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29 April 2024

All luck for Hillier trained and driven mare

Talented mare All By Myself ($3.30) recorded her first win for the season, producing a brilliant burst of speed to score in a 75 to 105 Pace over 2200m in Launceston on Sunday night. From the pole draw, trainer-driver Rohan Hillier was happy to keep out of the early speed battle and end up three-back...

29 April 2024

Changes to the Treatment of Free Returns

Changes to the Treatment of Free Returns Flagged for the Australian Trotting Stud Book The Executive of Harness Racing Australia (HRA) today flagged a significant change to the Australian Trotting Stud Book Regulations (SBR’s) regarding Stallion Limits and the way “Free Returns” are...

29 April 2024

Champion mare's gun Menangle draw

CHAMPION mare Ladies In Red has a perfect draw to start her "farewell tour" in winning style in Australia's biggest mares' race at Menangle on Saturday night. The Emma Stewart-trained mare firmed from $2.50 to $1.65 after drawing gate two in the $200,000 Group 1 Queen Elizabeth II Mile...

29 April 2024

Pacing For Pink providing extra motivation for Gemma Hewitt

This year’s Pacing For Pink campaign will be spurring Gemma Hewitt on to victory more than most. Hewitt will be one of eleven senior drivers, along with seven mini-trots competitors, who will don pink pants for the month of May, joining drivers from around Australia in supporting the McGrath Foundation....

29 April 2024

Gloucester Park Review Friday 26 April 2024

Catch A Wave dispels a myth Brilliant, lightly-raced five-year-old Catch A Wave dispelled a widely-held myth that he was suspect over long distances when he gave a dazzling display of sheer speed on his way to winning the $300,000 Retravision Fremantle Cup at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Not only...

29 April 2024

Hamilton: Victoria has worked its way back to the top

Victorian harness racing’s pride has been restored. Back on March 25, I penned a “Forum” column about a disturbing fact for the passionate Victorian industry and some almost immediate opportunities which existed to address it. CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL COLUMN AT THETROTS.COM.AU

28 April 2024

There's no catching this Wave

VICTORIAN star Catch A Wave completed a historic double and revived memories of the great Im Themightyquinn with a stunning last-to-first win in Friday night's $300,000 Group 1 Fremantle Cup at Gloucester Park. It came just a week after he won Australia's second richest race, the $1.25mil Group...

28 April 2024

Jack leads all the way to find the line with the Captain

Lightly raced four-year-old Captain Hammerhead found his way back to the winner’s stall when he led all the way in the Garrards Pace at Melton. Sent out a $1.55 favourite, Captain Hammerhead found the front from his favourable front row draw while his main danger Classic Mission kept him company...

27 April 2024

Nine-year-old gelding records overdue win

Nine-year-old Santastics Pan gelding Debt Till We Part returned to the winner’s list for the first time in 14 months when scoring in the Prydes Easifeed Pace (2090m) in Hobart on Friday night. Trainer-driver Paul Williams positioned the pacer one-out and three-back from his front-row draw before...

27 April 2024

Just Believe continues his New Zealand adventure in style

Just Believe may have handled Alexandra Park like he had been there 100 times before on Friday night but his driver Greg Sugars admits he is still getting used to it. The champion pair gave punters no reason for concern at the $1.25 win quote when they rolled straight to the lead in the $60,000 Lone...

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