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18 April 2024

Reagan wants top honours in the Clarke household

Young Ballarat harness racing junior Reagan Clarke has got her “first winner out of the way”, and now has her sights set on beating her older brother. The 16-year-old steered Foregone Conclusion to a tough victory at the Geelong meeting on April 3 in the VHRC Crop Plus Pace.

17 April 2024

Stewart has an army of five primed for Nutrien final

Premier trainer Emma Stewart is confident she has the quality not just the quantity to win Saturday night's stellar $250,000 Nutrien 2YO colts and geldings final at Melton. Stewart and co-trainer Clayton Tonkin have long been the dominant training force, especially with juveniles, in Australia and flex...

17 April 2024

Huge night of Nutrien finals

PREMIER trainer Emma Stewart is confident she has the quality, not just the quantity, to win Saturday night's stellar $250,000 Nutrien 2YO colts and geldings final at Melton. Stewart and co-trainer Clayton Tonkin have long been the dominant training force in Australia, especially with juveniles,...

17 April 2024

Vale Francis Murray Pay

Friends and family are mourning Francis Murray Pay, who passed away on Tuesday, April 9 aged 94. Pay loved harness racing and drove many horses over the years at tracks such as Boort, Charlton, Wedderburn, Horsham, Nyah, Ouyen and Mildura.

17 April 2024

TAB punter celebrates five-figure bet as Chogi charges to another win

One punter capitalised on the rise of Chogi with a five-figure bet on the pacer before his victory at Charlton last Wednesday. The TAB customer plonked $10,000 on the John Tormey-trained son of Betterthancheddar at $2.10 and was cheering when he went all the way to score in the Girrkitj (Ruby Saltbush)...

17 April 2024

Louis Drawn For Biggest Win Yet In Nullarbor

MILLIONAIRE pacer Spirit Of St Louis is drawn to go one better than last year and snare the biggest win of his stellar career in Friday night's $1.25mil Group 1 TABtouch Nullarbor at Gloucester Park. The Luke McCarthy-trained star blasted out to lead from a wide draw and then took a trail on eventual...

17 April 2024

The Road To The Nullarbor - The Barrier Draw

Jack Callaghan had the hard task of drawing the barrier for Spirit Of St Louis and the Aaron Bain Summit Bloodstock Slot and he did not disappoint, drawing barrier 1 in this Friday nights, $1.25million Gr1 The Nullarbor. With just two runs remaining in Australia before he heads to the US, Callaghan is...

16 April 2024

Driscoll presented with HBV's Ian Daff Memorial Award

Harness Breeders Victoria has announced Pat Driscoll of Haras des Trotteurs and Yabby Dam Farms as its 2024 Ian Daff Memorial Award recipient.

16 April 2024

Champion mare chasing more Group 1 glory before retirement

THE curtain is starting to come down on champion mare Ladies In Red's glorious career, but she's still got some Group 1 hunting to do. Trainer Emma Stewart confirmed the millionaire mare would have trips to Sydney and Brisbane before she's retired to the breeding barn around August. The first...

16 April 2024

Ebony secures NSW Oaks berth

DESPITE not being the main fancy it was no surprise that up-and-coming filly Our Ultimate Ebony took out last Friday night’s $30,000 South West and Riverina Oaks. Race favourite and last season’s star filly Lux Aeterna was coming off the back of a surprise defeat at Bathurst and again she...

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