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Australian music icon Pete Murray will headline a massive night of racing, entertainment and family fun when the Harness Racing NSW Carnival of Cups returns to Wagga on Friday, November 6. One of Australia’s most successful singer-songwriters, Murray will take centre stage following the racing action, supported by chart-topping rock favourites Taxiride and Australian Idol […]
Benstud Standardbreds, one of Australia’s leading nurseries and breeding and spelling centres, is poised to extend its outstanding record in the Nutrien Classic Sales Race Series Finals at Wagga on Saturday night. The Victorian and NSW breeding conglomerate, conducted by the Judd family, will be represented by 13 finalists with harness racing runners across five of the eight Listed events. […]
Please note that Races 5 and 6 at Wagga were first published in HarnessLink’s The Insider newsletter. From early May, these will be exclusive to The Insider. Sign up for free to view exclusive news, race previews and analysis. Wagga is the focus on Saturday night with two $100,000 Riverina Championships Finals to be run at […]
Prominent trainer James Rattray looks to have unearthed another smart youngster with the impressive win of Alert Bay (Downbytheseaside) in the Three year old pace at Wagga on Friday afternoon. Despite being reduced to just four runners the race was full of interest with the clash of Alert Bay and the smart filly Ride The […]
Rising star Captains Knock (Captaintreacherous) showed that he is now worthy to be in the top ranked harness racing pacers with a fighting win in the $60,000 Bidgee at the Riverina Paceway on Friday evening. In a star studded field Don Hugo was installed favourite but Captains Knock was well supported. Captains Knock had defeated […]
Narrandera trainer Jackson Painting continued his great run of recent success when his talented pacer Thalassophobia (Fear The Dragon) finished with a powerful burst to take out the $75,000 TAB Regional Championship Final at Wagga on Friday evening. Thalassophobia was driven by Brad Hewitt who picked up a stand by drive. In a furious pace […]
Canberra based trainer Michael Hawke could well have a potential topliner after his two year old pacer Im No Trouble (Art Major) beat the older horses when he took out the Wagga Wagga City Council Pace at the Riverina Paceway on Friday evening. Driver Blake Jones showed coolness despite him starting favourite. It was my […]
This year’s eagerly awaited New South Wales Country Cups gets under way this Friday evening with the running of the Listed $60,000 Bidgee at Wagga’s Riverina Paceway. Patrons will be treated to a highly competitive night of racing with strong support races alongside the Bidgee. The Bidgee is the seventh event of an eight race […]
Riverina harness racing trainer driver Jackson Painting has been in rare form of late and this was evidenced by his remarkable feat of four winners at last Friday’s Wagga meeting. Three year old gelding La Cavalletta (Vincent) started the ball rolling with a convincing all the way win in the TAB App pace. Working his […]
Classy pacer Captain Hammerhead (Captaintreacherous) proved his worth when he outstayed his harness racing rivals to take out the Listed $100,000 Boots Civil-Milbrae Quarries Riverina Championship Final for entires and geldings at the Riverina Raceway on Saturday night. In an action packed event favourite heat winner Nyack showed great speed from the second row to […]
Star harness racing mare Eye Keep Smiling (Sweet Lou) avenged her unlucky loss last year when she went one better in taking out the Listed $100,000 Nutrien Equine Riverina Championship for mares at the Riverina paceway on Saturday night. On the strength of her effortless win in the Prelude on Tuesday night, Eye Keep Smiling […]
Boom (Alta Christiano) maintained his perfect harness racing record at the Wagga circuit when he finished too strongly In taking out the $20,400 Yirribee Stud Wagga Pacers Cup at the Riverina Paceway on Saturday night. The eight year old gelding New Zealand bred gelding started racing in Australia in May 2022 and although well travelled […]
Star pacer Captain Hammerhead (Captaintreacherous) made a welcome return to the winning circle when he outstayed his harness racing rivals in the First heat of the Boots Civil-Milbrae Quarries Riverina Championships for entires and geldings at Wagga on Tuesday night. Captain Hammerhead’s last win was his stirring win over Swayzee in the Albury Cup last […]
In the Nutrien Equine Mares Prelude at Wagga on Tuesday night, as expected the classy mare Eye Keep Smiling (Sweet Lou) had little more than a workout when she scored an easy win. A prohibitive odds on favourite Eye Keep Smiling was allowed to settle down by Luke McCarthy before he zipped around the field […]
Harness Racing New South Wales (HRNSW) has announced another Statewide consultation process with its industry stakeholders beginning next month. The sessions will put the microscope on issues including the National Rating (NR) system/matrix, raceday programming and handicapping. HRNSW Chief Executive Officer, Peter Buckman, said the initiative is in line with the organisation’s Strategic Plan. “Race […]
Colorful Melbourne horseman David Miles has kept his unblemished harness racing record intact at Wagga Wagga in the NSW Riverina region – more than two decades apart! Miles, based at Bolinda, 50 kms from the Victorian capital, made the four-and-a-half-hour trip another memorable one when eight-year-old gelding Arggghhh (Rock N Roll Heaven) took out the $9792 […]
The Wagga Harness Racing club staged the first round of the $15000 heats of the NSW Challenge Stakes for two year olds last night and the small but select fields one for the colts and geldings the other for fillies did not disappoint with enthralling contests. The fillies event culminated in a dramatic protest which […]
Riverina reinsman Blake Jones is amongst the leading drivers in New South Wales this year. Since Jones began driving in the 2007/08 season, he has been a leader of his craft and in 2018 marked his name in the history books as one of the rare drivers to win six races at one meeting. It […]
Young reinsman Justin Reynolds will be heading to Parkes on Friday night on a special mission. The Oberon-based driver heads into the meeting having drove 99 winners in his career. A double at Bathurst’s meeting last Wednesday night pushed Reynolds closer to achieving a century of wins and tonight at Parkes he has four attempts […]
The impact of regional racing across New South Wales has created some mouth-watering clashes including the open class pace at Wagga this afternoon. Group 1 competitors Ignatius, Rockin Marty and Send It will all go head-to-head in race nine. Ignatius is a last start winner at Goulburn and so is Send It who won in […]
It’s a whole new world for Greg Gangle but Wagga Harness Racing Club’s incoming chief executive is looking to bring a different perspective to the sport. The Canadian native has made the move to the other side of the world with young family during the COVID pandemic and is looking to make his mark. After […]
