Jimmy Douglass has more to thank Ian Wilson for than just his biggest ever win in the $200,000 Alabar Victoria Derby at Melton on Saturday night. He owes him the better part of his career. The New South Wales pair smashed some of Australasia’s best three-year-olds in the Derby when Scandalman led...
New Zealand’s all-conquering Butt brothers affirmed their affinity with the Del Re National Food Group A.G. Hunter Cup (3280m) when they combined to win the 2012 edition of the $425,000 Group 1 with Choise Achiever. Driver Anthony extended his race record to six wins, including the last four for...
Star Kiwi gelding I Can Doosit assumed what will forever remain a unique place in harness history with his sprint-lane win in tonight’s Inter Dominion Trotting Championship finale at Melton’s Tabcorp Park. Mark Purdon’s brilliant six-year-old already adorned Australasian trotting’s...
The Butt brothers are used to be the hunted but on Staurday night they will turn the hunters in the Hunter. The star New Zealand combination of trainer Tim and driver Anthony Butt have winning chances in both the $425,000 Hunter Cup with Choise Achiever and the $250,000 Inter Dominion Trotting Final...
Murray Tapper is living proof that sometimes it is the quiet ones you need to be worried about. Because while the New Zealand trainer of Stylish Monarch is virtually unheard of, or from, in Australia, that could all change after Saturday night’s $250,000 Seelite Windows and Doors Inter Dominion...
Superstar Christchurch pacer Auckland Reactor has been installed a $2.60 favourite by TAB Sportsbet despite drawing the extreme alley for Saturday’s $425,000 A.G Hunter Cup at Tabcorp Park. Mark Purdon’s seven-time Group 1 winner will share his 10m handicap with stablemate and blowout Ballarat...
Crack colt Restrepo will carry the local hopes in next week’s Alabar Victoria Derby Final after being the fastest winner of the three heats run at Melton’s Tabcorp Park on Friday night. The Emma Stewart-trained talent franked his status as the host state’s best hope in Australia’s...
Kiwi reinsman Todd MacFarlane is not usually your cocky type of horseman - unless he is talking about Ideal Scott. Because when MacFarlane hops behind the three-year-old in the opening heat of the Alabar Victoria Derby at Melton on Friday night he will do so brimming with confidence. Ideal Scott may...
The mouth watering PETstock Ballarat Pacing Cup clash between Smoken Up and Sushi Sushi has been blessed by a dream barrier draw at Bray Raceway this morning. After weeks of conjecture, Australia’s greatest pacer will meet his heir apparent in what will be their only contest this season and the...
On Tuesday morning Harness Racing Victoria will revive their stunningly successful live streaming technology to broadcast barrier draws for the PETstock Ballarat Pacing Cup from Bray Raceway. The only Grand Circuit race on the Choice Hotels Country Cup circuit, the Ballarat Cup is set to host a dream...
Ballarat based owner Brendan James is daring to dream after star stayer Jaccka Clive claimed his second Choice Hotels Country Cup this term at Shepparton Saturday night. Already successful in Cobram’s regional feature late last year, the teak tough son of Tinted Cloud reached a new career climax...
Once in a lifetime Sunbury speed machine Sushi Sushi further whet the appetites of an adoring harness public with a trademark triumph at Tabcorp Park Friday night. Now tied on consecutive wins with thoroughbred glamour girl Black Caviar after 16 straight successes, Freddy Taiba’s superstar son...
Mark Purdon can look forward to the rest of his Victorian summer campaign safe in the knowledge that things probably can’t get any worse. Purdon launched the Kiwi assault on the mega-rich month of harness racing with Sammy Maguire in the A$50,000 Bendigo Cup last Saturday night and the race was...
For Paul Rowse there can still be victory in defeat. And that is the attitude the Ballarat HRC chief executive will take into his A$125,000 hometown cup on Saturday week. Rowse will wear two hats at the club’s biggest meeting, as he also trains Decorated Jasper, who recorded the biggest win of...
In a surprise development, Harness Racing Victoria have announced the addition of an extra heat for this year’s Seelite Windows and Doors Inter Dominion Trotting Championship. The shock revelation coincides with the release of third and final rankings for the iconic series and will mean three preliminaries...
It only took trainer Steven Reid a few minutes after Gold Ace’s unsuccessful return to the racetrack to decide the star Kiwi pacer is ready to chase Victorian riches again. Which means he will take on the open class stars for the first time in the $125,000 Ballarat Cup on January 28 before the...
