Blake and Grace give Harmey a lift
February 4, 2022
TRAINER Clayton Harmey concedes the past 12 months have not been his most successful year in harness racing. But he is marking his scoresheet a little harshly because during the 2021 season he still trained 74 winners from 400 starters and had a number of starters in Group 1... Read more
21 years in between drinks as Harmey strikes Gold
January 12, 2022
HUNTER Valley trainer Clayton Harmey won the inaugural running of the Gold Nugget race at Tamworth in 2001 . . . as a reinsman. On that occasion Harmey scored with the Allan Beresford-trained Tight Fit. Fast-forward to 2022 and Harmey won the $10,000 Pub Group Gold Nugget race with... Read more
There’s a few ‘smokeys’ from the Hunter for the Breeders Challenge
October 25, 2021
THEY may go into their respective finals as outsiders, but the Hunter Valley will be represented by five juveniles in Saturday’s New South Wales Breeders Challenge Series finale at Tabcorp Menangle. Nulkaba-based trainer Clayton Harmey has qualified three of his colts for the $125,000 two-year-old division and will be... Read more
Smart youngsters lining up to book their spots
October 11, 2021
A further two heats of the New South Wales Breeders Challenge were run on Friday night at Newcastle’s International Paceway as the series begins to take shape in the lead-up to the semi-finals at Tabcorp Park Menangle over the next two Saturday nights. Talented filly Mystical Jazz booked her place... Read more
Clayton pinning his hopes on an ‘Heir’
September 27, 2021
HUNTER Valley trainer Clayton Harmey will be looking to continue his great run of success at Newcastle this afternoon where he has just one runner, Western Heir engaged the final event. Harmey has trained 58 winners at the International Paceway during the past 12 months and has also met... Read more
Hard work paying off for Hunter Valley ace
February 12, 2021
CLAYTON Harmey has been enjoying a successful ride over the past 18 months. The Hunter Valley trainer ended the extended period from July, 2019 to December, 2020 with an impressive 158 winners and 216 placegetters to finish third on the state trainers’ premiership table behind Craig Cross and KerryAnn... Read more
Seven big shots bound for Tamworth feature
September 17, 2020
OVER the years harness racing has seen a weight of numbers from bigger stables dominating races. More recently, it is very common to see trainers such as Craig Cross and KerryAnn Morris with multiples runners at Tabcorp Park Menangle or Steve Turnbull and Bernie Hewitt at Bathurst. But this... Read more
16 runners makes for a busy day
June 1, 2020
NULKABA trainer Clayton Harmey will be looking to continue his good run of success when racing returns to Newcastle Paceway this afternoon. Based in the Cessnock area, Harmey is still savouring his first group one win a little over a week ago when he combined with talented young reinsman... Read more
