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Bettor Beach (Bettors Delight) proved herself to be the best filly currently racing on the Eastern seaboard of Australia with yet another effortless win in the Group 1 $150,000 Prydes Easifeed Victoria Pacers Oaks Final at Melton on Saturday evening. Starting a prohibitive odds on favourite ahead of her stablemate Willows Girl, Bettor Beach was […]
Brilliant four year old Captains Mistress (Captaintreacherous) became the first harness racing mare to win the Group 1 $250,000 SEN Victoria Cup at Melton on Saturday night. As expected Captains Mistress went to the lead but momentarily gave away the front when Nyack charged around the field to take up the running. But as Nyack […]
Outstanding mare I Am Wilma (Father Patrick) maintained her star studded record when she outsprinted her harness racing rivals to take out the Group 1 $60,000 Aldebaran Park Bill Collins Trotters Sprint at Melton on Saturday evening. Former Italian trotter Gandhi Mail was heavily backed and was caught wide early as he attempted to wrest […]
Trainer Emma Stewart took out yet another success when Dynamite Dan (Somebeachsomewhere) stormed down the outside for an upset harness racing win in the Group 1 $150,000 Woodlands Stud Victoria Pacers Derby at Melton on Saturday evening. Stewart had the favoured pair of Brooklyn Dan and Enjoy Life while Dynamite Dan and Mount Barker Boy […]
Outsider Ijustcantseeit (Wishing Stone) caused a boilover when she snatched harness racing victory in the last stride in the Group 1 $75,000 Mimosa Homes Victoria Trotters Oaks at Melton on Saturday evening. In what was not an overly strong Trotters Oaks field, Hallebesofine who had performed admirably in her previous starts in reasonably strong company […]
One of New South Wales most iconic harness racing country circuits West Wyalong stages their cup meet meeting this Sunday and expectations are high that the meeting will be a major success for local industry participants. West Wyalong straddled between the Riverina and Central West New South Wales has been racing for decades. Over 20 […]
This Sunday Marburg harness racing club will have stage their annual trotters day and following last year’s intro, the club is hoping for another bumper meeting. The main event is the Goldbet Graham Harriott Memorial which honours the memory of Graham who was instrumental in getting the trotters back to Queensland. He was also club […]
The initial running of the $100,000 Radiant at Port Pirie saw a classic race with young driver Hannah Lewis scoring her most important win with Rockin Gemma (Rock N Roll Heaven) following up her Heat success earlier in the night. The five year old mare has been in a number of stables including Peter Rixon’s […]
Just how good is two year old trotter Verbici (Orlando Vici)? The flashy brown gelding won his eighth race on end to maintain his unbeaten record in the Yabby Dam Farms Trotters Final at Menangle on Saturday evening. Driver Chris Lang who also trains Verbici decided to take a trail early as Chief Kenny showed […]
Top trotter Lovemeto (What The Hill) showed that he’ll be a force to be reckoned with in the big trotters features when he showed outstanding staying prowess to take out this year’s Group 3 Woodlands Stud VL Dullard Trotters Cup at Melton on Saturday night. The former New Zealander who won a Heat of the […]
Outstanding gelding Palladium (Bettors Delight) looked most impressive when he took out the third heat of the Victoria Pacers Derby at Melton on Saturday night. Drawn the pole Palladium was beaten for speed early by Nymbal who had outsprinted him in the Carousel at Menangle a few weeks back. However Robert Morris on Nymbal grabbed […]
New South Wales reinswoman Ashleigh Delosa achieved one of her greatest successes in her relatively short harness racing career when she took out this year’s edition of the National Drivers Championship at Globe Derby on Saturday night. The series was all over after the eighth race when Emily Suvaljko who was the only possible contender […]
Bold striding trotter Imperial Monarch (Imperial Count) completed a wonderful night for the Lee stable when he outstayed harness racing favourite Rockinwithattitude in the Geelong McNamara Trotters Cup on Saturday night. In doing so, the stable completed a double as in the Pacing Cup they were successful with Jilliby Nitro. Coming off 20 metres in […]
Veteran pacer Jilliby Nitro (Bettor’s Delight) came with a withering burst to upset his more fancied harness racing rivals in this years Apco Geelong Pacing Cup at the Beckley raceway on Saturday evening. The quality field was headed by the Jason Grimson trained pair of Swayzee and Minos who were both expected to be strongly […]
Inter Dominion champion Captains Mistress (Captaintreacherous) lived up to expectations when resuming with a hollow harness racing win in the AD Turnbull Free For All at Menangle on Saturday evening. As expected Captains Mistress was untroubled in holding the early lead. Lux Aeterna settled behind the leader while Kingman was third as the field raced […]
Leading harness racing driver Kerryn Manning is slowly on the mend following her recent horror accident at Melton on VicBred night on 12 September. Although she was able to walk off the track the incident was far more painful and the diagnosis more serious when she returned home. I’m tracking better this week. I was […]
Leading local harness racing driver Wayne Hill is looking forward to the National Drivers Championship at Globe Derby this Saturday evening. Along with his sister Danielle he will represent the hopes of South Australians. I’ve already won the series at Globe Derby six to seven years ago. It’s always great to represent the state. And […]
This Saturday night Globe Derby will be a focus of the national harness racing scene with the running of the Australian Drivers Championship. Its not often that South Australia is prominent so this will be a special evening for the sport. Chief Executive Office of Harness Racing South Australia Heath Pocock commented. We’re very happy […]
Ultra consistent juvenile trotter Regal Gala (Pastor Stephen) finally broke through for a classic success with a decisive all the way harness racing win in the Aldebaran Park Tatlow Stakes for two year olds at Melton on Saturday night. Regal Gala’s key attribute is his impeccable manners and they were in evidence in the Tatlow […]
Highly rated Fighter Command (Always B Miki) enhanced his Victoria Cup prospects with a narrow but most impressive harness racing win in the Benstud Standardbreds Free For All at Melton on Saturday evening. Awkwardly drawn on the inside of the second row, Fighter Command was still solidly supported to end up favourite. Driver Jason Lee […]
Former Italian trotter Gandhi Mail (Nad Al Sheba) is starting to pay for his connections following his strong harness racing win in the time honoured Menangle Trotters Cup at Sydney headquarters on Saturday evening. In doing so, he gave his trainer Anton Golino regarded as one of the finest trainers of trotters in the land […]
Talented pacer Dangerous (Sweet Lou) looks every inch the real deal after his comfortable harness racing win in the Garrards Horse and Hounds Pace at Menangle on Saturday night. Expectations on Dangerous were high after his eye catching recent trial win at Menangle going 1.49.8 defeating stable mates Captains Mistress and Swayzee. And he was […]
The Riverina Paceway staged their intial round of heats for the New South Wales Breeders Challenge for two year olds on Friday afternoon and it was the Victorians who cleaned up in both the colts and geldings and fillies divisions. The colts and geldings event was taken out by Boystrous (Tall Dark Stranger) who […]
National superstar Leap To Fame (Bettor’s Delight) is the highlight of this weekend’s harness racing with his return in a Free For All at Albion Park this Saturday night. In what is probably his final season of racing Leap To Fame will be set for a number of key feature events starting with the New […]
