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18 April 2019

Important Notice - 2019 Race Dates and Venues

2019 Race Dates and Venues Please be advised there have been amendments to race dates and venues for Harness Racing in South Australia for May 2019: Below is the revised calendar for May: Friday 3rd May – Port Pirie (unchanged) Saturday 4th May – this meeting has been transferred to Strathalbyn...

18 April 2019

Drink leads to Hanover, winning streak and a crack at the Vic Oaks

Paul Lewis admits it was a bit of an impulse buy when he and his two brothers snapped up a tiny Well Said filly at the 2017 Australian Pacing Gold sales in Sydney. But the $16,000 price tag has already proven a bargain for connections, who have enjoyed a great early ride with the Matthew Craven-trained...

18 April 2019

All the eggs in Warragul's basket ahead of a big Easter cup day

There will be plenty of good Easter cheer on and off the track at Warragul this Sunday, headlined by a battle between Grand Circuit-quality equine athletes. Fresh off a Mildura triumph, San Carlo will attempt to land a fifth country cup in the Easter Sunday Warragul Downtowner Pacing Bowl Cup, a $35,000...

17 April 2019

WA Trotting Media Guild Thursday's Thoughts 18th April

Members of the WA Trotting Media Guild are unanimous in their thoughts on the last race at Gloucester Park's Thursday night meeting. Star mare Cott Beach is all the rage and is expected to lead all the way. Three members of the Guild have made her the star bet on the 10-event card. Multiple winner...

17 April 2019

Suvalkjo for Salacious Gossip

Shannon Suvaljko, last season's leading West Australian driver, will handle the promising Art Major mare Salacious Gossip for the first time when the five-year-old starts from barrier five in the 2130m Happy Easter From Gloucester Park Pace at pacing headquarters on Thursday night. Suvaljko, who...

17 April 2019

Soho Wonder Likes to Lead

Eight-year-old Soho Wonder has impressed on the past two Friday nights with fast-finishing placings over 2536m. However, the Jet Laag gelding could well be seen in a vastly different role when he starts from the prized No. 1 barrier in the 2130m Westral Pace for trainer-reinsman Brett Smith at Gloucester...

17 April 2019

Mighty Conquerer to Stand Tall

A meticulous plan by leading trainers Greg and Skye Bond to acclimatise Mighty Conqueror to standing-start racing has excellent prospects of bearing fruit when the lightly-raced and highly talented four-year-old contests the $50,000 Easter Cup at Gloucester Park on Thursday night. With the Group 2 Easter...

17 April 2019

Alison Alford talks Good Friday Appeal and a special horse on the Tooth Be Told podcast

Rattling tins will be warmly welcomed this Good Friday by Victorian harness racing’s Alford family, with mum Alison heaping praise on the “brilliant” beneficiary, the Royal Children’s Hospital. Speaking to Paul Campbell for the latest Tooth Be Told podcast, Alison said she and...

17 April 2019

Tasmanian Harness Highlights – Wednesday, 17 April

Easter Cup heat night once again had plenty of action on and off the track in Launceston on Friday. A power issue off track caused a lengthy delay with credit to the Office of Racing Integrity stewards and participants for ensuring the meeting was able to proceed after a 90-minute delay. On the track,...

16 April 2019

Five-figure bets find a return in this week's TAB.com.au Big Bets

Some big plonks on short prices lobbed in this week's TAB.com.au Big Bets, including a succession of five-figure plays. They headline the bets of note from the last seven days of harness racing in Victoria.

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