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Tall tales to flow at track record speed
MEMORIES and tall tales are likely to flow at track record speed at Club Menangle on Saturday as the world class venue pays tribute its predecessor. The strong program includes the Celebrating… Read more: Tall tales to flow at track record speed
Talented mare continues remarkable season
TALENTED mare Jessiejesorjessica charged through the sloppy ‘lightning lane’ to grab her 15th win if the season in last night’s feature at The Meadows, a $10,800 Conditioned Trot. In claiming… Read more: Talented mare continues remarkable season
What’s the issue with Vin Knight?
WHAT’S the issue with Vin Knight? One of the things we have been reminded of this year is harness racing loves its champions. Sadly we lost two of those in the space of a few weeks when Graeme and… Read more: What’s the issue with Vin Knight?
Quiet Christmas for Group Two winner
A NICE quiet Christmas is in store for promising youngster Kyvalley Hotspur. Successful in last night’s Tatlow Stake at Tabcorp Park Melton, the trotter will be given a short break before being… Read more: Quiet Christmas for Group Two winner
Title defence King’s next mission
EARLIER this year he wasn’t considered good enough for a start in the A G Hunter Cup. In roughly eight weeks time he’ll contest the time-honoured event at Tabcorp Park Melton as the defending… Read more: Title defence King’s next mission
Advice from champion aids successful comeback
A PIECE of advice from a champion horseman more than 20 years ago has paved way for a successful comeback. Sidelined following his win in Ballarat in January 2018, Stars Of Courage was given almost… Read more: Advice from champion aids successful comeback
Omen bet of the weekend
IF EVER there was an omen bet based on sentiment, it has to be at Albion Park tonight. Part of a stellar program headed by The Blacks A Fake is The Bill Dixon – named in honour of the champion… Read more: Omen bet of the weekend
Even ‘the King’ turns it on for the trots
THERE are many remote racetracks across the globe, but this one takes the cake . . . or rather, the cheese. That’s because few tracks are quite as remote as King Island, which hosted their first of… Read more: Even ‘the King’ turns it on for the trots
Series shaping as a race in two
ANY lingering doubts as to whether the series was a ‘race in two’ were eradicated last night. Among the best of their crop since making their debuts, Lochinvar Art and Hurricane Harley turned their… Read more: Series shaping as a race in two
“I can’t see him being beaten”
EXCITING pacer Lochinvar Art is expected to have no trouble returning to the winners’ circle despite a difficult draw in Bendigo tonight. Runner-up in the Breeders’ Crown Four-Year-Old Championship… Read more: “I can’t see him being beaten”
BEWARE…the King is coming!
BEWARE…the King is coming! Leaving his Cobbitty-base just moments ago, King Of Swing is being taken north for the final leg of the Grand Circuit. The Craig Cross-trained stallion has made three… Read more: BEWARE…the King is coming!
Youngster a Cup campaigner in the making
PREDICTED to have little difficulty making a smooth transition through the grades next season, Arden Messi is being touted as a cup contender by trainer Kevin Pizzuto. Pizzuto made the declaration… Read more: Youngster a Cup campaigner in the making
Connections hoping for a state of utopia
HE IS far from a trotter going nowhere and at Tabcorp Park Melton on Saturday night Utopia is a strong chance to take his connections to a wonderland. Engaged in the Tatlow Stake, Utopia is one of… Read more: Connections hoping for a state of utopia
Luck needed in Group Three
CLASSY pacer Arma Hotshot will “need the race to go her way” if she is to complete a clean sweep of the Christmas Gift series. Winner of her heat at Club Menangle last weekend, Arma Hotshot is among… Read more: Luck needed in Group Three
Tough assignment to round out star filly’s season
MULTIPLE Group One winning filly Pelosi will round out her season with possibly her toughest assignment. Pelosi has already been involved in several difficult scrapes this term, having contested the… Read more: Tough assignment to round out star filly’s season
Looking to end successful season on a high
CONNECTIONS of talented youngster Governor Jujon hope he can end his highly-successful season on a winning note when he returns to Albion Park next weekend. Triumphant in last night’s Kentucky Bye… Read more: Looking to end successful season on a high
Phenomenal winning streak continues
A RETURN to his favourite track saw Cash N Flow stretch his phenomenal Club Menangle streak last night. Given a freshen-up following his unplaced effort in the Victoria Cup at Tabcorp Park Melton on… Read more: Phenomenal winning streak continues
Just wouldn’t be the same!
GIVEN the results of the past decade it just wouldn’t feel like the Southern Cross series without one of Larrakeyah Lady’s descendants gracing the winners’ circle. Larrakeyah Lady’s daughters… Read more: Just wouldn’t be the same!
Didn’t have the right to win given what he has been through
ASTUTE trainer Paul Cavallaro is thankful he decided to wait another 24 hours. With his exciting freshman Artillery battling a virus, Cavallaro was one the verge of withdrawing the two-year-old from… Read more: Didn’t have the right to win given what he has been through
Celebrating happy homecoming with a nice drop!
SOUTH Australian-bred trainer Greg Norman completed a happy homecoming of sorts tonight. Although he is sitting in his lounge “celebrating with a wine” as this is being written, the glass of crimson… Read more: Celebrating happy homecoming with a nice drop!
