, when he partners Copy That in Saturday night’s $100,000 Group 1 Sunshine Sprint (1609m) at Albion Park. Copy That, NZ’s best pacer, is on the quick back-up from his close second in last […]
Harness racing’s new headline event The Rising Sun was nowhere on the radar for NSW trainer Gemma Hewitt when she headed north in April for a winter campaign in the Sunshine State. Hewitt was keen to campaign her emerging three-year-old Kashed Up (For a Reason – Laughing Lilly (Mach Three) in the Queensland Constellations Carnival, […]
Not long after stepping out on his own two feet as a trainer, Nathan Purdon gets the chance to kick-start his career with a bang in Saturday evening’s inaugural Group 1 The Rising Sun at Albion Park. Only in his mid-20s, Purdon has served as great an apprenticeship as you would dream of in the harness […]
David Brick is entitled to take some time to himself this week to savour the huge success his brainchild, The Rising Sun, is even before it is run for the first time. Simply, it’s the best “new” race harness racing has seen since the Miracle Mile was first run and won by Kiwi mare Robin […]
Exciting New South Wales three-year-old Kashed Up has received the final wildcard into harness racing’s inaugural Group 1 AQWA Constructions The Rising Sun. Fresh off victory at Albion Park last night, the Gemma Hewitt-trained gelding, who ran third in last week’s Redcliffe Derby behind Krug, will take his place in the 12-horse field and will […]
New Zealand pacer Copy That had the perfect lead in victory to next week’s inaugural $250,000 The Rising Sun when winning at harness racing’s Albion Park tonight. Copy That claimed the Wondais Mate Open Pace and reinsman Anthony Butt said the pacer delivered “an unbelievable performance” in his Australian debut. Still near the tail of […]
Harness racing fans could get another fix of young Kiwi pacing sensation Krug sooner than expected. Trainer Cran Dalgety will decide today if he backs-up Krug at Albion Park on Saturday after he delivered one of the great highlights in the history of the Redcliffe harness track last Saturday night. Despite doing all the work, […]
Farrier work has been the big key to success for Queensland’s latest harness racing star L L Cool J. A hoof abscess appeared just as he was transferred to Vicki Rasmussen’s stable but that has not stopped him from producing a track record-breaking performance at Redcliffe as well as claiming last night’s $50,700 Group 2 […]
There were queries on how Krug would handle harness racing’s Redcliffe track but the talented New Zealand pacer quickly put those worries to rest with a record-breaking performance there tonight. Krug slashed almost a second off the track record for the 2040m distance and subsequently broke Colt Thirty One’s race record in the Redcliffe Derby […]
It is scary to think that there is improvement in all of the winners reinsman Luke McCarthy drove at harness racing’s Albion Park last night. Headlining the list was two-time Miracle Mile winner King Of Swing who dominated his rivals in the Lucky Creed Open Classic, beating the likes of Turn It Up and Spankem […]
