Paul Courts

Exceptional Lots up for grabs

Exceptional Lots up for grabs

THE 2025 APG Melbourne Yearling Sale on February 2 features some exceptional young talent from vendors showcasing a single lot. Here’s the first of a two-part feature featuring some of the quality yearlings that will go under the hammer. Lot 4 We kick off with a trotting colt by

Breeding matriarch has elite record

Breeding matriarch has elite record

RESPECTED breeder Helen Head has been breeding pacers for more than 40 years and has produced a series of elite performers in Victoria. Head's all-American broodmare gem Spirited Storm is the dam of former top juvenile and now promising sire The Storm Inside (1.50.7, $311K), which

Hunter Cup start assured

Hunter Cup start assured

EVERGREEN pacer Bulletproof Boy has guaranteed himself a start in next month's A G Hunter Cup. Already a strong contender for a berth in the Grand Circuit event in Melton on February 1, Bulletproof Boy is assured a position in the field thanks to his Bendigo Cup success

Hoping to go one better in Cup

Hoping to go one better in Cup

CONNECTIONS of handy pacer Serg Blanco hope he can go one better when he returns to Bendigo. Runner-up in the club's Pacing Cup last season, Serg Blanco is set to contest tomorrow night's edition for trainer Steven Duffy. Although the son of Bettors Delight has been

Death and taxes aren't the only certainties

Death and taxes aren't the only certainties

WE'RE told there are only two certainties in life - death and taxes - well, for this weekend at least, you can add a third! That certainty is Naomi Kerr will win race four in Cobram on Sunday. While that may initially sound like a crystal ball prediction,

Finally living up to his name!

Finally living up to his name!

RESPECTED horseman Bruce Harpley admits he has had to change his opinion of Dashing during the past couple of months. Referring to the gelding as "dumb" when he first arrived in mid 2024, Harpley is pleased to describe Dashing as a "pretty handy type" given his

Perfect end to a stellar year

Perfect end to a stellar year

JAMES Herbertson’s incredible 2024 season finished with another amazing high on New Year’s Eve when he took out the second running of the Garrard’s Young Guns series. Herbertson won the series in the final event of the night and without driving a winner on the card at