#Rock N Roll Heaven

Young Winton harness racing horsewomen Chelsea Faithful has a lot of strings to her bow. She successfully trains a small team, works for the busiest stable in the province, is breeding from two mares, is preparing two yearlings for the upcoming sales and is photographing yearlings for a handful of clients. "I was born into it. Mum tried to get me…

Breeding authority Peter Wharton presents all the harness racing news on breeding from Australia, New Zealand and North America every week brought to you by Garrard's Horse & Hound. Cups double to Major Meister Major Meister, a son of the American sire Art Major, has been the star of the Country Cups racing in Victoria. He won the $100000…

After a tight battle, Branxholme harness racing trainer Nathan Williamson is happy to share the Southland Trainers Premiership with good mate Brett Gray. At Gore today both were sitting on thirty five wins and Gray was the first on the board when Cool Phelan (Pegasus Spur) won the Jaccka Lodge Trot. However, in race eleven Williamson produced hot…

The win of Dannemora (Betting Line) on day one (26 Dec.) of the Westport meeting at Patterson Park yesterday was a proper harness racing family affair. The three-year-old filly was prepared by Ohoka horseman, Tom Bagrie, driven by his cousin, John Dunn, and the extended family were on hand to soak in the spoils including four time champion North…

The team behind B D Joe (Roll With Joe) can dare to dream of winning New Zealand's greatest race after their star pacer's brilliant harness racing win in the $50000 Group Two NZB Airfreight Ashburton Flying Stakes (2400m). The NZB Standardbred graduate showed all of the speed, power and poise required to win a New Zealand Cup when powering to…

It has become a regular occurrence to see New South Wales' leading harness racing reinsman Cameron Hart driving multiple winners wherever he participates. And he did it again on Saturday night (Oct. 8) at Tabcorp Park Menangle. On top of both the state and metropolitan drivers' premierships, Hart moved one step closer to securing those titles when…

Twenty-five-year-old harness racing driver Isobel Ross spent her early days growing up in Queensland, but her life in New South Wales is suiting her just fine. "I'm thoroughly enjoying it here in Bathurst. I've been working for Amanda (Turnbull) for nearly four years, and I feel I'm a little blessed," she said. Ross, who has always shown…

Sunday afternoon (27 Nov.) harness racing at Addington Raceway posed as a last-chance saloon for some of the budding juveniles hopeful of working their way into calculations for the upcoming Grand Prix Day at the same track this weekend. With entry qualifications based on stake money earnt, only the top 13 two-year-olds in each gait and sex will…

Ascot Park harness racing trainer Jeremy Douglas notched up a notable double at Winton today (Nov 13) when Minnie McGoogan (Pegasus Spur) and Macandrew Navigator (Sir Lincoln) won the last two races on the eight race card. MINNIE MCGOOGAN REPLAY It was the first time as a trainer and as a driver Douglas has achieved the feat. In the Dunstan…

If Ben Hope's drive behind Muscle Mountain was the best losing drive of Cup and Show week, harness racing legend, Mark Purdon, produced the best winning drive of the week to secure Group One victory for he and Self Assured (Bettor's Delight) in the $200000 New Zealand Pacing Free For All. The world champion reinsman looked to be in a hopeless…

The Australian raiders have made this New Zealand Cup. Win, lose or draw they have given harness racing's great race a heartbeat when it could easily have been just another glorified NZ free-for-all. And both the emerging Rock N Roll Doo (Rock N Roll Heaven) and seasoned warrior Majestic Cruiser (Art Major) are good enough to win it, too. But there…

Old Town Road's (Bettor's Delight) path to harness racing's IRT New Zealand Cup on Tuesday is one of the quickest in recent times. Derby (El Patron) started in the 1983 Cup at his fourteenth start while Happy Sunrise (Steven Stock) ran in the 1987 New Zealand Cup at his sixteenth start. Tuesday's Cup will be only Old Town Roads thirteen…

Now we get the NZ Cup we all deserve. The Cup we sometimes felt like we would never get again. Bloody 2020 and 2021 could do that to you. Sap your strength. Make you forget how good felt. The things we all lost, even temporarily during Covid, were way more important than just some harness racing, some race day. But if you love harness racing, or…

Friday afternoon (28 Oct.) harness racing action heads back to the picturesque Mt Harding Raceway with the Methven Trotting Club set to play host for its third grass track meeting of the Spring. The club was once again greeted with stellar nominations and despite initially programming just the eight races across the afternoon, the support from…

CHARLOTTETOWN, PE - Anyone looking for victory in the Saturday afternoon (Oct. 8) Atlantic Breeders Crown Three-year-old harness racing pacing colt consolation will have to go through Fern Hill General (Malicious) during the Weekend Of Champions at Red Shores Racetrack and Casino at the Charlottetown Driving Park. The city track races at 12:30 P.M.…

North Island harness racing heads to Cambridge tomorrow night (Sep 29.) with an action-packed 10-race card to go with a non-tote two-year-old trot. Race six sees a cracking field of nine juveniles for the first North Island heat of the Woodlands Stud Sires Stakes Series for colts and geldings. The unbeaten Merlin (Art Major) headlines a quality…

CHARLOTTETOWN, PE - A field of 22 of the finest half-mile harness racing pacers from Canada and the U.S. will contest three trials of the 63 Gold Cup and Saucer, presented by Atlantic Lottery commencing Saturday night (Aug. 13) at Red Shores Racetrack and Casino at the Charlottetown Driving Park. The $100000 Gold Cup and Saucer final will be held…