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23 January 2022

Hunter the hunted as Arty, Max, Dream and Louis ready to go again

It was a bruising, thrilling encounter but the key players look to have emerged from tonight’s PETstock Ballarat Pacing Cup ready to get the elbows out and do it all again in a fortnight’s time. The Group 1 lived up to, and arguably exceeded, its top billing in a thrilling showdown that has...

22 January 2022

Punters need to be Quick for Devonport Sunday

Racegoers will have to set the alarm for the nine-race card in Devonport on Sunday afternoon. The first race is set down for 12.17 pm, the earliest start to a harness race meeting in Tasmania in just over two years, and the first afternoon meeting in Devonport since November 2018. Last start Devonport...

22 January 2022

Scotlynn Beach goes back-to-back

Father and son duo Mark and Malcom Jones teamed up to win again with eight-year-old gelding Scotlynn Beach, who was too tough for his rivals to score in the Faithful Park Stud Pace in Launceston on Friday night. From a second-row draw, Malcom wasted no time progressing forward to race outside the leader...

22 January 2022

Spirit soars as Jack and Louis claim a stunning Ballarat Cup

Spirit Of St Louis stamped himself as the horse of the summer with a stunning PETstock Ballarat Pacing Cup win, showing speed early and late to claim an unforgettable edition of the $110,000 classic. Having arrived in Victoria a tick over a fortnight ago with a reputation as the number three in Belinda...

22 January 2022

Runner-by-runner: Who will conquer the Ballarat Cup?

The PETstock Ballarat Pacing Cup has drawn a Group 1 field worthy of the occasion, and the barrier draw has only added spice to the mix. Let's take a closer look at the 12 that will step on to Bray Raceway tonight, including Jason Bonnington's runner-by-runner comment on who he thinks can rise to the...

22 January 2022

Supreme Dominator finally starting to live up to name

As far as Joe Pace is concerned, it’s a case of better late than never for his talented pacer Supreme Dominator. After showing an abundance of ability as a young horse, Pace’s top clients Charlie Sant and Sam Castro purchased the son of Bettors Delight in early 2019, but getting the horse...

22 January 2022

Madrid makes her racing return

Group 1 winner Madrid will chase her next feature test in tonight’s $50,000 J.L. Raith Memorial at Menangle. The daughter of New South Wales stallion Bling It On is first up since winning the $150,000 Breeders Challenge Final on October 30. Madrid has won five of her six starts to date. She was...

22 January 2022

A touch of class at Menangle

LIFE has come the full circle for former New Zealander Jack Trainor. These days he is regarded as one of the ‘top gun’ trainers at Tabcorp Park Menangle as his team at the nearby Menangle Training Centre continues to thrive. Now his former Kiwi boss, Cran Dalgety has called on Trainor to...

22 January 2022

Goodform Gameplan: Ballarat Saturday January 22

Jason Bonnington has a stack of betting options for you tonight at Ballarat. Get race ready with the Game Plan, tips, speed maps and all-important confidence meter.

21 January 2022

No room for sentiment as McCarthy plots Arty's demise

Luke McCarthy was a driving force behind Lochinvar Art’s comeback, but that’ll be the last thing on his mind in tonight’s Group 1 Ballarat Pacing Cup. McCarthy and his wife, Belinda, have two of their stable stars in the vintage Cup field and beating David Moran’s champion pacer...

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