Got to keep the Mrs happy!
September 6, 2026
WITH all due respect to the other trainers and owners, Mark Pitt’s final victory was his most important win last night. Enjoying a stellar time in Melton, Pitt finished the evening with a quintet, including a treble for premier horsewoman Emma Stewart and a win for astute trainer Allan... Read more
Concession driver equals Australian record
September 5, 2026
TALENTED concession driver Tasmyn Potter joined a pair of champions with her Australian record-equalling performance yesterday. Undertaking a regular trip across the border, Potter dominated the Wagga card by capturing six of the eight races. As such, the 24-year-old became just the third reinswoman to register a sextet at... Read more
Drawn to cause another upset
September 2, 2026
CAUSING a massive upset during her previous start, Heavenly Flyer has drawn to repeat the performance this weekend. Among the despised outsiders at $51 on the Tote, Heavenly Flyer secured a Vicbred Super Series heat in Kilmore last Thursday, earning her a berth in a semi-final in Melton on... Read more
Undefeated youngsters on collision course
September 1, 2026
UNDEFEATED youngsters Verbici and Phoenix Rex are expected to have no trouble maintaining their perfect records on Friday night. Engaged in Vicbred Super Series heats in Melton, the pair are short-priced favourites in the 2240-metre qualifiers. Should all go according to betting markets, Verbici and Phoenix Rex will then... Read more
Injury ends superstar’s season
August 29, 2026
SUPERSTAR mare Keayang Zahara will miss the remainder of the season. Sent for a spell following her TAB Trot victory in Cambridge last April, Keayang Zahara was scheduled to trial in coming weeks ahead of another trip to New Zealand in November. Co-trainers Marg and Paddy Lee had set... Read more
Mother knows best
August 26, 2026
IF EVER there was an example of ‘mother knows best’ it would have to be the rejuvenation of struggling pacer Mammals Reason. Winless from six starts for Corey Bell, Mammals Reason was transferred to the horseman’s mother Lisa Hardy last month, with the mare striking sensational form. Not only... Read more
Outsiders highlight strength of Vicbred heats
August 25, 2026
TYPICALLY the strength of a race is assessed on the appearance of the favourites, yet in Kilmore on Thursday night, it’s the quality of the outsiders which tells the tale. Six Vicbred Super Series heats for three-year-old colts and gelding are set to be conducted throughout the evening, and... Read more
Passing of veteran horseman
August 17, 2026
HARNESS racing and indeed the world is poorer following the death of respected horseman and all-round gentleman Ian Caruana at the age of 74 last week. Migrating from Malta to Australia with his parents in 1964, Caruana quickly adopted his older brother Anthony’s interest in standardbreds. Anthony arrived in... Read more
Classy youngsters to follow same path
August 17, 2026
SUCCESSFUL in last Saturday night’s co-features in Melton, Cardigan Sniper and La Cantatrice will continue to follow similar paths in coming weeks. A member of the all-conquering Emma Stewart stable, Cardigan Sniper continued his impeccable record by capturing the Youthful Stake in effortless fashion. With Mark Pitt in the... Read more
More interstate trips on the cards
August 16, 2026
CLASSY filly Go Easy On Me will continue to do the bulk of her racing in New South Wales for the foreseeable future. Although based in Victoria, Go Easy On Me has raced on the opposite side of the Murray River during five of her six starts for the... Read more
