WHAT’S better than winning a feature race? According to veteran horseman Tony Peacock it is winning a feature while having some of your grandkids there to share the excitement. Peacock made the trip to Dubbo with members of his family for last night’s Mares’ Classic, which he won as... Read more

VETERAN trainer Tony Peacock will be a nervous onlooker in Dubbo on Sunday night. Traditionally the man responsible for a horse’s preparation, Peacock will be a mere observer when Bettor Enforce contests the Mares’ Classic. Joining Peacock’s stable when purchase from New Zealand last June, Bettor Enforce was transferred... Read more

ASTUTE horseman Bruce Harpley is glad Rubies For Tash failed a medical – twice! Looking to sell the well-bred mare last year, Harpley accepted an offer from American buyers only to have Rubies For Tash fall short when examined by a vet. The test revealed the daughter of Courage... Read more

HAVING scalped his rivals during the heats, Carramar Arapaho is ready to prove himself chief of tomorrow night’s Griffith Cup ‘tribe’. Racing in sensational form, Carramar Arapaho has made his way to the bottom of the ‘totem pole’ at his three starts this hunting season. Despite his superior form,... Read more

IN-FORM pacer Carramar Arapaho is primed to scalp his rivals in tomorrow night’s Griffith Pacers’ Cup heat. Having made his way to the bottom of the ‘totem pole’ at his last two starts, Carramar Arapaho is a short-priced favourite to complete a hat-trick for trainer Chris Hughes. The son... Read more

AT AN age when most are worried about clothes, parties or computer games, Seaton Grima is building an empire. The impressive 16-year-old is already in his third year as an apprentice cabinet maker with an ambition to become qualified before he can vote! As worthy a career path as... Read more

HARNESS Racing New South Wales (HRNSW) Stewards concluded an inquiry that commenced on 20 March 2019 and resumed on 26 August 2019 in relation to a report from the Australian Racing Forensic Laboratory (ARFL) that acetazolamide had been detected in the blood sample taken from PLAYING ARKABELLA prior to... Read more

AT THE time of his death multiple award winning author Bob Cain was writing another book which was to be titled ‘A man and his horse’. The crux of Cain’s work was the unbreakable bond between human and equine. While the various chapters were focusing on champions such as... Read more

LAST year it was Tiger Tara but which star will be crowned this year’s New South Wales Horse of the Year? The answer will be revealed at the annual Arthur J. Gallagher Harness Racing Awards Night on September 21 at the Four Seasons in Sydney. Along with the top horses, champions... Read more