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When six year old harness racing gelding My Watchlist (He’s Watching) trained by Gary Hall Snr won at Gloucester Park recently, the breeding legacy of Central Southland breeder Roger Price who passed away last month, was in evidence again. Watchlist won twice in New Zealand before he was exported to Western Australia with Roger retaining […]
Bill Crabb started as the track photographer at Gloucester Park in 1985 and remained in that role for some 30 years before health issues forced his premature retirement from the job he loved and excelled in. Bill was working his way through Europe and Asia in 1973 as a brickie’s labourer and surveyor’s assistant, when […]
At a gala function held at Perth’s Crown Towers Hotel on March 22, to celebrate the winners of the WA Horse of the Year honours for 2024, there was also the formal induction of three new members of the harness racing side of the WA Racing Industry Hall of Fame. The three new inductees, one […]
The owners of Pinseeker (Downbytheseaside) which had a good win at Addington on Saturday confirmed after the race they’d purchased a harness racing yearling at the NZB Standardbred Christchurch Sales in February. Pinseeker’s trainer Jonny Cox purchased a Tall Dark Stranger colt named Olympian for $70,000 post sale on behalf of Iain Wilson, Peter Brinsdon, […]
Harness racing yearlings that are the result of a mating with an Australian or New Zealand bred stallion, physically standing in Victoria, with the resultant foal being born in Victoria qualify for a $12,000 Bonus for the horse’s first win as a 2yo, 3yo or 4yo. Llowalong Farms are great supporters of colonial bred stallions […]
Harness racing returns to Woodbine Mohawk Park on Saturday (Mar. 31) after enjoying a week off. The feature events are the New Holland Pacing Series Final and the New Holland Trotting Series Final. A field of ten pacers will battle over the purse of $71,000 in the sixth race. Whichwaytothebeach (Somebeachsomewhere) is the morning line […]
Tall Dark Stranger is a son of Bettors Delight and there are expectations that the former harness racing USTA 2yo Colt Pacer of the Year will become his sire’s most successful siring son. His first American yearlings were offered in the back half of 2023 and he had 23 yearlings reach the magical $100,000 mark […]
Blanche and Dean Poole both come from a farming background and, typically for people involved with Standardbreds, have a deep and abiding love of harness racing horses. With a CV that includes working at various times for a number of leading nurseries including Alabar Farms, Karamea Farm and Concorde Park, Blanche and Dean purchased their […]
It may have started as a veterinary clinic, BUT now have a look at this draft of harness racing yearlings. Dr Kath McIntosh began work as a veterinarian in 2009 under the banner of Northern Rivers Veterinary Clinic and in 2017, after the growth of the clinic, the stud component of the business was birthed […]
Lass Shot (Archangel) defeated her male harness racing rivals in the Preferred Trot at The Raceway at the Western Fair District on Wednesday (Mar. 27) to extend her winning streak to three. Garrett Rooney oversaw a wire-to-wire trip as the mare cut fractions of :28.4, :58.3, and 1:27.4 on the lead. Little resistance came from […]
Brue Hanover (Stay Hungry), a 16-1 longshot, was given a perfect two-hole trip by harness racing driver Matt Kakaley and just got up at the wire to win the $32,000 3–5-Year-Old Open Pace Wednesday (March 27) at Yonkers Raceway. The 2nd race feature saw Kakaley leave with Brue Hanover at the start of the race […]
Goulburn Valley harness racing nursery Galthorn Farm have been breeding horses for 20 years and the farm will offer five yearlings at the Nutrien Melbourne Sale on the weekend of April 13 and 14. With a well-deserved reputation as sellers husband and wife team of Garry Hawthorn and Jenny Gallagher are in the midst of […]
Exotic Dragon (Custard The Dragon) fired out of the pocket to take her first Preferred-level harness racing contest since October in the Fillies and Mares Preferred Handicap at The Raceway at the Western Fair District on Tuesday (Mar. 19). The mare motored off the wings from post four, taking the lead before Major League N […]
Denis and Jo Howe from Mataranka Park Standardbreds take particular pride in producing quality harness racing stock for yearling sales and will offer seven lots at the 2024 Nutrien Sydney Sale on March 10th. There is an important point about the Mataranka draft in that a number of the mares with yearlings in the sale […]
