HOMETOWN hero Colt Thirty One will be given a well-earned break while connections decide his future. With Colt Thirty One capping another stellar season with a victory in last night’s The Blacks A Fake at Albion Park, trainer Grant Dixon explained no plans have been made for the son... Read more

IN WHAT is fast developing into a cliché, Expensive Ego has become Australian Pacing Gold’s latest Group One winner. Purchased from last season’s APG Brisbane Sale, Expensive Ego joined the company’s ever-growing list of top shelf winners by capturing last night’s Qbred Triad Final at Albion Park. In doing... Read more

CONNECTIONS of Australia’s top three-year-olds can breathe with ease. Although unbeaten youngster Self Assured is heading to Melbourne, he will not contest the upcoming Australasian Breeders’ Crown. Co-trainer Mark Purdon discussed his plans with the boom pacer following Self Assured’s success in last night’s Queensland Derby, which includes a... Read more

A FAVOURABLE draw has placed Expensive Ego in a solid position to maintain his undefeated status at Albion Park on Saturday night. Winner of his two starts, the Australian Pacing Gold purchase will begin from barrier four in a Qbred Triad Final for New South Wales trainer David Thorn.... Read more

COLOURFUL horseman Kevin Pizzuto is looking to rectify a blotch on Tiger Tara’s record at Albion Park on Saturday night. Pizzuto is making the trip north with the multi-millionaire pacer to tackle the final leg of the Grand Circuit – The Blacks A Fake. Tiger Tara’s previous trip to... Read more

QUEENSLAND reinsman Paul Diebert received the perfect tonic at Albion Park during the weekend. Although celebrations were kept lowkey as a result of Diebert being “crook”, the young driver managed to forget his ailments for a short period after partnering Ohoka Punter to glory in the Sunshine Sprint. Breaking... Read more

A FAVOURABLE draw has trainer Laura Crossland quietly confident ahead of Saturday night’s South East Derby at Albion Park. Crossland will contest the Egmont Park-sponsored feature with Lochinvar Art, which is considered the best chance of upsetting the juggernaut that is the Mark Purdon/Natalie Rasmussen stable. The couple have... Read more

BE IT as a trainer, driver or both, Grant Dixon has been Queensland’s leading horseman since the turn of the century Winning almost every major in the state during that period, Dixon’s name has been on top of one or both of the state’s premierships as he dominates the local... Read more

AN OMINOUS warning has been issued to rivals in Saturday night’s Mr Feelgood Pace at Albion Park. With recent New Zealand import Northview Hustler in the feature trainer Alistair Barnes intends on “making a statement”. Unbeaten from three starts since crossing the Tasman, Northview Hustler is the $3.80 second... Read more