Duncan McPherson, pictured with Teal Pants ambassadors, has a huge weekend of harness racing ahead.
In his own words, Duncan McPherson OAM is “living the dream” with his three-year-old colt Aldebaran Eagle, who will race in the New Jersey Sires Stakes Final at the Meadowlands on Sunday morning Australian time.
The son of Muscle Hill/Letsjusttalkaboutme ran third in his heat in 1:52.4 and will come out the five gate in the $US100,000 New Jersey Sire Stakes Final for three-year-old colts and geldings over a mile.
“It’s an incredible experience,” a beaming McPherson said.
Aldebaran Eagle will be driven by Corey Callahan and is trained by Jonas Czernyson.
McPherson, the Principal at Aldebaran Park, has a passion for harness racing that has no bounds and will also get a huge thrill out of having Excellent Boku competing at Sweden’s Solvalla racetrack on the Elitlopp program on Sunday.
Raced in conjunction with Michael Taranto, who also has a big week ahead with Australian and international runners – including Livin The Life in the New South Wales Trotters Derby – Excellent Boku was purchased to ultimately be exported to Australia.
And as if the weekend wasn’t going to be jam-packed enough for McPherson, he will also line up Aldebaran Ay in the 2YO Ruby at the rich Harness Jewels program at Ashburton.
The Colin De Filippi trained and driven filly has drawn outside the front line in the $100,000 race.
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