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This girl has Wagga in her sights
STAR Menangle Park mare Anntonia will hit the road and head for Wagga tomorrow afternoon to contest a qualifying heat of the Ladex Riverina Mares Championship. Chasing a spot in the $100,000 final… Read more: This girl has Wagga in her sights
Hard work now paying off for Bernie and Cath
BERNIE Hewitt captured a Bathurst Gold Crown win with College Chapple in 2018 and last Friday night the astute horseman added both the Gold Tiara and Chalice trophies to his mounting list of feature… Read more: Hard work now paying off for Bernie and Cath
Flemington to become harness racing’s new home
IN A move that will launch a new era for harness racing, Flemington is poised to become the industry’s metropolitan home. After almost two decades of no movement on the return to the Ascot Vale… Read more: Flemington to become harness racing’s new home
Finding all the winners for Menangle Saturday night
RACE ONE: Despite coming off two costly defeats, when suitably drawn on each occasion, the Darren Binskin trained and driven LINE UP (10) is definitely worthy of further attention, although the son… Read more: Finding all the winners for Menangle Saturday night
End of the road for local pacer who became a hero
HE starred on the Grand Circuit and became one of the western district’s pin-up horses in NSW. Now popular Bathurst pacer Our Uncle Sam has officially been retired. Trainer Chris Frisby made the… Read more: End of the road for local pacer who became a hero
Highly-successful sire succumbs to twisted bowel
IT IS with great sadness we announce Village Jasper had to be euthanized due to a twisted bowel. The 28-year-old was a massive part of Alabar and will be sorely missed. Village Jasper was a star… Read more: Highly-successful sire succumbs to twisted bowel
Butt’s Trans Tasman trip to see ripper ‘fillies’!
FOR various reasons, such as the difficult to travel world we live in, it took him longer than he would have liked, but Anthony Butt made an overdue return ‘home’ last week. Although he has embraced… Read more: Butt’s Trans Tasman trip to see ripper ‘fillies’!
Finding all the winners for Menangle Saturday night
RACE ONE: Following a successful return to racing at Newcastle recently, THE RACONTEUR (9) is capable of making it back-to-back wins to commence his latest term of racing, despite the presence of a… Read more: Finding all the winners for Menangle Saturday night
Offers place exciting pacer’s value at $1million
BEING out of sight hasn’t equated to being out of mind as far as exciting pacer Bondi Lockdown is concerned. Although the Australian Pacing Gold graduate is safely tucked away in a paddock at… Read more: Offers place exciting pacer’s value at $1million
From that barrier, he’ll need to be good . . . really good!
FRIDAY night’s Oberon Earthmoving Bathurst Gold Crown appears to be one of the most open Finals for some years following the seven competitive qualifying heats run last Friday night. The… Read more: From that barrier, he’ll need to be good . . . really good!
Locals have their eye on the Crown
LOCAL trainers will provide almost half the finalists in this year’s Bathurst Gold Crown and Gold Tiara. Last Wednesday night the two-year-old fillies contested the qualifying heats, and five… Read more: Locals have their eye on the Crown
Emergency animal disease alert issued
AS Harness Racing Australia have advised in previous Industry Notices, Japanese Encephalitis Virus has been detected and confirmed in humans, as well as piggeries in Victoria, Queensland, New South… Read more: Emergency animal disease alert issued
Forgotten star given ‘all clear’ for comeback
THIS time last year he was regarded as a star, but at present he’s an all but forgotten pacer. Trained by prominent couple Anthony Butt and Sonya Smith, Wolf Stride was touted as a true Grand… Read more: Forgotten star given ‘all clear’ for comeback
Romantic working trip…except there’s a chaperone!
VICTORIAN horseman Craig Turnbull is hoping for a successful hit-and-run mission this weekend. Turnbull has taken a pair of three-year-olds across Bass Strait for Saturday night’s Tasmania Derby… Read more: Romantic working trip…except there’s a chaperone!
Another provincial feature at his mercy
HIGH class pacer Our Millionaire is in a strong position to add another country cup to his ever-growing tally. Successful in last weekend’s Horsham Cup, Our Millionaire’s victories include St Arnaud… Read more: Another provincial feature at his mercy
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. With the Teal Pant Campaign ending yesterday, reinswomen across the nation… Read more: TAKE A BOW AUSTRALIA’S LEADING LADIES
Leading NSW breeders back Bathurst sale
MANY of New South Wales’ most successful breeders have thrown their support behind the Bathurst Gold Crown Yearling Sale to be held on Sunday (March 20) at 11am at Bathurst Paceway. Paul Carmody… Read more: Leading NSW breeders back Bathurst sale
Finding you a winner at tonight’s Miracle Mile meeting at Menangle
RACE ONE: We return to Menangle for ‘take-two’ of the running of the 55th Miracle Mile, following a wild storm which abruptly ended the meeting last week, one race short of the great race. A solid… Read more: Finding you a winner at tonight’s Miracle Mile meeting at Menangle
Talented youngsters register significant wins
A PAIR of talented youngsters registered significant wins in Shepparton last night. Making his Australian debut, Hiranya outstayed his rivals to complete a strong victory over 2190 metres. After… Read more: Talented youngsters register significant wins
Calls for Miracle Mile redraw!
VICTORIAN horsemen Aaron Dunn and Greg Sugars believe there is a case for the Miracle Mile barriers to be redrawn. Set to contest the $1million Garrards-sponsored sprint during the weekend, the pair… Read more: Calls for Miracle Mile redraw!
