HRA Chairman relinquishes role
June 29, 2020
HARNESS Racing Australia will be looking for a new Chairman as Michael Taranto has advised the HRA Executive that he will not be seeking re-appointment as Chairman of HRA at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting. Following a decision by the HRA Executive Members, he has decided to stand down... Read more
Drawn to continue rise through grades
June 29, 2020
CONSISTENT pacer Hesa Bit Different is expected to have little trouble continuing his way through the grades when he heads to Globe Derby tomorrow night. A last start winner at the same venue Hesa Bit Different boasts two victories and two seconds from his last four outings. With the... Read more
Group One win four decades in the making
June 29, 2020
HE’S only a freshman, but Manila Playboy’s Group One success was 40 years in the making! One of the most promising youngsters to come out of Queensland in recent years, Manila Playboy provided trainer Shane Fraser and driver Kellie Dawson with their maiden top shelf victories during the weekend.... Read more
Odds stacked against veteran
June 26, 2020
VARIOUS factors are against him at Redcliffe tomorrow night, but that’s no reason to disregard Glenferrie Hood as a genuine chance in the Gold Cup. One of five entrants on the 10-metre line, Glenferrie Hood will begin from the outside for trainer Wayne Graham. The 10-year-old’s draw is a... Read more
One of the all-time greats passes
June 26, 2020
ONE of the all-time greats has been lost to the industry. At a ripe age of 34, champion pacer Westburn Grant died at the property of his trainer and co-owner Vic Frost yesterday. Affectionately-known as Spot, the stallion was the best pacer in the Southern Hemisphere during the late... Read more
Keeping up the family tradition
June 26, 2020
HARNESS Racing in the Riverina is steeped in history with many champions and many champion horsemen being produced from the state’s south-western region. And there was no greater period than the 1970’s when some of the best pacers of that era were trained out of the Riverina. There was... Read more
Talented trotter’s tricky Tabcorp task
June 25, 2020
PROMISING mare Imsettogo faces a tricky task in her bid to return to the winners’ circle at Tabcorp Park Melton on Saturday night. Along with a wide draw, Imsettogo will once again clash with Zigzagzoo, which beat her by a half-head last weekend. On that occasion Zigzagzoo led from... Read more
Metro racing to resume next week
June 25, 2020
HARNESS Racing Victoria is on track to move out of region-based racing on July 1 and has set July 13 as the target date to resume racing at all Victorian tracks. The news will be a boon for industry participants and clubs with trainers, drivers and owners able to... Read more
Classy mares earmarked for interstate trip
June 25, 2020
SEVERAL mares from the Craig Cross stable have been earmarked for a northern campaign. With several suitable features programmed in Queensland next month Cross will send a boutique team across the border. The Cross crew will include a host of mares which will target events such as the Queen... Read more
