Chasing stellar start to New Year
December 31, 2023
JACK Laugher hopes Our Vincent Can Gogh can launch his open class career on a winning note in the $30,000 Moama Bowling Club Echuca Pacing Cup on New Year’s Day night. A finalist in this year’s Victoria Derby, Our Vincent Can Gogh will trail out stable mate John McLean... Read more
Late bloomer to end season on a high
December 23, 2023
LATE bloomer Swaffham Jack has a prime opportunity to end his debut season on a high at Globe Derby tonight. Despite being in the veteran category as a soon-to-be eight-year-old, Swaffham Jack only began racing last March. Proving to be a consistent performer, the Peter Badenoch-trained gelding has registered... Read more
Continuing solid start to training career
December 20, 2023
TALENTED horseman Bailey McDonough has continued the solid start to his training career. Already recognised for his prowess in the sulky, the Group One winning reinsman decided to expand his industry involvement by obtaining his trainer’s licence last month. With one racing pacer under his care, McDonough made a... Read more
Group One winner enjoying new lease on life
December 20, 2023
WALKING into a barn full of quality pacers and trotters, Kim Procter took an instant liking to a “handsome boy”. Upon asking which horse it was, Procter was told the name in a manner which suggested it meant something . . . and to most harness racing enthusiasts it... Read more
Chance to end cameo season on a high
December 19, 2023
A FAVOURABLE draw has boosted Ultimaction’s chance of ending her cameo season on a high. Making a winning debut in Melton earlier this month, Ultimaction was runner-up at her subsequent start in a heat of the Home Grown Classic. The two-year-old’s performance earned her a berth in Saturday night’s... Read more
Chasing personal milestone
December 19, 2023
A WINNING combination aided by a favourable draw has Todd Weidenbach confident of achieving a noteworthy milestone. Weidenbach will head to Globe Derby tonight with in-form mare, Balmoral Hall, which is aiming for a hat-trick. Should the daughter of Angus Hall emerge triumphant, it will be the first time... Read more
Perfect track record continues
December 19, 2023
HANDY pacer Uncle Chan’s preference for larger tracks came to the fore again last Sunday. Making his third appearance in Port Pirie, Uncle Chan remains unbeaten at the provincial circuit. Ironically, the Luke O’Neill-trained gelding is winless at his home track – Globe Derby! “I think it is fair... Read more
