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12 January 2026

Big pacing guns scare off rivals for Shepparton Cup

THE potential first clash of Australasia’s three biggest pacing stars has scared away other rivals. With the hope Leap To Fame, Swayzee and Kingman would clash in Saturday night’s $50,000 Group 3 Shepparton Gold Cup, there were just four horses entered when nominations closed. An extension...

12 January 2026

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12 January 2026

Dashman's harness examination - January 12

Catch up on the week's harness racing action in our weekly review, thanks to Darren Clayton. YSMIR BACK-TO-BACK Owner and breeder Shane McConnell continues to enjoy the benefits of an initiative launched in 2018 by Racing Queensland and Haras Des Trotteurs to boost the ownership and breeding of trotters...

12 January 2026

Our Major Jack earns his stripes

Veteran pacer Our Major Jack has lived in the shadow of his elder half-brother Jacks Legend throughout his career, and he was the rank outsider when he lined up to contest the 2130m Book Into Steelo’s Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Few punters gave the eight-year-old any hope, and he...

12 January 2026

Sprint beckons Northview Dance

Trainer-reinsman Chris Voak is seriously considering setting seven-year-old Northview Dance for the annual Nights Of Thunder feature event after driving the New Zealand-bred seven-year-old to a runaway victory in the $21,000 Barn Babes Animal Farm Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Northview Dance...

12 January 2026

My Watchlist has been living on the edge

Serious hoof problems have blighted the career of New Zealand-bred seven-year-old My Watchlist, whose future has hung in the balance ever since he arrived in WA in the first week of April 2022. These problems have threatened to end his career many times, and things didn’t look very bright about...

12 January 2026

Koojan lives dangerously

Koojan, a young inexperienced pacer, has a history of misadventure, and he is fortunate to be alive according to his owner Jim Giumelli, who breathed a sigh of relief after watching him come from a seemingly impossible position at the bell to get up and snatch victory in the 2130m Trotsynd Register Your...

12 January 2026

Hamilton: Here we go! The big three set for Shepp showdown

Oh what an important barrier draw this is going to be. Bendigo was a delicious entrée, but things will really hot-up when three of the biggest pacing stars in this part of the world – Leap To Fame, Swayzee and Kingman – clash for the first time in Saturday night’s $50,000 Group...

12 January 2026

Track record run sets up Group 1 Tasmania Cup campaign

Triedtotellya continued his domination of the Tasmanian harness racing scene over the past 13 months, claiming the $40,000 Ladbrokes Hobart Pacing Cup (2579m) at listed level and smashing the track record in the process. Triedtotellya ($2.05) showed brilliant gate speed to lead, before settling on the...

12 January 2026

This old Boy is still firing Bullets

THE only thing more remarkable than a horse snaring the biggest win of his career as a 10-year-old is coming back and successfully defending his crown a year later. That’s exactly what remarkable Victorian veteran Bulletproof Boy did in last night’s Group 2 Bendigo Cup, which was moved to...

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