Race Previews
Ready for a northern ‘raid’
UP-AND-COMING Hunter Valley trainer Mitch Chapple heads north to Tamworth this afternoon brimming with confidence when he tackles two $10,000 heats of the New South Wales Breeders Challenge Series… Read more: Ready for a northern ‘raid’
Master horseman loves this time of year
MARK Hewitt is a trainer who loves this time of year when the feature races for juveniles roll around. The Grenfell-based horseman is recognised as an accomplished mentor of young pacers and his… Read more: Master horseman loves this time of year
Gemma ready to make her mark ON the track
THE late Tom Hewitt caught the harness racing bug from his father Harold . . . but he took the family’s involvement to another level. He and wife Angela raised their four children on the family… Read more: Gemma ready to make her mark ON the track
Jack ready to add to a big week
YOUNG Hunter Valley reinsman Jack Callaghan has had a most fortuitous start to his career . . . and at just 18 has done more than most teenagers in harness racing could ever dream of. Being born to… Read more: Jack ready to add to a big week
Plenty of time to educate those ‘youngsters’
ELLALONG (NSW) trainer Michael Formosa cannot remember the last time he had fewer horses in his stable. “I have just seven in work at the moment but I am about to bring five yearlings back into… Read more: Plenty of time to educate those ‘youngsters’
Don’t forget this young talent
IT SEEMS like all the attention in the Hunter region has been around the rising success of harness racing’s newest centurions, Tom Ison and Blake Hughes. Both young drivers deserve all the accolades… Read more: Don’t forget this young talent
Searching for the next superstar
CROOKWELL horseman, Brad Hewitt has made his way into the top echelon of trainers, enjoying wonderful success in harness racing. But last week marked the end of a partnership between man and horse… Read more: Searching for the next superstar
This ‘journo’ has found a happy home in Bathurst
WHEN Amy Rees made the decision to relocate to New South Wales from her native Queensland, she probably didn’t really know where that journey would take her. Her partner John O’Shea had spent time… Read more: This ‘journo’ has found a happy home in Bathurst
Stable foreman stepping up to the mark
BEING one of the youngest in a dynasty of harness racing royalty must be very challenging. Yet the charismatic Mitch Turnbull seems to take it all in his stride. At a very young age his father Steve… Read more: Stable foreman stepping up to the mark
Winning is in their blood
IT was a big decision to make, yet brothers Tim and Anthony Butt have very few regrets over leaving their homeland of New Zealand to chase the spoils on offer in Australia. The Butt boys come from a… Read more: Winning is in their blood
In-form stable sets sights on Penrith
THE winners just keep rolling on for Cobbitty-based reinsman Luke McCarthy, who landed a quartet of victories at Tabcorp Park Menangle last Saturday night, taking his season tally to 148 in New… Read more: In-form stable sets sights on Penrith
This one’s extra special for Mat
BATHURST horseman Mat Rue has been associated with many top horses in his career and has been fortunate to have won a lot of feature races over that time, including the 2013 Miracle Mile aboard Baby… Read more: This one’s extra special for Mat
Looking for a treble at ‘Headquarters’
PHEASANTS Nest trainer Peter Rixon and his wife Cindy are enjoying life in the tranquil surrounds of Sydney’s south-west where they train a small team of about 10 horses. But things could have been… Read more: Looking for a treble at ‘Headquarters’
Chapples making their mark in the Hunter
YOU would go a long way to find a more passionate harness racing devotee than Hunter Valley horseman Mitch Chapple, who works alongside his father Guy at their training base in Maitland. Young… Read more: Chapples making their mark in the Hunter
He’d love a few more Star Writers
ALEX Alchin is one of many talented young horsemen who grew up in the Riverina who has gone on to forge a permanent place in the New South Wales’ harness racing fraternity. Making a name for himself… Read more: He’d love a few more Star Writers
Four men eyeing a century of wins
HARNESS Racing Australia recently took the unprecedented step of extending the current racing season to December 31. The Covid19 Pandemic has wreaked havoc all over the world and harness racing in… Read more: Four men eyeing a century of wins
Turning unwanted horses into winners
ALECTOWN trainer, Stan Townsend and his son Nathan have always been able to produce a handy pacer from their Rose Vale property, 20 kilometres north of Parkes. Most of their success in past seasons… Read more: Turning unwanted horses into winners
Punters keen to ‘back a Bourke’
THOSE who follow harness racing may not immediately recognise the name Andrew Bourke. Yet this quiet achiever, who hails from Millers Forest near Maitland, has had his share of winners from limited… Read more: Punters keen to ‘back a Bourke’
Making it in the Big Smoke
IT’S fair to say that Cameron Hart has made the grade as a harness racing driver. Growing up in Junee – a harness racing heartland, Hart was introduced to the sport from an early age and certainly… Read more: Making it in the Big Smoke
Searching for another Beautide
FORMER Tasmanian, James Rattray continues to enjoy his wonderful run of success in New South Wales and also the surrounds of his training establishment in the Southern Highlands. The astute horseman… Read more: Searching for another Beautide
