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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Ultra consistent juvenile trotter Regal Gala (Pastor Stephen) finally broke through for a classic success with a decisive all the way harness racing win in the Aldebaran Park Tatlow Stakes for two year olds at Melton on Saturday night. Regal Gala’s key attribute is his impeccable manners and they were in evidence in the Tatlow […]
Highly rated Fighter Command (Always B Miki) enhanced his Victoria Cup prospects with a narrow but most impressive harness racing win in the Benstud Standardbreds Free For All at Melton on Saturday evening. Awkwardly drawn on the inside of the second row, Fighter Command was still solidly supported to end up favourite. Driver Jason Lee […]
Outsider Sam Nien (Volstead) upset his more fancied harness racing rivals with an inside run to take out the APG VicBred Final for four year old entires and geldings at Melton on Saturday night. The race was considered a match event between Alrighty and New South Wales visitor I Am Hellbound. And when the latter […]
Classy entire Fox Dan (Art Major) showed improvement with a decisive harness racing win in the APG Vic Bred Final for four year olds at Melton on Saturday night. Fox Dan was one of Emma Stewart’s five runners in the race and he was given a great chance early on by driver Ryan Sanderson as […]
Outstanding mare The Art Of Success (Art Major) showed great courage in her most important to success to date when she took out the APG VicBred Mares Final for four year olds at Melton on Saturday night. The Art Of Success was sent out favourite but there was strong support for Wicked Confession with interest […]
Tasmanian Derby winner Enjoy Life (Always B Miki) made amends for his semi final loss when he outsprinted his harness racing rivals in the APG VicBred Super Series Final for three year old colts and geldings at Melton on Saturday evening. One of eight Group 1 races for the night it was a training triumph […]
A nasty accident proved to be Mark Pitt’s good luck to the opposite for Kerryn Manning after the running of the APG VicBred Super Series for two year old colts and geldings at Melton on Saturday. On the first take, Auston fell after trying to hold out the favourite Lake Como and much of the […]
Prominent trainer Jess Tubbs teamed up with James Herbertson to take out both three year old harness racing finals for the trotters in the APG VicBred Super Series at Melton on Saturday evening. Their first winner was the lightly raced but highly promising filly Queen of Sees (Bold Eagle). Hallebesofine was backed into favouritism just […]
The unbeaten Verbici showed why he’s the best two year old trotting colt around when he stormed home to win the APG VicBred Super Series Final at Melton on Saturday night. A false start didn’t deter Verbici (Orlando Vici) who had to come off the second row. Last week’s other heat winner Insulator had plenty […]
Kyvalley Dixon (Majestic Son) who chased home Bumper Crop in her harness racing heat over a week ago went one better when she finished too strongly to defeat the latter in the APG VicBred super series two year old trotters fillies final at Melton on Saturday evening. The winner of three of her previous seven […]
All roads this Saturday night lead to Melton where eight Group 1 Finals of the APG VicBred series for two and three year old pacers and trotters will be staged. The three year old colts and geldings division looks to be dominated by the powerful Emma Stewart harness racing stable with ace colts Most Exciting […]
The adage that you can’t keep a good man down is certainly true as evidenced by the return of the one of the country’s leading trainer drivers David Moran. After a more than 12 month layoff, Moran has now reapplied and earned his A Grade licence. I drove six trials in Queensland while we were […]
