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2 March 2026

Dashman's harness examination - March 2

Catch up on the week's harness racing action in our weekly review, thanks to Darren Clayton. FIRST TWO-YEAR-OLD WINNER The first two-year-old race of the season in Queensland was conducted last Tuesday at Albion Park, with Scar Struck claiming victory. Trained by Gemma Hewitt and driven by Brendan...

2 March 2026

Gibson Smiling towards sale

SYDNEY is set for a fascinating mother and son act in coming days. Mighty mare Eye Keep Smiling will return from a freshen-up when she races at Menangle on Saturday night. Then, on Sunday week, her first foal – a colt by champion sire Bettors Delight – will be sold as Lot 55 at the Nutrien...

2 March 2026

Hall's newcomers impress

Champion reinsman Gary Hall jnr is getting more involved in training, and two New Zealand-bred newcomers to his Serpentine stable, Reset The Bar and Final Collect, gave him a training double at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Each pacer was having his second start for Hall and showed that they will...

2 March 2026

Dark Thunder digs deep for Boort triumph

A nice spell, coupled with maturity, appear to be working wonders with promising trotter The Dark Thunder. Sent for a break following a handful of unplaced runs last December, The Dark Thunder is undefeated from two outings this campaign. CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL STORY AT THETROTS.COM.AU

2 March 2026

McDonald's pleasant surprise

Stuart McDonald was contemplating his tactics for the three pacers he was due to handle at Gloucester Park on Friday night as he drove a truckload of horses to the course when his hands-free mobile phone tinkled. The caller was Jemma Hayman, the trainer of smart six-year-old Lincoln River, a warm favourite...

2 March 2026

Friday Mildura Meeting Rescheduled

Due to deteriorating track conditions caused by inclement weather, Friday’s Mildura race meeting has been transferred to Tuesday evening, 10 March. The decision has been made in the best interests of both horses and participants. Harness Racing Victoria and the Mildura Harness Racing Club appreciate...

2 March 2026

Bell's classic hat-trick

Baskerville trainer Ryan Bell and owners Albert and Julie Walmsley completed a hat-trick of victories in the $125,000 APG Sales Classic for two-year-old fillies when Liam Elliott drove Seaside Serenade to an effortless all-the-way victory at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Seaside Serenade, the $1.04...

2 March 2026

Turn It Up reaches magic milestone

Shane Graham would have loved to achieve the rare milestone with a victory, but nonetheless, he was chuffed to tick past the magical $1 million mark with veteran speedster Turn It Up on Saturday evening. Renowned for his lighting gate speed, Turn It Up has been chipping away at reaching the rich prizemoney...

2 March 2026

Hamilton: Victorian stars dominate national honours

Victorians have dominated the Australian Horse of the Year Awards. From a possible 14 awards, nine were fully trained out of Victorian and another (Soho Americano) shared her time with trainer Mick Stanley between Victoria and NSW. CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL STORY AT THETROTS.COM.AU

2 March 2026

Leadership Transition at Harness Racing NSW

Harness Racing New South Wales (HRNSW) today announced a significant leadership transition welcoming Mr Doug Freeman as the Chairman of the Board. The HRNSW Board resolved to appoint Mr Freeman as Chairman, effective March 2. Mr Freeman brings extensive professional expertise and a lifelong personal...

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