80/1 winner – Chris Lang Jnr is back in the winner's circle

13 August 2024
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After a five-year break from the racetrack, Chris and Haley Lang made a triumphant return to the harness racing winner’s circle at TabCorp Park Melton on Friday night (Aug. 9) with their promising juvenile, Sassy Galleon.

A 12-time Group 1-winning reinsman this was Chris Lang Jnr’s first race as either trainer or driver since stepping back from the sport in 2019. At her first start, the well-bred youngster delivered the fastest time for a two-year-old trotting filly in Australia this year.

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