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HRA Chairman relinquishes role
HARNESS Racing Australia will be looking for a new Chairman as Michael Taranto has advised the HRA Executive that he will not be seeking re-appointment as Chairman of HRA at the forthcoming Annual… Read more: HRA Chairman relinquishes role
Drawn to continue rise through grades
CONSISTENT pacer Hesa Bit Different is expected to have little trouble continuing his way through the grades when he heads to Globe Derby tomorrow night. A last start winner at the same venue Hesa… Read more: Drawn to continue rise through grades
Group One win four decades in the making
HE’S only a freshman, but Manila Playboy’s Group One success was 40 years in the making! One of the most promising youngsters to come out of Queensland in recent years, Manila Playboy provided… Read more: Group One win four decades in the making
Odds stacked against veteran
VARIOUS factors are against him at Redcliffe tomorrow night, but that’s no reason to disregard Glenferrie Hood as a genuine chance in the Gold Cup. One of five entrants on the 10-metre line… Read more: Odds stacked against veteran
One of the all-time greats passes
ONE of the all-time greats has been lost to the industry. At a ripe age of 34, champion pacer Westburn Grant died at the property of his trainer and co-owner Vic Frost yesterday… Read more: One of the all-time greats passes
Keeping up the family tradition
HARNESS Racing in the Riverina is steeped in history with many champions and many champion horsemen being produced from the state’s south-western region. And there was no greater period than the… Read more: Keeping up the family tradition
Talented trotter’s tricky Tabcorp task
PROMISING mare Imsettogo faces a tricky task in her bid to return to the winners’ circle at Tabcorp Park Melton on Saturday night. Along with a wide draw, Imsettogo will once again clash with… Read more: Talented trotter’s tricky Tabcorp task
Metro racing to resume next week
HARNESS Racing Victoria is on track to move out of region-based racing on July 1 and has set July 13 as the target date to resume racing at all Victorian tracks. The news will be a boon for industry… Read more: Metro racing to resume next week
Classy mares earmarked for interstate trip
SEVERAL mares from the Craig Cross stable have been earmarked for a northern campaign. With several suitable features programmed in Queensland next month Cross will send a boutique team across the… Read more: Classy mares earmarked for interstate trip
Brilliant pacer to stand at Alabar
ALABAR has announce The Storm Inside will stand his debut season at their Australian farm in 2020. With a record of 16 wins from 19 starts, The Storm Inside is one of the most gifted pacers to have… Read more: Brilliant pacer to stand at Alabar
Penrith bracing for a Cross onslaught
PENRITH has always been regarded as one of the gems of New South Wales harness racing. The club has proven to be very popular with the ever-growing population in western Sydney, providing Thursday… Read more: Penrith bracing for a Cross onslaught
Aussie horseman dominates Minnesota meeting
EX-PATRIOT Australian horseman Chris Scicluna dominated yesterday’s Running Aces meeting in Minnesota. Along with a driving double, Scicluna registered a training treble. Scicluna opened his account… Read more: Aussie horseman dominates Minnesota meeting
Millionaire pacer suffers setback
MILLIONAIRE pacer Hectorjayjay has hit a hurdle…again. Hectorjayjay was a lacklustre fifth behind Glenferrie Hood in 1:51.9 at Albion Park on June 6 which saw QRIC stewards stand him down acting on… Read more: Millionaire pacer suffers setback
Faultless drive results in upset victory
SOUTH Australian horseman Mario Borg is glad to be wrong. With the veteran “in need of a run”, Borg admitted he gave Go Go Shikari a placing chance at best heading to Globe Derby last night. Betting… Read more: Faultless drive results in upset victory
Champion horseman hitting his hopples
IT would be fair to say that, by his own lofty standards, champion Bathurst horseman Steve Turnbull has experienced a quiet time during the past few months. With country trainers only recently been… Read more: Champion horseman hitting his hopples
Long way to go to match pacing namesake
CONNECTIONS of young trotter Maestro hope he will one day reach the dizzy heights of his pacing counterpart. Bred in New Zealand and named after the maestro of the sulky Maurice Holmes, Maestro had… Read more: Long way to go to match pacing namesake
Pacing sensation available via Empire Stallions
SENSATIONAL 2017 O’Brien Two-Year-Old of the Year Stay Hungry p,2,50.2; 3,1:47.3 ($1,303,709) will be available to Australasian breeders this coming season through Empire Stallions. In one of the… Read more: Pacing sensation available via Empire Stallions
Queen safely perched on her throne
AFTER an uncharacteristic lull cost her the top spot, Danni Hill has repositioned herself on her throne. Queen of South Australian racing for the better part of the past decade, Hill experienced a… Read more: Queen safely perched on her throne
Grace gets her moment in the sun
SHE’S no stranger to the winners’ circle after a long, successful career in the mini trots. Yet today Grace Panella shone in a bigger light . . . and on a much bigger horse! Having started driving… Read more: Grace gets her moment in the sun
On track for two records
NULKABA trainer Clayton Harmey set himself two significant goals at the beginning of the 2019/20 harness racing season – to win both a listed race and to train 100 winners in a single season… Read more: On track for two records
