Hall claims slice of history in ADC
December 30, 2024
TOUTED as the one to beat heading into the series, Gary Hall junior has lived up to the hype by capturing the Australian Drivers’ Championship. Competing against 11 rivals at Globe Derby yesterday, Hall’s success saw him claim the throne for the second time. Hall’s opposition consisted of two... Read more
Injury almost ended feature’s winners career before it began
December 29, 2024
WINNING a Home Grown Final in Melton is a phenomenal result for Kvintet Hill considering his career was almost over before it began. Showing a bit of potential while being broken-in, the youngster escaped his yard and went for a run only to get caught in a fence. Shocked... Read more
From “handful” to feature winner
December 29, 2024
FORMER “handful” trotter Winnies Dream has been sent for a well-earned spell. Beginning the season as somewhat of a pest, Winnies Dream has ended the year with a hat-trick following her success in a Home Grown Final in Melton last Friday. Thrilled with the three-year-old’s progress, trainer Lisa Miles... Read more
Another Finals clean sweep
December 27, 2024
PREMIER horsewoman Emma Stewart has completed another clean sweep of the pacing division of the Homegrown Classic Finals in Melton. Last week Stewart captured both two-year-old categories with Captain Perfect and Looks Perfect. Breaking his maiden at his fifth start, Captain Perfect is closely-related to 2021 Homegrown Classic winner... Read more
One to beat in ADC
December 27, 2024
EVEN before the draws were completed, Gary Hall junior was considered the one to beat by a host of his rivals. With the fields for Sunday’s Australian Drivers’ Championship released, Hall’s prospects appear to have been solidified. Set to represent Western Australia along with recent Australian Reinswomen’s Championship winner... Read more
Chasing two slices of history
December 23, 2024
WEST AUSTRALIAN star Deni Roberts is aiming for two slices of history this weekend. Engaged in Sunday’s Australian Drivers’ Championship at Globe Derby, Roberts is attempting to become the first female to capture the series. Victory will also see Roberts complete an extraordinary double, having captured the Australian Reinswomen’s... Read more
Back in search of another title
December 23, 2024
QUEENSLAND ace Grant Dixon hopes his return to the Australian Drivers’ Championship will net the same result as the previous time he contested the series. Part of the action in 2015, Dixon beat a host of the nation’s top drivers in Tasmania to claim the title. On Sunday Dixon... Read more
Feature win revives memory of all-time great
December 22, 2024
THE revered colors of the greatest trotter seen in this part of the world were carried to victory by Alrighty in the Homegrown Classic in Melton last night. The Andy Gath-trained two-year-old was driven by his wife Kate who was sporting the green and gold stars carried by the... Read more
Ready to reclaim top title
December 21, 2024
TECHNICALLY he abdicated the throne, but to James Herbertson that means nothing heading into next week’s Australian Drivers’ Championship. Capturing the 2022 edition of the tournament, Herbertson bypassed his title defence last season as Queenslander Nathan Dawson ascended to the throne. “I guess I wasn’t dethroned, but it doesn’t... Read more
Home is where the heart is
December 21, 2024
HOME (and loyalty) is where the heart is. That’s the philosophy Gaita Pullicino is adopting heading into next week’s Australian Drivers’ Championship. Although raised in Victoria, Pullicino has called South Australia home in recent years and will contest the tournament as a ‘Croweater’. Pullicino will form Team South Australia... Read more
