Features
Adding colour to APG Sale
TOURELLO Standardbreds is in the spotlight after White Lion claimed an impressive win at Mount Gambier. Sold through the APG sales to Mattie Craven, the striking palomino standardbred triumphed on… Read more: Adding colour to APG Sale
Aussie pacer is a world first!
MOUNT Gambier played host to what is believed to be a world first last night. Returning from a six-month spell, White Lion proved too good for his rivals to break his maiden at just his second… Read more: Aussie pacer is a world first!
Additional features boost 2025 calendar
SOUTH Australian harness racing has received a boost with the announcement of a suite of additional feature races on the 2025 calendar. These events will take place at Globe Derby and support a… Read more: Additional features boost 2025 calendar
Can undefeated pacer match famous grandfather?
WHETHER he reaches the grand heights of his famous grandfather remains to be seen, but exciting pacer Sirlou is certainly heading in the right direction. Having just his fourth start when contesting… Read more: Can undefeated pacer match famous grandfather?
Exceptional Lots up for grabs
THE 2025 APG Melbourne Yearling Sale on February 2 features some exceptional young talent from vendors showcasing a single lot. Here’s the first of a two-part feature featuring some of the quality… Read more: Exceptional Lots up for grabs
Breeding matriarch has elite record
RESPECTED breeder Helen Head has been breeding pacers for more than 40 years and has produced a series of elite performers in Victoria. Head’s all-American broodmare gem Spirited Storm is the dam of… Read more: Breeding matriarch has elite record
Hunter Cup start assured
EVERGREEN pacer Bulletproof Boy has guaranteed himself a start in next month’s A G Hunter Cup. Already a strong contender for a berth in the Grand Circuit event in Melton on February 1, Bulletproof… Read more: Hunter Cup start assured
Hoping to go one better in Cup
CONNECTIONS of handy pacer Serg Blanco hope he can go one better when he returns to Bendigo. Runner-up in the club’s Pacing Cup last season, Serg Blanco is set to contest tomorrow night’s edition… Read more: Hoping to go one better in Cup
Death and taxes aren’t the only certainties
WE’RE told there are only two certainties in life – death and taxes – well, for this weekend at least, you can add a third! That certainty is Naomi Kerr will win race four in Cobram on Sunday. While… Read more: Death and taxes aren’t the only certainties
Finally living up to his name!
RESPECTED horseman Bruce Harpley admits he has had to change his opinion of Dashing during the past couple of months. Referring to the gelding as “dumb” when he first arrived in mid 2024, Harpley is… Read more: Finally living up to his name!
Perfect end to a stellar year
JAMES Herbertson’s incredible 2024 season finished with another amazing high on New Year’s Eve when he took out the second running of the Garrard’s Young Guns series. Herbertson won the series in… Read more: Perfect end to a stellar year
Hall claims slice of history in ADC
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… Read more: Hall claims slice of history in ADC
Injury almost ended feature’s winners career before it began
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… Read more: Injury almost ended feature’s winners career before it began
From “handful” to feature winner
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… Read more: From “handful” to feature winner
Another Finals clean sweep
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… Read more: Another Finals clean sweep
One to beat in ADC
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… Read more: One to beat in ADC
Chasing two slices of history
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… Read more: Chasing two slices of history
Back in search of another title
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… Read more: Back in search of another title
Feature win revives memory of all-time great
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… Read more: Feature win revives memory of all-time great
Ready to reclaim top title
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… Read more: Ready to reclaim top title
