It’s Crunch Time for Cameron
October 23, 2020
TALENTED young Sydney-based reinsman Cameron Hart has achieved a lot in harness racing in a short space of time. He was a rising star right from the beginning of his driving career, which kicked off five years ago in the Riverina when he was a teenager. Since making a... Read more
Grimson aiming up for another Group One
October 22, 2020
HE already knows what Group One success tastes like but Menangle trainer Jason Grimson will get another bite of the cherry this Saturday night when he contests the $125,000 NSW Breeders Challenge for the three-year-old colts and geldings with his smart youngster, Our Money Rocks. In March, 2016, the then... Read more
Dairy farmers enjoying the cream of the crop
October 21, 2020
BROWNS Creek is not a location that is quickly recognised but is known for its gold mining activities and sits just west of Blayney in the central west. The Davis family moved there from Spring Hill to expand their dairy farm operations and share their time with a lifelong... Read more
Caffyn Plate gives McKayler her chance to shine
October 20, 2020
McKayler Barnes watches champion driver Amanda Turnbull and can only shake her head. “We’d put her behind a slow one at trackwork and they just go like the wind,” she says. “And when it comes to those split-second decisions you have to make during a race, nine times out... Read more
Veteran Harry cashes in with a ‘bonus’ win
October 16, 2020
WHO says you’ can’t teach an old ‘dog’ new tricks? Veteran horseman Harry Martin knew what he was doing when he signed up as a member of the NSW Standardbred Owners Association. The man who won his way into the hearts of harness racing fans when he won the... Read more
Heading to Newcastle with heavy hearts
October 16, 2020
LAST weekend was one that KerryAnn and Robbie Morris would prefer to forget. It doesn’t matter how many horses you train, losing one in tragic circumstances is a hard pill to swallow. On Saturday night at Tabcorp Park Menangle, just before the finish of Race 9, one of Lucky... Read more
Jack’s got his eye on his first Group One
October 15, 2020
JACK Trainor is making the most of his recent decision to branch out and train a few pacers of his own. Known for his talent as a freelance reinsman, the former New Zealander continues to find himself in the winners’ circle, picking up drives for many of the leading... Read more
VALE: Peter Sullivan
October 15, 2020
IT was a sad day for all in the harness racing industry when ‘trotters’ legend, Peter Sullivan passed away yesterday after a long illness. ‘Sully’ or ‘Big Pete’ as he was known, was 67 years of age. And he crammed a lot into those 67 years . . .... Read more
Bonus races putting cash in owners’ pockets
October 8, 2020
THERE’S more bonus cash up for grabs than ever if you are a member of the NSW Standardbred Owners Association (NSWSOA). And their lucrative bonus scheme kicks off next week with bonus money available in eight races at Tabcorp Park Menangle. Other meetings all around the state have also... Read more
Adams has found his No. 1
October 8, 2020
LONDONDERRY trainer-driver Ross Adams has had his share of handy horses throughout a long career in harness racing. His father Merv, who passed away in 2007, was a stalwart of harness racing in the Penrith district and was placed twice in Inter Dominion Grand Finals – in 1956 and... Read more
