“I’m getting keyed up…it’s all a bit exciting”
August 31, 2023
SHE’S trained in Victoria, will race in New South Wales and be driven by a local, but there is no doubt which region Encipher is representing during the weekend. The lone mare in Saturday night’s The Eureka at Club Menangle, Encipher is prepared by record-breaking horsewoman Emma Stewart, who... Read more
“He is better than he is getting credit for”
August 30, 2023
TASMANIAN horseman Todd Rattray is far from declaring Magician a strong winning chance, but he certainly believes the gelding deserves more respect that he’s receiving. In what is a massive step up in grade for the son of Sweet Lou, Magician will compete against the nation’s best three and... Read more
Luck needed as Captain attempts to take command
August 30, 2023
HE WAS the last one in the field, but with the right kind of luck, he will be the first one home. That’s the hope of Captain Hammerhead’s connections ahead of Saturday night’s The Eureka at Club Menangle. One of two three-year-old’s in the $2.1million feature, Captain Hammerhead earned... Read more
The Eureka market movers
August 30, 2023
DRAWING wide in Saturday night’s The Eureka at Club Menangle has done little to affect Leap To Fame’s quote. A short $1.70 TAB Fixed Odds favourite before this morning’s barrier reveal, Leap To Fame has drifted ever-so-slightly to $1.80. One of six Australian Pacing Gold purchases in the $2.1million... Read more
Deja vu all over again…
August 30, 2023
IT’S beginning to look a lot like… For the majority of the world the end of that sentence is something along the lines of ‘Christmas, toys in every store’. Within harness racing it is “Vicbred, Emma Stewart winners in every stall!” Stewart has turned the futurity into her own... Read more
Happy to turn down $1million offer!
August 30, 2023
IT TAKES a brave person to turn down the opportunity to earn $1million and an even braver person to back their decision. If you’re wondering whether such an individual exists, the answer is Yes! Not only did Nathan Turnbull decline “several good offers” to be in such an enviable... Read more
HRNSW launches exciting new Carnival of Cups program
August 29, 2023
Harness Racing New South Wales’ annual Carnival of Cups program is being re-imaged with a blockbuster entertainment offering laying the trackside soundtrack to a $300,000 bonus prizemoney incentive scheme. Five iconic harness racing locations will be the hosts of a re-formatted concept, to be launched in the state’s west... Read more
Biggest race I have been in, so I’m pretty keyed up
August 29, 2023
THOUGH he is not among the more fancied runners, those who take Paradise Point lightly do so at their own peril. Building a solid record of two wins and three placings from six starts, Paradise Point is engaged in Saturday night’s New South Wales Breeders’ Challenge Blue Final at... Read more
APG stock saturate $2.1million The Eureka field
August 28, 2023
THE $2.1 million Eureka 2023 is now looming large on the harness racing scene with a field of 10 to line up behind the Club Menangle starting gate this coming Saturday night. With the field restricted to Australian bred three and four-year-olds, it is not surprising that some of... Read more
Retirement didn’t work out!
August 28, 2023
DON’T mention retirement…Angela Chapman did it once and never got away with it! Figuring her veteran pacer Manonthemoon was passed his prime, Chapman elected to end the nine-year-old’s career after he finished second at Globe Derby on December 19, 2022. With the gelding becoming increasingly frustrated while “doing nothing... Read more
