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For Queensland horsewomen Ashleigh and Holly Chalmers, the past week has delivered the kind of harness racing memories that will be talked about at family gatherings for years to come. Within the space of just two days, 16-year-old Holly celebrated her first driving win for her boss Graham Dwyer, before backing it up by delivering […]
Australian Pacing Gold has opened entries for its 2026 Winter Mix Sale, marking the official launch of a completely new and improved online sale platform developed for the standardbred industry. The launch represents an exciting step forward for APG and follows nine months of development work in conjunction with Ardex Technologies. Designed to make buying […]
A strong contingent of more than 25 superbly bred broodmares and breeding prospects will underpin the Australian Pacing Gold autumn mixed online sale this weekend. The sale features broodmares by the world’s leading sires such as Bettor’s Delight, Captaintreacherous, Art Major, Somebeachsomewhere, American Ideal, Mach Three, Sportswriter, Live Or Die, Betting Line and Love You. The offering includes siblings and close relatives of a […]
A striking individual with a strong pedigree and a winner at the highest level as a juvenile in North America, the young Captaintreacherous horse Captain Ahab has all the attributes to make his mark as a harness racing sire. Captain Ahab, who was first at the stud in America, where he sired eight winners from only 17 foals, was imported […]
A strong contingent of more than 25 superbly bred broodmares and breeding prospects will underpin the Australian Pacing Gold autumn mixed online sale this weekend. The sale features broodmares by the world’s leading sires such as Bettor’s Delight, Captaintreacherous, Art Major, Somebeachsomewhere, American Ideal, Mach Three, Sportswriter, Live Or Die, Betting Line and Love You. The offering includes siblings and close relatives […]
One of Tasmania’s best racemares, Le Betty (Lazarus), is to go up for auction at the Australian Pacing Gold Autumn Mix Sale online from May 24 to 25. Le Betty, who has won her way back to a NR 64 mark, has won five races including the $20,000 Jane Ellen and been nine times placed from 38 […]
All Bets Off was one of North America’s most outstanding colt pacers in the 2010’s, winning 30 races including five Grade One’s and $3 million in stakes and taking a mark of 1:48.4. The Bettor’s Delight horse is now matching his greatness as a racehorse in the siring field, producing the winners of more than $12 million with six in the 1:50 list including the […]
The first ‘down under’ crop of the world champion and 2023 USA Horse of the Year Confederate is expected to attract significant interest in the weanling section of the Australian Pacing Gold Autumn online mixed sale to be held on May 24 and 25. There are two weanling colts by the Breeders Crown and Meadowlands Pace winner entered […]
On Friday night, Winton harness racing trainer Chelsea Faithful will gear up Ideal Crown, (American Ideal) her first horse to race in Auckland. “I’m excited but nervous. I think a lot more excitement will come on Friday,” she said. It’s not the first time Faithful has had a runner in a Group One feature. Ideal […]
An opportunity for Vicbred Voucher winners to use their $5,000 bonuses on eligible Vicbred horses at the Australian Pacing Gold Autumn Mix Sale and Winter Mix Sale has been facilitated by an edict from Harness Racing Victoria. The Vouchers can be used for purchasing Vicbred Platinum/Pure weanlings, Vicbred Platinum/Pure yearlings and in-foal Victorian bred mares provided they were foaled in Victoria. HRV Head of Racing Greg Gangle said they […]
First starter Royal Monarch (Royal Aspirations) annihilated his harness racing rivals when winning at Addington last night. Driver John Dunn settled the two year old three back on the inside but when the leader Donavan started to go rough, Dunn shot him around the outside to lead and proceeded to put a big gap on […]
Graduates of the Australian Pacing Gold Adelaide Yearling Sale, to be conducted at Gawler Harness Racing Club on Sunday at 1pm, will be eligible for a $40,000 mixed sex race for two-year-olds in 2027. Furthermore, a $10,000 bonus will be paid to the connections of the first horse across the line of the opposite sex to the winner. A $10,000 mixed sale race […]
Gloucester Park hosts 10 races on Friday night and the fourth race on the program is for the FFA mares. WA’s top mare Penny Black is set to clash with the Gary Hall Snr pair, WA Oaks winner Fakenit and up-and-coming talent Delightful Peg, in the FFA event for mares only. Wonderful To Fly won […]
Allenby Lodge Stud, which was founded by the legendary studmaster Bob Norman in 1952, has been an integral part of the Australian breeding scene for more than seven decades. And, while the Kapunda nursery may not be enjoying the same hype as yesteryear, it nonetheless is playing an important role in the resurgence of harness racing in South Australia. “We are still pushing out the winners. We […]
Campbelltown breeder-owner Dianne Trotta and her husband Lui have been regular purchasers at the South Australian yearling sales for more than 30 years. The Group 2 Melton winner American Muscle and the Southern Cross and Golden Nursery placegetter Splash Of Paynt have been recent winners bought by the couple at the sales. However, the Trotta’s […]
Kadina hobby horseman and IT manager Tyson Linke is well-versed in harness racing royalty. He bred, owned and educated the inaugural $2 million TAB Eureka winner and dual Oaks and Breeders Crown champion Encipher. The SA BOTRA Pace winner Queen Of Sharkz, the Southern Cross and Lordship winner Hezrockinroyalty, Jet Quick (18 wins) and the […]
A high demand for pacing colts, particularly the stock of champion sires Captaintreacherous and Bettor’s Delight, underpinned the 2026 Australian Pacing Gold Sydney Yearling Sale at Warwick Farm on Sunday. Catching up with General Manager, Anthony Essex, after the sale he said “One of the big talking points out of the sale was definitely the colts. They were in strong demand all day and when […]
Hall near Canberra-based horseman and long-time Australian Pacing Gold supporter Frank O’Sullivan holds a record that makes him the envy of most breeders and trainers. He bred and reared four horses at his property in 2022, and all four are winners. The quartet are the Leeton Breeders Plate and NSW Breeders Challenge Western Regional winner Im No Trouble, Ethan’s Revenge (3 wins from 6 starts), Bellamy’s Blast […]
Young Goulburn horsewoman Emma Day is justifiably feeling positive about the Australian Pacing Gold Sydney Yearling Sale at Warwick Farm on Sunday, March 15. Looking to capatalise on her success a few weeks ago at the APG Melbourne sale, she has another great line up for Sydney this weekend. “I’m preparing six yearlings – two colts and four fillies – for […]
The ranks of hobby breeders come from all walks of life, but Hunter Valley enthusiast Wayne Hamilton has a background that is a little outside the typical path. Hamilton is a former officer with the Royal Australian Navy, working on frigates and destroyers for almost two decades. He spent time in active war zones in East […]
Darren Reay, the studmaster at Medowie Lodge, Newcastle, is adamant that the 11-strong draft he is presenting for the Australian Pacing Gold Sydney Yearling Sale at Warwick Farm on Sunday, March 15 is one of his best ever. Reay is preparing 11 yearlings – six colts and five fillies – by six different stallions in Art Major (4 lots), Bettor’s Delight (2), Stay Hungry (2), Captaintreacherous, Bettor’s […]
Tough mare Penny Black (Sweet Lou) laid claim to currently being the best harness racing mare in Western Australia when she showed great resilience taking out the Group Westside Auto Wholesale Lombardo Pace for mares on Friday evening at Gloucester Park. The six year old mare had resumed in fine style the week before and […]
Nonagenarian Victorian breeder Helen Head has nominated two fillies for the Australian Pacing Gold Sydney Yearling Sale at Warwick Farm on Sunday, March 15 – both from the same maternal family. The pair trace back to the prized matron Madame Han, a mare that Helen and her late husband Graham Head, a former Trotting Control Board member and international dog judge, imported […]
Young Dubbo horsewoman Jacqui Ingham is looking forward to the Australian Pacing Gold Sydney Yearling Sale at Warwick Farm on Sunday, March 15. Ingham and Camden town planner Michael Brown have entered a lovely King Of Swing filly, who is closely related to the superstar pacer Lochinvar Art as Lot 241. “This is my first one that I have offered and […]
