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7 August 2026

Spotlight On: Savage Seas

Just how good is Savage Seas? Or more accurately, just how good can Savage Seas be? The exciting freshman pacer caused the biggest boilover at the recent QBRED Breeders Classic race night at Albion Park when taking the ‘glamour’ division, the two-year-old Colts and Geldings Final in dramatic...

7 August 2026

Max's marvelous run not over yet

MILLIONAIRE pacing marvel Max Delight hasn’t finished chasing feature races just yet. Trainer David Aiken said the Group 1 Victoria Cup at Melton in October looms as a logical target for the rising 11-year-old, who made headlines for the wrong reasons in last month’s $1 million Brisbane Inter...

7 August 2026

Loucasso to light up Menangle

ONE of Australia’s most exciting pacers Loucasso will return to the racetrack tomorrow (Saturday) night at Menangle. No, it’s not quite a race yet, but new trainer-driver Seaton Grima says that won’t be far away. “I’m just taking him for a workout between races as the next...

7 August 2026

Castles aims to continue strong season

Harness racing trainer Charlie Castles has been enjoying a strong season. With the Easter Cup win of Gordons Bay in Launceston earlier this year, the highlight, the trainer has enjoyed a total of 14 wins and 25 placings from his 76 starters. His top-three strike rate of 51.32% is the best among Tasmanians...

6 August 2026

GOODFORM - Craig's Selections for Friday at Mildura

Race 1: OVERVIEW: STARVIN MARVIN (1) settled in eighth position, came out three horses wide at the 700m and finished off reasonably well for third behind Itz Blackjack last week. He hasn’t had much luck recently and gets his chance to return to winning form from the pole position. SNEAKY PHILTRA...

6 August 2026

Gloucester Park Preview Friday 7th August 2026

Unwanted Filly Is A Star Prospective buyers missed a bargain at last year’s APG Perth yearling sale when they showed little interest in lot 368 who was passed in when nobody wanted to buy her, and the Downbytheseaside filly failed to reach her reserve price of $30,000. Subsequently, the filly,...

6 August 2026

Revealed - Leap To Fame's remaining 2026 targets

CHAMPION pacer Leap To Fame will return to racing late next month his plans for the rest of the year are now locked in. After a week deliberating the huge changes to the NZ landscape, including prize money cuts and the abolition of a $NZ1 million Cambridge slot race, owner Kevin Seymour and trainer-driver...

5 August 2026

What's next for Captains Mistress?

COURTESY OF HARNESS RACING UPDATE SUPERSTAR Victorian driver Kate Gath raised perhaps the most relevant point after brilliant young mare Captains Mistress upstaged the boys, headed by the great Leap To Fame, in the recent $1 million Brisbane Inter Dominion final. Gath, herself a passionate marathon runner,...

3 August 2026

e-Gazette returns to keep the NSW harness racing industry connected

Harness Racing New South Wales is pleased to announce the return of its e-Gazette, with the digital publication set to be released every two months to keep participants and fans connected with the latest news, features and achievements from across the state's harness racing industry. The revamped...

3 August 2026

Lucky Jackson delivers double feature glory

Baby Jackson might just be the perfect good luck charm for the training team of Kelli Dawson and Shane Graham. The partnership of Dawson and Graham was the big winner of the annual Australian Pacing Gold Brisbane Sales Graduates Finals on Saturday evening at Albion Park. And, in the winning shots, Dawson...

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