QLD News
Ballarat feature gateway to $500,000 major
A GOLDEN ticket for the $500,000 Protostar, the richest two-year-old race on the Australasian calendar, to be run at Albion Park on July 12, awaits the winner of the $20,000 Durham Park Two-Year-Old… Read more: Ballarat feature gateway to $500,000 major
Inter Dominion noms finalised
MORE than 150 of Australasia’s best standardbreds are in the hunt for the prestigious Ladbrokes Inter Dominion Championship. One of the world’s premier harness racing events will call Queensland… Read more: Inter Dominion noms finalised
New shoes could lead to Group One dance
A CHANGE in footwear along with a well-laid plan have the potential to result in Group One glory this weekend. Following a stable transfer last March, Mydadsaid’s owners also switched the pacer’s… Read more: New shoes could lead to Group One dance
Pedigree like no other!
THERE is a youngster in the 2025 APG Ipswich Yearling Sale with one of the most fascinating pedigrees I have ever seen – and trust me, I have seen a lot. The colt is Lot 111 and all four of his… Read more: Pedigree like no other!
From lion wrangler to prominent standardbred breeder
RESPECTED breeder Margaret Donohue has never been afraid to try something new – she was in the first wave of reinswomen in the 1970s and worked at a lion park for a decade, where she wrangled exotic… Read more: From lion wrangler to prominent standardbred breeder
Strong ties to champion family
WERRIBEE horseman Nev Ismaili hit the jackpot almost immediately as a breeder, producing Grand Circuit campaigner Our Uncle Sam more than a decade ago. Our Uncle Sam (1.53.3, $717K) was foaled in… Read more: Strong ties to champion family
Passion for breeding
THERE isn’t much Brisbane horseman Alan Boyd hasn’t done in his 50 years as a harness racing participant – he has been an owner, driver, trainer and club President – but few roles give him more… Read more: Passion for breeding
From hobbyists to Grand Circuit performers
SOUTHBROOK breeders Lindsay and Mary Vagg bought a couple of young standardbred mares to start a hobby breeding operation and were catapulted into Grand Circuit racing almost immediately. They… Read more: From hobbyists to Grand Circuit performers
Superstar issues ominous warning
QUEENSLAND superstar Leap To Fame has issued an ominous warning ahead of his A G Hunter Cup defence. Triumphant in last season’s edition of the Grand Circuit event, Leap To Fame is back in Victoria… Read more: Superstar issues ominous warning
Incredible year sets foundation for stellar 2025
BREEDER Adam Cahill has had an incredible year watching four-year-old Don Hugo blossom into one of the best pacers in Australasia. Don Hugo came of age with an all-the-way win in the $2million The… Read more: Incredible year sets foundation for stellar 2025
Is your next star here?
IN PART two of this special feature, we spotlight yearlings from vendors offering just one horse at the APG Ipswich Sale. Lot 133 – This filly by boom sire Captain Crunch from tough race mare Saucy… Read more: Is your next star here?
Is this your next success story?
IN PART one of this special feature, we spotlight yearlings from vendors offering just one horse at the APG Ipswich Sale. These handpicked prospects come with champion bloodlines and untapped… Read more: Is this your next success story?
Sprightly mare celebrates 37th birthday
HER prime is little more than a faded memory, but Bee Tee Times still has a spring in her step. The first waiting to be fed each morning and capable of short canter when the paddock gate is opened… Read more: Sprightly mare celebrates 37th birthday
Back in search of another title
QUEENSLAND ace Grant Dixon hopes his return to the Australian Drivers’ Championship will net the same result as the previous time he contested the series. Part of the action in 2015, Dixon beat a… Read more: Back in search of another title
Reigning champ ready for title defence
HE’S facing the toughest opposition imaginable, but that isn’t stopping Nathan Dawson from dreaming about successfully defending his title. Capturing last season’s Australian Drivers’ Championship… Read more: Reigning champ ready for title defence
Hoping for a “dream” result
PROMINENT horsewoman Cristina Monte hopes a deep heritage connection can pave the way for a “dream” result this weekend. Although based in Queensland, Monte spent her early years in Picton, where… Read more: Hoping for a “dream” result
Slot Race applications open
APPLICATIONS for slots into Australasia’s richest two-year-old harness racing event are now open. The second running of the $500,000 Ladbrokes Protostar – restricted to 10 starters – will take… Read more: Slot Race applications open
Exciting youngster breaks Australasian record
EXCITING youngster Fate Awaits has ended his debut season with an Australasian record. In what has been a highly-successful year, Fate Awaits captured a New South Wales Breeders’ Challenge Final in… Read more: Exciting youngster breaks Australasian record
Pacing sensation to match all-time greats
QUEENSLAND sensation Leap To Fame will have to match the feat of some of the sport’s all-time greats to capture Saturday night’s Victoria Cup. A tight $1.20 TAB Fixed Odds favourite ahead of the… Read more: Pacing sensation to match all-time greats
TAB names Eureka representative
TAB has named Sure Thing Captain as its runner for the $2.1 million dollar TAB Eureka at Club Menangle next Saturday following the running of the Racenet Discovery Stakes. TAB’s selection panel met… Read more: TAB names Eureka representative
