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At 16, Chloe’s ready for the spotlight

July 23, 2021

ANOTHER exciting career is about to unfold in harness racing tonight in the third race at Newcastle when young Chloe Formosa takes the reins behind Ultimate Force in the AVE Technologies Pace. Just 16-years-old, Chloe recently completed her mandatory drives in trials to gain her B Grade licence and... Read more

Roy’s gearing up for a big weekend

July 22, 2021

WITH the current lockdown due to the Covid-19 outbreak, trainers in the Greater Sydney region are grateful that harness racing has been able to continue at Tabcorp Park Menangle, Bankstown and Penrith. It has been a credit to HRNSW management that right from the beginning of the pandemic in... Read more

Most exciting offering in APG’s 33-year history

July 19, 2021

ON THE back of a record-breaking round of sales, Australian Pacing Gold has announced the “most exciting sales offering in our 33-year history”. APG’s 2021 sales were the company’s most successful, with record sales averages for the third successive year and a never-before-seen Australia-wide 92.6 per cent clearance rate.... Read more

Fairytale return as Jeff gets back in the ‘Groove’

July 17, 2021

FOLLOWING a seven-and-a-half-year ‘hiatus’ from competitive driving, Armidale reinsman Jeffrey Enks made a gallant return to action at Thursday’s Tamworth meeting. No-one could have scripted how well the return would be, but Enks was happy to knock the cobwebs off and make his return in the Jackson Quality Meats... Read more

We owe it all to Barry, says Ruggari

July 16, 2021

SAWYERS Gully trainer Adam Ruggari gives most of the credit for his success in harness racing to his 85-year-old grandfather, Barry Matterson. Up until two weeks ago, Ruggari was working his team of six pacers alongside his ‘Pop’ at the same property in the Hunter Valley when it all... Read more

He’s proving a ‘Jack’ of all trainers

July 15, 2021

IF he hadn’t already put his name on the map when he lived in Newcastle, talented young reinsman Jack Callaghan certainly has etched his name into the minds of trainers and punters alike over the past 12 months. Callaghan is fast becoming one of the “go-to” junior reinsmen in... Read more

Rich series a lure for mares racing in regional areas

July 14, 2021

MARES from all around NSW will be the next big winners at Menangle, thanks to the success of their current Country Series. A new series, to be run exclusively for mares, will begin at some of the state’s major country tracks next month, with a final to be run... Read more

Bonus cheques are up for grabs at 12 NSW meetings

July 14, 2021

IT’S hard to wipe the smile off the face of an owner when she or he is a winner at the best of times. Hand them a bonus cheque – just for winning – and it suddenly becomes a day to remember. Bonus cheques for winners who are members... Read more

Hoping for some good ‘Fortune’ at Bathurst

July 14, 2021

MAT Rue is one of the Western District’s hardest workers and puts many kilometres behind him in his quest to place his horses in suitable races. Rue has often travelled to Tabcorp Park Menangle on a Saturday night and then been on the road early the next day to... Read more

Sitting pretty at the top of the table

July 8, 2021

FOR the first time in recent seasons, Menangle Park’s KerryAnn Morris is on top of the State trainers’ premiership. Her Lucky Lodge team has trained 65 winners and 123 placings since the beginning of 2021 and lead narrowly over the powerful Belinda McCarthy outfit, which has also trained 65... Read more