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Guerin: Queensland on radar for Merlin after Derby triumph

25 March 2023

Don’t be fooled by the small margin Merlin scaped home by in Friday night’s $135,000 Woodlands Derby.

Because driver Zachary Butcher is adamant the quality colt could have won the classic by a lot more had he wanted.

“That is just him, he doesn’t like running away from horses and just switches off,” said Butcher after his first win in the great race.

21 April 2026
Drivers weigh in on "push-out rule" trial at Melton: Harness racing in Victoria is set for a shake-up, with a key race rule to undergo a three-month trial at Tabcorp Park Melton aimed at making racing more competitive and engaging for punters and participants alike. From Friday, 24 April, stewards will trial a change to the “push out” position,...

21 April 2026
McCarthy's update on stable stars: LUKE McCarthy wants to set the record straight on his Brisbane Inter Dominion plans. NZ and Victoria Cup hero Kingman definitely won’t be going, but his former Inter Dominion and Miracle Mile winner Don Hugo will. “I read somewhere they both won’t go, but that’s not right. While...

21 April 2026
Max Delight defies time with stunning Nullarbor win: Veteran New South Wales pacer Max Delight is the definition of a modern-day harness racing warrior, and his win in the $1.25 million Nullarbor at Gloucester Park on Friday night proved that and the great training feat by his mentor David Aiken. Aiken’s effort to have the 10-year-old still racing...

21 April 2026
Zahara to bypass Melton, set for Group 1 Macarthur Mile: Champion trotting mare Keayang Zahara won’t be at Melton Saturday night, but will still headline a powerhouse interstate raid on Menangle’s huge Group 1 meeting a week later. CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL STORY

21 April 2026
So many layers to Max Delight's Nullarbor win: Courtesy of Harness Racing Update The story that is Max Delight’s emotion-charged $A1.25 million Group 1 Nullarbor win may never have happened. And it started more than nine years ago when Tasmanian-based owner Mick Maxfield set a then Australian record for the colt by Bettors Delight out of Lady...

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