Complete with Hollywood looks
January 31, 2020
EXPECTATIONS are high heading into Sunday’s Australian Pacing Gold Sale in Melbourne. Fresh from record-breaking results in last weekend’s Brisbane Sale, the industry leader is confident the trend will continue during ‘round two’. Just to recap, Brisbane saw Lots average $29,250 – almost $11,000 more than last season’s average.... Read more
Charity Lots added to APG’s Melbourne Sale
January 31, 2020
SUNDAY’S Australian Pacing Gold Sale has two late entries. Originally catalogued for 200 yearlings, the sale will now include a pair of valuable memorabilia items to help raise funds for Gavin Lang’s ongoing treatment. Diagnosed with a rare form of Lymphoma last September, Lang has been undergoing treatment at... Read more
Is she the best since Gramel?
January 31, 2020
IT’S the kind of comparison which will have the late Bob Cain throwing lightning strikes at me. Guardian of all things old, Cain simply would not have it that a modern day competitor could be as good as Cardigan Bay, Caduceus, Hondo Grattan, Popular Alm and so on! Chokin... Read more
Squaregaiter’s step up in class
January 30, 2020
A STEP up in grade this weekend could lead to a giant leap with talented trotter Sammy Showdown. Undefeated from four starts this season, Sammy Showdown is engaged in the Vulcan Trotters’ Free-For-All at Tabcorp Park Melton. The Group Three represents a class rise for the Kylie Sugars-trained squaregaiter.... Read more
Five stages of yearling sales preparation
January 30, 2020
INTENSE, nerve-racking, difficult, rewarding and satisfying. Those are the various stages of Kath McIntosh’s yearling operation. A Kyabram-based vet who is also the secretary of Harness Breeders Vic, McIntosh has prepared 12 youngsters for Sunday’s Australian Pacing Gold Yearling Sale in Melbourne, with the crew consisting of eight fillies... Read more
Records tumble in first APG Sale of 2020
January 27, 2020
UP, UP and away (hopefully to the winners’ circle) is the best way to describe the results of yesterday’s Australian Pacing Gold Sale in Brisbane. With a tremendous depth in quality yearlings on offer, the sale’s average increased, gross turnover is up and interstate interest was at a level... Read more
Why not aim high?
January 26, 2020
WHY not aim high? That’s the philosophy Brad Abbott is adopting with “low flying” veteran Don Boston. And based on the gelding’s form, no one would consider Abbott’s idea crazy. As a ripe 11-year-old Don Boston completed a hat-trick when too slick for his rivals at Club Menangle last... Read more
Third time’s a charm for top trotter
January 26, 2020
IT WAS a case of third time lucky for Temporale at Tabcorp Park Melton last night. Making another appearance in the time-honoured V L Dullard Cup, Temporale finally added his name to the honour roll. It was also the seventh Victorian Group One the New Zealand trotter has contested,... Read more
Fast proves too quick in Group Two dash
January 26, 2020
IMMEDIATE targets have yet to be determined with Always Fast despite his Group Two success at Tabcorp Park Melton tonight. Maintaining his perfect record from four starts for the season, Always Fast lived up to his name to capture the Mercury80 for premier trainer Emma Stewart. Understandably pleased with... Read more
Champion reinsman joins elite fraternity
January 25, 2020
CHAMPION reinsman Anthony Butt joined a select group of drivers at Tabcorp Park Melton tonight. By capturing the state’s two pacing Blue Ribands, Butt became just the fifth reinsman to win the Victoria Derby and Oaks in the same season. Given the change on the racing calendar this term,... Read more
