Tabcorp Park Menangle | National Trotguide

Mike Ko’cass previews Menangle

January 17, 2020

RACE ONE: Consistent, but costly, and a shade disappointing in not converting more handy efforts into wins, LETSPENDANITETOGETHA (4) has the chance to play an important role in the finish after drawing ideally in an open race. Less the reserve and gate three awaits the former Kiwi, who has... Read more

Time for former rising star to step up

January 15, 2020

AS PROMISING as his first-up win was, Let It Ride still has a lot to prove. Considered a rising star following his stellar four-year-old campaign, Let It Ride failed to live up to expectations last season during his five-year-old campaign. The son of Rock N Roll Heaven managed just... Read more

Thanks for the memories, Trotguide

January 14, 2020

THERE was hardly a dry eye in the place. OK, so that’s actually a lie, but what the heck, the print edition of National Trotguide and the Harness Racing Weekly has officially gone . . . so to heck with the truth. Yet a few old editors, a couple... Read more

Rising star aimed at premier sprint

January 12, 2020

LIFE is about to get a lot tougher for lightly-raced pacer Bright Energy. Triumphant in tonight’s New Year’s Gift Final at Tabcorp Park Menangle, Bright Energy has been aimed at Australasia’s premier sprint Confident the son of Western Terror can make the transition to the top echelon, trainer Craig... Read more

Day after a night to remember

January 11, 2020

GOULBURN horsewoman Amy Day doesn’t venture into the city too often these days. She’s far too busy breaking in young horses and getting them educated to send on to city trainers. Yet tonight will see Day back at Tabcorp Park Menangle hoping to land one of the feature races... Read more

Feature to determine filly’s campaign

January 10, 2020

TOMORROW night’s Raith Memorial will decide the next phase of Keep Rockin’s campaign. Unbeaten from three starts this season, the exceptionally-bred filly is being considered for a trip south for the Victoria Oaks. Heats of the Blue Riband are scheduled to be conducted during next week’s stellar Ballarat Cup... Read more

Grand Circuit champion retired

December 27, 2019

ONE of the modern day stars has run his last race. Attracting a legion of fans with his sheer tenacity, Tiger Tara has been retired. Trainer Kevin Pizzuto made the difficult decision following Tiger Tara’s unplaced performance in Bathurst last night. Although the reigning Grand Circuit champion endured a... Read more

Defending champ can make ID20

December 19, 2019

JUST as the promo for next season’s Inter Dominion is launched terrible news has surfaced of recently-crowned champion Ultimate Sniper. Producing several phenomenal performances during the Alexandra Park-based series, Ultimate Sniper completed a clean sweep of the three heats and Final for co-trainers Mark Purdon and Natalie Rasmussen. Sent... Read more

Ready for repeat performance

December 18, 2019

THEY’VE managed it before last Saturday night and have a chance to repeat it again this weekend, but the prospects are “highly unlikely”. With a strong team of squaregaiters in their stable, Joe and Mary Rando’s crew filled the first four positions in the trot at Tabcorp Park Menangle... Read more

Terror stepping up in grade

December 17, 2019

IN WHAT could be his last start for the stable, Pocket Of Terror faces a rise in class when he heads to Tabcorp Park Menangle on Saturday night. Winner of his last two outings, Pocket Of Terror will contest the opening event on the card for owner-trainer Kevin Hayes.... Read more