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Winton trainer Chelsea Faithful has a small but select team of three heading to Ascot Park tomorrow for the Invercargill Harness Racing Club meeting. Listen to what she has to say about each of her runners. Race One: Jay Jay Denario (Downbytheseaside) – driver Craig Ferguson – FR2 Race Five: Father Ned (Father Patrick) – […]
Star power will be on show across Queensland’s harness racing tracks again this summer for the second iteration of The Starlights. The summer carnival will feature six blockbuster nights at Redcliffe and Albion Park across November and December, with more than $2 million in prizemoney and bonuses on offer. Staged from November 14 to December […]
The Queensland Constellations will once again welcome the top performers from around the country this winter, with the carnival to be headlined by Australia’s premier harness racing series, the Ladbrokes Inter Dominion. Staged from June 20 to July 18 at Albion Park, Redcliffe and Marburg, more than $4 million in prize money and bonuses will […]
Racing Queensland has unveiled the finalists for the 2025 Queensland Harness Awards. Staged at Victoria Park on Sunday, March 1, the Queensland Harness Awards will acknowledge the Sunshine State’s outstanding pacers, trotters and participants throughout the past year. Ever-consistent pacer The Janitor (Always B Miki) and trotting superstar Gus (Majestic Son) join three-time reigning Horse […]
The world’s top harness racing drivers will again go toe-to-toe in 2026 with the return of the Ladbrokes Ultimate Driver Championship. The innovative slot racing series will return to Albion Park on Friday, February 20 and Saturday, February 21, following a hugely successful first iteration in 2025. This year’s event saw 10 of the world’s […]
When Berriesandcherries (Crazed) scored in the Listed $27,000 Our Overanova Trotters Marathon at Albion Park in March, it was the culmination of many things. After being transferred to the harness racing stables of Brendan Barnes, the pair combined to maintain their perfect record together following their first encounter three years ago when scoring at Bendigo. […]
The level of satisfaction is hard to quantify. All sorts of emotions were running free and wild when speedy harness racing mare Girl From Rosedale (Hurrikane Kingcole) scorched down the long and somewhat daunting Menangle home straight back on April 20. Owner, breeder, and trainer Ryan Veivers made the call to chase feature race glory, […]
Is Sir Brigadoon (Roll With Joe) an international man of mystery? What does his passport actually state? Where has it been stamped? Where is he from? Where has he been? And what does the future hold? Well, we’re here to find out more about this intriguing harness racing pacer. Foaled on November 18, 2017, the […]
A trio of Australasia’s top harness racing pacers have been confirmed for the $355,000 Group 1 AQWA Constructions The Rising Sun. Group 1 champions The Lost Storm (Captaintreacherous) and Merlin (Art Major) (Its Merlin when racing in Australia) will be joined by rising star Sooner The Bettor at Albion Park on July 13, joining Chariots […]
Now that the dust has settled on 2023, it’s time to take a deep dive into the magical harness racing season of Nathan Dawson. What an unbelievable season 2023 was for Nathan Dawson. From start until finish, the winners just kept piling up. It was record-breaking for the proud Queenslander. When time was called on […]
Ryal Bush harness racing trainer Brett Gray takes an in-form team to the Gore grass track meeting on Sunday. Three win mare Takeitout (Captaintreacherous) gets her chance to qualify for the Southern Belle Speed Series Final in Race One. Two starts ago she was racing in Group company at Addington, so this race is a […]
Talk about exceeding expectations. A group of 10 people joining forces to purchase a moderately performed New Zealand pacer with a view of maybe reaching metropolitan standard. Heck, harness racing under the bright Saturday nights of Albion Park was probably pie in the sky stuff at the time of purchase. But as history now proves, […]
Final harness racing rankings for the Ladbrokes ID23 Series have been released. In the pacers series 49 horses remain eligible for the 36-horse series plus 3 emergencies. While in the trotting championship, 35 horses remain eligible for the 24-horse series plus 3 emergencies. Final acceptors for both series will be declared on Monday, November 27 […]
