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Art Major and Inter Dominions - A perfect fit

By John Coffey ·

The amazing stallion Art Major continues to raise the bar on his long , long list of achievements.   He has headed his competition on eight occasions to win the Australian 2 Year Old Sires Premiership.   On Saturday night at Albion Park he achieved something which almost certainly no other stallion in the 89 history of […]

Australia

The final chapter of a Tailamade era

By John Coffey ·

The 17th September 1994 and 4th April 2025 are two important dates in the life of the greatest mare to grace a Harness Racing track in Australia for the past 40 to 50 years.  Tailamade Lombo was born on 17th September 1994 and sadly her life came to an end last Friday , 4th April […]

Australia

Father and son clean up in the west

By John Coffey ·

Art Major, who has now commenced his twentieth Stud season in the Southern Hemisphere, never fails to sire an outstanding harness racing juvenile year after year.  For A Reason 1.49.4 and Renaissance Man 1.53.1 appeared from his first downunder crop.  Now from his sixteenth crop emerges a powerful looking 2 year old gelding with a […]

Australia

Still breeding fabulous fillies after fifty years

By John Coffey ·

The Late Alan Galloway Snr and then Alan Jnr have been breeding quality Standardbreds for at least the past 50 years. It all started out in the Adelaide hills but for the past 45 years Alabar Bloodstock has been based at Echuca in Northern Victoria. There is a lovely selection of 7 fillies heading south […]

Canada

Harness News Update: Picks & Analysis for Fraser Downs April 4th

By John Coffey ·

Harness racing returns to Fraser Downs Thursday (Apr. 4) night with a nine dash card. This will be the last opportunity to play the Pick 5 before the track moves away from the wager. The highlighted horse of the card is Diva Amour (Custard The Dragon). She has been on a good stretch as of […]

Australia

Alabar consigning yearlings for 50 years - this time the Nutrien Sale

By John Coffey ·

Alabar Bloodstock, which has been consigning yearlings to Sales for the past 50 years, has a draft of 18 beautifully grown and prepared yearlings heading to the Nutrien Melbourne sale on 14th April. The draft will feature 7 yearlings by the debut Stallions Ride High [3] and Elite Stride [4]. In their brief racetrack careers […]

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