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Outstanding New Zealand harness racing filly Coastal Babe (Downbytheseaside) showed her class leading all the way in the Group 1 $200,000 Pryde’s Easifeed Victoria Pacers Oaks at Melton. Confidently driven by in form James Herbertson, Coastal Babe won the early battle for the lead from other Heat winner Aardie B Miki. Showsome Joy settled behind […]
New Zealand-trainer Steven Reid has left Coastal Babe (Downbytheseaside) in the very capable hands of superior harness racing trainers Emma Stewart and Clayton Tonkin ahead of Saturday night’s second heat of the Pryde’s Easifeed Victoria Oaks. “She (Coastal Babe) is currently at Emma Stewart’s and all I have heard is that she has settled in […]
The all-powerful Emma Stewart stable has resumed its dominance of Victorian harness racing’s night of nights at Melton – taking out three group ones in a row with the victory of Sweet Bella (Sweet Lou) in the Prydes Easifeed Victora Oaks. The stable captured three features with Petracca (Victoria Derby); Act Now (Victoria Cup); and […]
Victorian reinsman Greg Sugars is predicting a bright future for rising star square gaiter Shes Ruby Roo (Creatine) after the filly’s dominant harness racing victory in the Group One Cattanachs Victoria Trotters Oaks at Melton (Oct 14). A tricky barrier eight draw had plenty of form watchers worried about whether Shes Ruby Roo could emulate […]
She is one of Australia’s top harness racing drivers yet Kate Gath had never won the Victoria Oaks. That was until the 39-year-old reinswoman captured the $150,000 Group 1 with Captaintreacherous filly Encipher at Melton tonight (Oct. 8). “I haven’t won an Oaks before, so to win one is good to tick off the bucket […]
Despite not winning her heat Encipher (Captaintreacherous) has opened favourite for harness racing’s $150,000 Victoria Oaks at Melton on Saturday night (Oct. 8). The Emma Stewart-trained filly has drawn barrier four after finishing third in her qualifier last weekend. Stewart’s other filly Petillante has drawn barrier three and after opening at $14 with TAB Fixed […]
There were three heats of harness racing’s Victoria Oaks at Melton tonight (Oct. 1) with outsiders getting the spoils. The first was Bettor’s Delight filly Just Hope who caused a minor upset at starting odds of $4.20 when leading all the way in the 2760m. Rated to perfection by driver Nathan Jack, Just Hope zipped […]
The highly anticipated Pryde’s EasiFeed Victoria Cup meeting has arrived at its new location of Bendigo this Saturday night and the fields assembled have lived up to all expectations. Open class pacers will clash in the marquee event for $300,000 after the $200,000 Lather Up Victoria Derby for the three-year-old colts and geldings, the Pryde’s […]
Bendigo is the centrepiece of the Pryde’s EasiFeed Victoria Cup Carnival, hosting the TAB Smoken Up Sprint and the Aldebaran Park Chris Howe Trotters Free For All as well as the Derby and Oaks heats this weekend before a blockbuster card of four Group 1s the following. Add to that the return of King Of […]
It’s all systems go towards the Pryde’s Easifeed Victoria Oaks for star filly Tough Tilly, who had what is likely to be her only trial of the campaign at Ballarat on Tuesday. Trainer Emma Stewart was pleased with the display from her two-time Group 1 winner, who beat stablemate Act Now and Michael Stanley’s Bar […]
