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Bettor Beach (Bettors Delight) proved herself to be the best filly currently racing on the Eastern seaboard of Australia with yet another effortless win in the Group 1 $150,000 Prydes Easifeed Victoria Pacers Oaks Final at Melton on Saturday evening. Starting a prohibitive odds on favourite ahead of her stablemate Willows Girl, Bettor Beach was […]
Brilliant four year old Captains Mistress (Captaintreacherous) became the first harness racing mare to win the Group 1 $250,000 SEN Victoria Cup at Melton on Saturday night. As expected Captains Mistress went to the lead but momentarily gave away the front when Nyack charged around the field to take up the running. But as Nyack […]
Outstanding mare I Am Wilma (Father Patrick) maintained her star studded record when she outsprinted her harness racing rivals to take out the Group 1 $60,000 Aldebaran Park Bill Collins Trotters Sprint at Melton on Saturday evening. Former Italian trotter Gandhi Mail was heavily backed and was caught wide early as he attempted to wrest […]
Trainer Emma Stewart took out yet another success when Dynamite Dan (Somebeachsomewhere) stormed down the outside for an upset harness racing win in the Group 1 $150,000 Woodlands Stud Victoria Pacers Derby at Melton on Saturday evening. Stewart had the favoured pair of Brooklyn Dan and Enjoy Life while Dynamite Dan and Mount Barker Boy […]
Outsider Ijustcantseeit (Wishing Stone) caused a boilover when she snatched harness racing victory in the last stride in the Group 1 $75,000 Mimosa Homes Victoria Trotters Oaks at Melton on Saturday evening. In what was not an overly strong Trotters Oaks field, Hallebesofine who had performed admirably in her previous starts in reasonably strong company […]
The barrier draw will be everything when the Group 1 $200,000 is run on 30 October after last night’s Western Gateway at Gloucester Park last night. Star three year old Im Stealthy (Downbytheseaside) did everything right having the perfect one out and one back trail. However there were some surprises. Stablemate D Mac from the […]
One of New South Wales most iconic harness racing country circuits West Wyalong stages their cup meet meeting this Sunday and expectations are high that the meeting will be a major success for local industry participants. West Wyalong straddled between the Riverina and Central West New South Wales has been racing for decades. Over 20 […]
This weekend marks a hectic weekend of racing right around the national scene. Highlighting schedule is Saturday night’s showpiece Victoria Cup meeting at Melton where five Group 1s will be staged. The main event is the Group 1 SEN $250,000 Victoria Pacers Cup. And despite drawing a quality field the race looks Captains Mistress to […]
The initial running of the $100,000 Radiant at Port Pirie saw a classic race with young driver Hannah Lewis scoring her most important win with Rockin Gemma (Rock N Roll Heaven) following up her Heat success earlier in the night. The five year old mare has been in a number of stables including Peter Rixon’s […]
Just how good is two year old trotter Verbici (Orlando Vici)? The flashy brown gelding won his eighth race on end to maintain his unbeaten record in the Yabby Dam Farms Trotters Final at Menangle on Saturday evening. Driver Chris Lang who also trains Verbici decided to take a trail early as Chief Kenny showed […]
Top trotter Lovemeto (What The Hill) showed that he’ll be a force to be reckoned with in the big trotters features when he showed outstanding staying prowess to take out this year’s Group 3 Woodlands Stud VL Dullard Trotters Cup at Melton on Saturday night. The former New Zealander who won a Heat of the […]
Outstanding gelding Palladium (Bettors Delight) looked most impressive when he took out the third heat of the Victoria Pacers Derby at Melton on Saturday night. Drawn the pole Palladium was beaten for speed early by Nymbal who had outsprinted him in the Carousel at Menangle a few weeks back. However Robert Morris on Nymbal grabbed […]
Veteran marvel Bulletproof Boy (Art Official) defied his eleven year old status when he scored an unprecedented fourth harness racing success in the Listed Smoken Up sprint at Melton on Saturday evening. The Smoken Up Sprint is run a week before the Victoria Cup and this obviously suits Bulletproof Boy who had previously won the […]
Star four year old Runkle Crunch (Captain Crunch) justified the confidence that his trainer driver Aiden De Campo had in him when he showed too much zip in leading all the way in the Group 3 4YO Championship Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday evening. Prior to the event De Campo felt that he was […]
One of the nation’s most beloved pacers Minstrel is being set again for the Western Australia Pacing Cup on 11 December which should delight all harness racing supporters. Co trainer Greg Bond who prepares Minstrel with his wife Skye is hopeful that the rising ten year old is ready for another crack at the West’s […]
The spotlight this weekend for Australian Harness Racing is at Melton with the build up to the Victoria Cup carnival on 17 October. The Smokin Up sprint opens up the nine event program and we see the clash of the Jason Grimson trained Our Sunset Delight who is making his Melton debut up against the […]
New South Wales reinswoman Ashleigh Delosa achieved one of her greatest successes in her relatively short harness racing career when she took out this year’s edition of the National Drivers Championship at Globe Derby on Saturday night. The series was all over after the eighth race when Emily Suvaljko who was the only possible contender […]
Bold striding trotter Imperial Monarch (Imperial Count) completed a wonderful night for the Lee stable when he outstayed harness racing favourite Rockinwithattitude in the Geelong McNamara Trotters Cup on Saturday night. In doing so, the stable completed a double as in the Pacing Cup they were successful with Jilliby Nitro. Coming off 20 metres in […]
Veteran pacer Jilliby Nitro (Bettor’s Delight) came with a withering burst to upset his more fancied harness racing rivals in this years Apco Geelong Pacing Cup at the Beckley raceway on Saturday evening. The quality field was headed by the Jason Grimson trained pair of Swayzee and Minos who were both expected to be strongly […]
Inter Dominion champion Captains Mistress (Captaintreacherous) lived up to expectations when resuming with a hollow harness racing win in the AD Turnbull Free For All at Menangle on Saturday evening. As expected Captains Mistress was untroubled in holding the early lead. Lux Aeterna settled behind the leader while Kingman was third as the field raced […]
The nation’s favourite pacer Leap To Fame (Bettor’s Delight) wasn’t going to give anything away this week and in a copybook performance stamped his authority for an effortless all the way harness racing win in the Wolf Signs Open Pace at Albion Park on Saturday evening. Harness racing patrons recall last week when he had […]
New Zealand bred filly Skinny Dippin (Downbytheseaside) justified the faith of her new owners when she scored a decisive all the way win in this years edition of the Group 1 Tabtouch West Australia Oaks at Gloucester Park on Friday night. It was an intriguing race with the balance firmly going Skinny Dippin’s way after […]
Leading harness racing driver Kerryn Manning is slowly on the mend following her recent horror accident at Melton on VicBred night on 12 September. Although she was able to walk off the track the incident was far more painful and the diagnosis more serious when she returned home. I’m tracking better this week. I was […]
Leading local harness racing driver Wayne Hill is looking forward to the National Drivers Championship at Globe Derby this Saturday evening. Along with his sister Danielle he will represent the hopes of South Australians. I’ve already won the series at Globe Derby six to seven years ago. It’s always great to represent the state. And […]
