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27 October 2025

TOC'S TAKEAWAYS: Farewell to the Valley of dreams

Some of the bits and pieces that caught Tim O’Connor’s eye in the world of harness racing… CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL COLUMN AT THETROTS.COM.AU

27 October 2025

Dashman's harness examination - October 27

Catch up on the week's harness racing action in our weekly review, thanks to Darren Clayton. AGE IS JUST A NUMBER Proving that harness racing is a sport for all, the first four races at Marburg on Sunday boasted an average age of the four winning drivers at 71.75 years. Victory in the opening race...

27 October 2025

GOODFORM – Bronte's tips and strategy for Bendigo Tuesday

Bronte Nieuwenburg has done the form for Tuesday night’s nine-race card from Bendigo. CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL FORM ANALYSIS AT THETROTS.COM.AU

27 October 2025

Vale Garry Rogers

Few men combined the two forms of horsepower as successfully as Garry Rogers. A legend and Hall Of Famer in the world of motor racing, Rogers was also a significant player in harness racing for more than three decades as a breeder, owner and sponsor. Tributes from across both sports have flowed after...

27 October 2025

Ourtiger delivers for favourite punters

Captain Crunch three-year-old gelding Ourtiger won his third race of the season when claiming the Fehlbergs Produce Sprintlane Pace (2090m) in Hobart on Sunday night, as he prepares for this Saturday night’s Tasmanian Guineas. Sent out as the $1.70 favourite, trainer-driver Rohan Hillier kept the...

27 October 2025

Hamilton: Aussies set for huge New Zealand Cup week

This will be a New Zealand Cup Week like no other for Australia. Sure we’ve won the great race before, including the past two years with Swayzee, and we’ve won a few of the key support features, but the sheer volume and depth of talent competing across the two huge days at Addington is astounding....

27 October 2025

Amalfi Knight has settled down

Roguish behaviour prevented Amalfi Knight from contesting all the major events for two-year-olds this year, but he has now settled down and looks set for a bright career. The WA-bred gelding has responded to the patient care of his trainer and driver Aiden De Campo and he gave a sample of his class when...

27 October 2025

Overly Excited bred to succeed

Overly Excited, a lightly-raced five-year-old, broke through for his initial metro-class win when he ploughed through a heavy, rain-soaked track at Gloucester Park on Friday night to score a narrow victory as a $23.80 outsider in the $21,000 Our Ninnie Eileen Mary Pace. The black gelding by American...

27 October 2025

Mad Monday runs great Derby trial

Champion trainers Greg and Skye Bond look set to dominate the $200,000 WA Derby next Friday night when their brilliant New Zealand-bred gelding Bettor Fortune will clash with several stablemates, including Mad Monday, who ran a slashing trial for the classic with an effortless victory in the Fibreglass...

27 October 2025

Special shoes do the trick

Veteran trainer Colin Brown has always held a high opinion of Arma Xfactor, even when he frequently jarred up after racing as a two and three-year-old. The six-year-old stallion gained an overdue win and ended a losing sequence of 17 and a 13-month drought when Brown’s daughter Maddison drove him...

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