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Gidday from WA

Bruce Stewart • 7 March, 2023

West Australian harness racing trainer Gray Hall senior likes what he sees in two New Zealand bred pacers he has in his stable, and he hopes they’ll run in the West Australian Derby later in the year.... read more

Tayla Me wins mile

Bruce Stewart • 4 March, 2023

Harness racing mare Tayla Me (American Ideal) proved she’s over her feet issues, and is likely to be a serious player in the SSBA Southern Belle Speed Series $30,000 final at Winton in April.Trained b... read more

Nutcracker - Sweet

Bruce Stewart • 4 March, 2023

Nutcracker (Bettor’s Delight) is certainly on-song at the moment and her win in yesterday’s DT King Riverton Cup was her second in the new harness racing season.The Craig Ferguson trained pacer got he... read more

Loss of two harness racing stalwarts

Bruce Stewart • 4 March, 2023

At yesterday’s meeting the recent passing of two well known contributors to harness racing in the south, Maurice Kerr and Peter Marshall, were remembered and acknowledged.Maurice Kerr died earlier thi... read more

Barclay to combine with outstanding book of drives at Winton

Jonny Turner • 2 March, 2023

Smart debutante Always Ticking heads an outstanding book of drives Brent Barclay has at Winton on Friday.Barclay has driven several of the field for Southland’s first two-year-old fillies event of the... read more

Kelly against the odds

Bruce Stewart • 1 March, 2023

Southland harness racing owners Paul and Mandy Pearce know the odds are stacked against their mare Braeview Kelly (Bettor’s Delight) in the $1,000,000 Garrards Miracle Mile on Saturday night.“It hasn’... read more

Franco Norton lovin the grass

Bruce Stewart • 26 February, 2023

Franco Norton (A Rocknroll Dance) love for the grass harness racing surface and the Cromwell track continued when he skyed away to win the Scott Base Winery Handicap Pace today.In the hands of Ge... read more

Mo’unga kicks another goal

Bruce Stewart • 26 February, 2023

The well bred harness racing gelding Mo’unga (Bettor’s Delight) made amends for his costly mistake on Friday when he hung on to win his second race in three starts at Cromwell today.Two days ago ... read more

McRae hopeful Franco Norton can back up strongly at Cromwell

Jonny Turner • 25 February, 2023

Contrasting formlines will collide when speedsters Sand Wave and Franco Norton go head-to-head in the Fruit Bowl Handicap at Cromwell on Sunday.Nathan Williamson brings Sand Wave to Cromwell for just ... read more

Rata gets game win

Bruce Stewart • 25 February, 2023

Rata (Muscle Mass) provided Gore trainer Gay McClymont with her first winner in nine years when she narrowly won at the Wyndham Harness Racing Club’s meeting at Cromwell yesterday.Rata - File photoOve... read more