Riley quick to make his mark
April 3, 2020
CONSIDERING it was just his fourth race drive, 17-year-old Riley Butt, appeared to have an air of confidence about him as he took Tact Tama onto the track at Club Menangle last night. Certainly, the four-year-old son of Christian Cullen had put the writing on the wall with a slick... Read more
An Aussie first in America
March 11, 2020
IN WHAT is an Aussie first, Victorian breeding establishment Aldebaran Park is offering an Australian-bred yearling during a sale in North America later this year. Bred and raised at Aldebaran Park, Aldebaran Boko will be offered at the famed Lexington Selected Yearling Sale during Red Mile Week starting on... Read more
MIKE KO’CASS PREVIEWS MIRACLE MILE NIGHT AT MENANGLE
March 6, 2020
RACE ONE: After returning from a respectable Victoria Derby campaign, which resulted in a 10.7m 7th to Line Up in the feature event, the Paul Court-trained MACH DA VINCI (5) peeled off a couple of solid all-the-way wins at this venue, prior to tackling a heat of the NSW Derby... Read more
Bonnet a perfect fit for Girl From Oz
March 1, 2020
You could probably call it a ‘hometown’ victory . . . yet it also came all the way from Canada. Certainly there were plenty of locals thrilled with the win of Girl From Oz in last night’s $50,000 Group Two Allied Express Fran Fitzpatrick Pink Bonnet at Club Menangle.... Read more
Lazarus – Down Under season 2019/20
February 22, 2020
CLUB Menangle, which brought Lazarus home Down Under to stand at stud, has brought the harness racing industry up to date on a disappointing first season ‘return’ in Australia for the champion. Following an enormous first season at stud in North America at Deo Volente Farms, Lazarus was able... Read more
Get ‘set’ for some big wins at MM Carnival
February 17, 2020
PUNTERS who love their harness racing will be the big winners – particularly at the ‘premium’ meetings as the Miracle Mile carnival begins to hot up at Tabcorp Park Menangle. That’s because punters betting on New South Wales meetings have, from this month, been given the go-ahead to get... Read more
Self assured a Chariots Of Fire berth
February 9, 2020
POWER couple Mark Purdon and Natalie Rasmussen are on target to secure their third Chariots Of Fire in five years. Capturing Australasia’s premier four-year-old event with Have Faith In Me in 2016 and Lazarus in 2017, the duo have earned a berth in this season’s edition with Self Assured.... Read more
French trotter Gatsby to prove a great purchase
February 2, 2020
TOP horseman Tim Butt had little time to rest after arriving back in Sydney last night. Returning from a working holiday, Butt headed straight to Club Menangle to watch My Field Marshal make a welcome trip to the winners’ circle. Proving he is on target for next month’s $1million... Read more
Third time’s a charm for top trotter
January 26, 2020
IT WAS a case of third time lucky for Temporale at Tabcorp Park Melton last night. Making another appearance in the time-honoured V L Dullard Cup, Temporale finally added his name to the honour roll. It was also the seventh Victorian Group One the New Zealand trotter has contested,... Read more
Trainer pays tribute to fallen reinsman
January 19, 2020
NEW Zealand trainer Greg Hope paid tribute to a recovering Ricky May following tonight’s Ballarat Cup. Hope captured the Group One with A G’s White Socks – the pacer May was driving when he died midrace earlier this month. Thankfully May, who was diagnosed as suffering hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy,... Read more
