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WA harness racing is on the verge of securing its biggest coup in recent memory with connections of Leap To Fame (Bettors Delight) hoping to run the once-in-a-generation pacer in the 2027 $1.25 million TABtouch Nullarbor slot race (2536m) at Gloucester Park on April 23. Known at his Queensland stable simply as “Larry” and described […]
IF the Leap To Fame and Swayzee rivalry is the biggest in harness racing, then Magnificent Storm and Minstrel are a close second. The seemingly ageless pair of nine-year-old WA stars have clashed 20 times across six years and are still the two standout pacers in their home state. Both would still be in the […]
TASMANIAN star Triedtotellya (Well Said) is out of Friday night’s $1.25 million Group 1 Nullarbor at Gloucester Park. Managing owner Braden Howlett said he was gutted after having to abort the mission. “The bottom line is, the horse hasn’t been himself or eaten since arriving in Perth last Friday. He can’t run this week,” he […]
The final slot for the 2026 $1.25 million The Nullarbor has been announced, with Jeavons Racing selecting Justcallmemiki. A five-year-old gelding trained by Greg and Skye Bond, Justcallmemiki joins stablemates Minstrel and Golden Lode, who are representing the Team Bond #1 and Team Bond #2 slots. Prominent owner Kevin Jeavons had to quickly pivot in […]
With the Club Menangle Pacing for Pink carnival fast approaching, attention is building toward one of its feature events, the NSW Oaks. This Saturday sees the running of the Colin Watts OAM Golden Easter Egg, headlined by Sparkling Sea (Lather Up), who was a dominant winner in the Raith Memorial two starts ago. Two fillies […]
CHAMPION trainer Gary Hall Sr has pinned his hopes of back-to-back $1.25 million Group 1 Nullarbor wins on emerging pacer Franco Motu. Hall Sr, who became the first WA trainer to win the Nullarbor last year with Mister Smartee, confirmed Franco Motu would run in the slot he shares with Stephen Waters. The lightly raced […]
Newly crowned Tasmanian Horse of the Year Triedtotellya (Well Said) will add some serious X-factor to the $1.25 million Group 1 Nullarbor in Perth next month. Managing owner Braden Howlett confirmed the harness racing six-year-old’s first trip away from Tasmania will be a two-race raid, starting with the Nullarbor on April 17 followed a week […]
A PERTH harness racing raid for the $1.25 million Group 1 Nullarbor is still firmly on the cards for boom Tasmanian pacer Triedtotellya. Managing owner Braden Howlett said he was “disappointed with the result but not the horse” after Triedtotellya was beaten into second spot by Victorian comeback pacer Celebrity Royal in last Saturday night’s […]
REIGNING Miracle Mile champion Don Hugo (Art Major) is poised to become the most decorated pacer to contest Western Australia’s richest harness race, the $1.25 million Nullarbor. In a coup for the Group 1 race, Ladbrokes has sealed a deal with the connections of Don Hugo to race in its slot in the Nullarbor at […]
When West Australian driver Gary Hall Jnr comes to Winton in November to drive in the World Drivers Championships he’ll be coming to the region that bred two outstanding horses, both of which gave him some of his biggest wins in harness racing. Superstars Im Themightyquinn (Washington VC) and Chicago Bull (Bettor’s Delight) were born […]
New Zealand-bred gelding Mister Smartee (NZ) (Always B Miki) has entered the millionaires club following his victory in the A$1.25 million Group One The Nullarbor (2536m) at Gloucester Park on ANZAC Day. The A$500,000 winner’s cheque brought his career earnings to just shy of A$1.1 million, with 16 of his 17 victories coming in Australia for trainer Gary […]
CHAMPION stayer Swayzee (Rock N Roll Heaven) will have to do something he has never done before to win Friday night’s $1.25mil Group 1 Nullarbor at Gloucester Park. For all his greatness, Swayzee has been able to bludgeon his way to the front for the five biggest wins of his stellar harness racing career. From […]
The biggest race to grace WA’s shores is set to get even bigger with TABtouch today announcing their slot contender for the 2025 Nullarbor, with Swayzee (Rock N Roll Heaven) set to head to the west in hopes of adding another Group 1 to his impressive harness racing resume. The Jason Grimson trained sensation recently took out the […]
Brilliant Victorian raider Catch A Wave (Captaintreacherous) gave superstar driver Kate Gath the most satisfying win of her stellar harness racing career in last night’s $1.25mil Group 1 Nullarbor at Gloucester Park. And the five-year-old gelding, who had already won a Miracle Mile, smashed through the $2 million prize money barrier in the process. “That’s right […]
Co-trainer Greg Bond admits a horror draw has changed plans with stable harness racing star Minstrel (Rocknroll Hanover) in Friday night’s $1.25mil Group 1 Nullarbor at Gloucester Park. No pacer in the elite 10-horse field is racing better than Minstrel, with six wins from his past seven starts, but he now faces the daunting task […]
Mighty Ronaldo’s (Alta Christiano) big race record has earned him a second crack at the TABtouch-Nullarbor (2536m) at Gloucester Park on Friday week. The six-year-old is the penultimate harness racing runner to be locked in for the $1.25 million feature and joins stablemate Never Ending in the star-studded field. It was a battle between Mighty […]
The $1.25 million TAB touch Nullarbor Slot race, part of the Western Trilogy which is the World’s only tri-slot race series, is one slot away from being filled. Following a dominant harness racing win by Minstrel in last week’s Governors Cup the Rocknroll Hanover gelding will be Team Bond’s representative on April 19 and as […]
After the disappointment of missing out on winning the inaugural edition of The Nullarbor (2536m), leading trainers Gary Hall Snr and Greg and Skye Bond will be out for redemption in next week’s $1.25 million harness racing feature. Hall Snr has locked in Jumpingjackmac (Mach Three) for his slot, which he owns alongside Steve Waters, […]
The Nullarbor jigsaw is really starting to come together. After a terrific night of harness racing at Gloucester Park last night, it should be confirmed in the next 48 hours that Minstrel (Rocknroll Hanover) will run in the Team Bond slot. While trainer Gary Hall Sr confirmed Jumpingjackjac make would run in the slot he […]
Greg Bond and Justin Prentice have joined Gary Hall Sr to make Friday night’s Gloucester Park harness racing meeting a defining night in the countdown to the $1.25mil Group 1 Nullarbor. Hall Sr is already on record saying he will use the stellar race night to decide between Jumpingjackmac (Mach Three), Skylou (Sweet Lou) and […]
Confirmation boom WA pacer Never Ending (Sweet Lou) will tackle the $1.25mil Group 1 Nullarbor has added another dimension to the April 19 harness racing feature at Gloucester Park. Slot owner Entain, through its Ladbrokes brand, moved swiftly to find a replacement slot runner when superstar Magnificent Storm was ruled-out of the race with a […]
Champion harness racing trainer Gary Hall is in the twilight of his stellar career but still has unfinished business. Hall has dominated WA’s biggest open-class features – the WA Pacing Cup and the Fremantle Cup for much of the past 25 years. The 74-year-old has won a staggering 13 WA Pacing Cups and isn’t far […]
Jeavons Racing are excited ahead of Australia’s Richest Group 1 Race, The TABTouch Nullarbor, with the team confirming that Swingband (Alta Christiano) will represent their slot on the big stage on Friday April 19 at Gloucester Park. Slot representative Kevin Jeavons confirmed that they have been sitting on the decision for a few weeks now, […]
Grand Circuit harness racing star Spirit Of St Louis (Sweet Lou) is returning to try and go one better in the $1.25mil Nullarbor at Gloucester Park on April 19. The millionaire pacer ran a fantastic second to fellow NSW raider Betterzippit in last year’s inaugural Nullarbor. Summit Bloodstock and Aaron Bain Racing used their slot […]
