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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

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.

16 April 2019

Greg Sugars says Vic Oaks hopefuls will have to be at top of game to qualify

A ticket to the big dance won't come easy for the fine crop of fillies who will step out in Saturday night's third Lazarus Victoria Oaks heat. The random draw has coupled Victorian two-year-old filly of the year Kualoa with fancied Arabella Star and Tangoingwithsierra, who drew gates one and two respectively...

16 April 2019

Ken Rogers gets his bookends and then some

POPULAR reinsman Ken Rogers continues to enjoy the crest of a wave. Driving in sensational touch, Rogers captured four of the seven races at Victor Harbor today to complete his second quartet in as many weeks. A fortnight ago Rogers made four trips to the winners’ circle at Globe Derby. “It...

15 April 2019

Yole steals the show

Ben Yole cranked up his bid to smash his own state training record of 124 wins by successfully preparing 50% of the 6-race card in Devonport on Sunday night, taking his 2018/2019 tally to 111. The Sidmouth trainer snared three winners, Black Ops (pictured - No 6) backed up from its outstanding victory...

15 April 2019

Reils among the Melton triumphants who "just keep getting better"

The smiles were wide on the Tabcorp Park straight on Friday night when some of the state's leading drivers were genuinely chuffed with the exploits of their pacers and trotters. Among that number was Kate Gath, who drove a winning double to kick-start the night, saluting first with Beau and AJ Tindale's...

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