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Your race-by-race guide to Tabcorp Park Menangle Saturday night
RACE ONE: While the ‘new generation’ of rising stars have been enjoying plenty of success in recent months, the established headline act of Belinda and Luke McCarthy are poised to make their… Read more: Your race-by-race guide to Tabcorp Park Menangle Saturday night
Nathan out to continue the family tradition
IT’S fair to say the Turnbull family has been the dominant force at Parkes Paceway for the past three decades. A.D., Greg, Wendy, Steve, and Amanda have all won multiple trainers and drivers’… Read more: Nathan out to continue the family tradition
Tom’s in for another busy night
THE Newcastle Harness Racing Club could not be happier with the way this year’s Wandiyali Hawkesbury to Hunter Series has unfolded. Three qualifying heats were run last week with the most impressive… Read more: Tom’s in for another busy night
An early look at three major Breeders Challenge hopes
IT is an exciting time of the year for harness racing participants as the New South Wales Breeders Challenge series gains momentum throughout the state. But one who has many reasons to be excited… Read more: An early look at three major Breeders Challenge hopes
Four winners . . . and a mouthful of dirt
TAMWORTH reinsman Tom Ison hit the track with high hopes, then hit the track, physically on Thursday. Yet the plucky horseman still walked away the victor – multiple times. Ison had nine drives on… Read more: Four winners . . . and a mouthful of dirt
Finding winners at Menangle Saturday night
RACE ONE: Despite four ‘patchy’ efforts since joining the Jason Grimson team, METAL ROCK (3) appeals as the one to beat after the son of Pet Rock came up with his best draw since making the move… Read more: Finding winners at Menangle Saturday night
Troy’s trumping them at Penrith
SOUTH Windsor horseman, Troy Williams epitomises how hard work pays off. Raised in Dubbo and Bathurst, Williams inherited the passion that his father Gary and mother Judy possessed and while they… Read more: Troy’s trumping them at Penrith
Stallion service raffle to aid with cancer treatment
LEADING breeding establishment Aldebaran Park and National Trotguide have joined forces in hope of raising valuable funds for young Victorian horsewoman Taylah Schembri. Schembri was recently… Read more: Stallion service raffle to aid with cancer treatment
Young reinswoman fighting for her life
AT THE age of 20 a young woman should be enjoying time with friends, dancing in night clubs and fending off advances of wannabe suitors – of which 99 per cent her father wouldn’t approve! In a… Read more: Young reinswoman fighting for her life
Mike Ko’cass finds us a winner at Menangle Saturday night
RACE ONE: Placed in three of his past four starts since greeting the judge over this course and distance, RAYS CHOICE (7), despite the class of his opposition, appears suitably placed in this… Read more: Mike Ko’cass finds us a winner at Menangle Saturday night
Jack’s hoping to repeat his ‘Terrific Tuesday’
HE has already achieved a great deal in his young life but former Newcastle reinsman Jack Callaghan added another supreme effort to his growing list of achievements when he drove four winners at… Read more: Jack’s hoping to repeat his ‘Terrific Tuesday’
Compare the pair – same (almost) age, same hobby, but…
NEWS of Josie Justice being granted a trainer’s license at 90 became thought provoking when compared to an article published on www.nationaltrotguide.com.au last week. After almost two decades… Read more: Compare the pair – same (almost) age, same hobby, but…
Perfect warm-up for the Breeders Challenge
THE New South Wales Breeders Challenge Series is fast approaching, and officials are hoping the situation with the Covid-19 outbreak across the state improves to allow the qualifying heats to… Read more: Perfect warm-up for the Breeders Challenge
Mat aims for the big guns with stable star
Mat Rue knows aiming for the upcoming home state Inter Dominion with his stable star Fouroeight is a longshot. Still, the former Miracle Mile-winning reinsman would love nothing more than to be able… Read more: Mat aims for the big guns with stable star
Hannah’s back to make her mark
PHEASANTS Nest-based driver Hannah Rixon has joined the concession driving ranks, which are currently in a healthy state throughout New South Wales. Hannah’s twin brother Will and her older sister… Read more: Hannah’s back to make her mark
Bittersweet win as forced retirement looms
VETERAN horseman Terry Coelli registered a bittersweet victory in Young yesterday. While he is thrilled with the win, Coelli is saddened by the prospect it could be his last. In fact, it may even be… Read more: Bittersweet win as forced retirement looms
French trotter breaks Aussie maiden
FRENCH-BRED trotter Holzarte Vedaquais broke his Australian maiden this afternoon. First-up from a long spell, Holzarte Vedaquais upstaged his opposition in Yarra Valley in what was his second… Read more: French trotter breaks Aussie maiden
Feeling pressure with in-form mare
ELDERSLIE horseman Cameron Ross admits to feeling “a bit of pressure” ahead of Saturday night’s Club Menangle meeting. Ross is poised to contest the Garrards Ladyship Stake with recent stable… Read more: Feeling pressure with in-form mare
Mike Ko’cass finding all the winners for Menangle Saturday night
RACE ONE: Following as hat-trick of solid placings at Headquarters, ZIGGY ROCKS (2) will take a power of beating when he faces the starter from gate two. Prepared by KerryAnn Turner and to be driven… Read more: Mike Ko’cass finding all the winners for Menangle Saturday night
Daley’s loss inspires Ross
SOMETIMES in anyone’s chosen sport there are many twists and turns on the way to making a success of it. That scenario could not be more highlighted when looking at the career of up-and-coming… Read more: Daley’s loss inspires Ross
