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Stellar lots in Sunday’s Bathurst Sale
THE 2021 Bathurst Gold Crown Yearling Sale, the sale which produced Our Uncle Sam and the Pink Bonnet winner Silk Cloud, will be held by Graeme Board and Company at the Gold Crown Paceway on Sunday… Read more: Stellar lots in Sunday’s Bathurst Sale
Primed for second Cup success despite draw
TALENTED pacer Like A Wildfire is favourite to capture his second country cup in as many weeks. Successful in last Sunday’s Charlton Cup, Like A Wildfire is engaged in Echuca’s flagship event on… Read more: Primed for second Cup success despite draw
Champion trainer heading to Victoria
CHAMPION trainer Tim Butt is bound for Victoria. Butt has packed up his Menangle stable and is planning to get started in Sunbury at the property owned by Ahmed Taiba. The New Zealand national moved… Read more: Champion trainer heading to Victoria
Sam doing it for more than Just Tommy
TAMWORTH trainer-driver Sam Ison will be on a mission at the Tamworth harness meeting tomorrow [Wednesday] afternoon in looking for back-to-back wins with Just Tommy. Ison is looking to add to the… Read more: Sam doing it for more than Just Tommy
TAKE A BOW AUSTRALIA’S LEADING LADIES
IT’S been said before, but simply has to be said again out loud (or in caps) TAKE A BOW AUSTRALIA’S LEADING LADIES. As the Teal Pant Campaign comes to an end, reinswomen across the nation have… Read more: TAKE A BOW AUSTRALIA’S LEADING LADIES
Gee, that was a satisfying win!
FORMER South Australian horsewoman Megan Gee made up for some missed opportunities at Albion Park last night. A keen supporter of the Team Pants Campaign, Gee missed the various invitation races in… Read more: Gee, that was a satisfying win!
He’s now known as ‘the Broken Hill Bandit’
HE’S already being hailed as ‘the Broken Hill Bandit’. And Moonbi trainer-driver Dean Chapple cannot stop smiling at the tag after winning half of the program at the Broken Hill Carnival of Cups… Read more: He’s now known as ‘the Broken Hill Bandit’
Naughty mare back in good graces
QUALITY mare Sleepee has managed to put herself back in trainer Alison Alford’s good graces. A week ago Sleepee kicked Alford’s husband Chris, which left the premier reinsman feeling sore and sorry… Read more: Naughty mare back in good graces
Change of scenery working wonders
A CHANGE of scenery continues to work wonders with rejuvenated mare Semi Sensation. Racing in moderate form for owner-trainer David Lindon, Semi Sensation had been absent from the winners’ circle… Read more: Change of scenery working wonders
Daunting first-up task for promising pacer
PROMISING pacer Waitpinga Lad faces a daunting first-up task on Saturday night. Forced to the sidelines following his Southern Cross heat win at Globe Derby on November 28 – which saw him miss the… Read more: Daunting first-up task for promising pacer
Rising star extends undefeated status
UNRACED as a freshman, Whiskey Blu has been making up for lost time ever since. At The Meadows last night, Whiskey Blu won his sixth race in as many starts by blowing away the field in a division of… Read more: Rising star extends undefeated status
Chapple’s Broken Hill-bound
A DREAM is about to turn into reality for Moonbi trainer Dean Chapple when he competes at the Broken Hill Carnival of Cups meeting tomorrow (Friday) night. “It is something I have always wanted to… Read more: Chapple’s Broken Hill-bound
Working holiday to end on a high
VICTORIAN horseman Dean Braun hopes to end his working holiday on a high during the weekend. Spending some vacation time with his son Noah in Tasmania, Braun has also been campaigning a small team… Read more: Working holiday to end on a high
Can Candy enjoy sweet taste of success?
INDIGENOUS horsewoman Jess Prior hopes she hasn’t used all her luck before Saturday night’s Go Girlfriend Final at Club Menangle. Set to contest the Group Three with ultra-consistent mare Sports… Read more: Can Candy enjoy sweet taste of success?
Emotions high as late owner honoured
EMOTIONS were running high after Eds Dream’s victory at Tabcorp Park Melton last night. Breaking his maiden at his second start, Eds Dream’s win was dedicated to the late Ed O’Brien, who died in… Read more: Emotions high as late owner honoured
Three Rising Sun invites issued – only one remains
ANOTHER two invitations have been handed out for the inaugural Group One $250,000 The Rising Sun with an exciting field of pacers being assembled. The Belinda McCarthy-trained Expensive Ego was the… Read more: Three Rising Sun invites issued – only one remains
Team Teal milestone a proud moment
WINNING a race in Leeton last night was always a proud and emotional moment for Amanda Dean. After hearing a statistic about her success, however, Dean referred to the victory as “all the more… Read more: Team Teal milestone a proud moment
Premier meeting brings glaring concern back into focus
SATURDAY’S Hobart meeting has brought a glaring concern for the local industry back into focus. In what is the Apple Isle’s biggest night of the season, the card includes the Tasmania Cup, Oaks… Read more: Premier meeting brings glaring concern back into focus
Constellations set to sparkle
QUEENSLAND’S inaugural TAB Constellations is set to sparkle this winter. Having enjoyed a $500,000 stakes increase, more than $2 million in prize money and bonuses will go on the line, with not one… Read more: Constellations set to sparkle
From pioneers to record breakers – women have it covered!
THANKS to pioneers such as Pearl Kelly, Dorrie Simons, Pam Wilson and Diane Davies to name a few, harness racing has long been a leader of equality. With the industry’s females performing on equal… Read more: From pioneers to record breakers – women have it covered!
