Paul Courts

Perfect start to season continues

Perfect start to season continues

HANDY pacer Hasty Bid continued his perfect start to the season last Saturday night. Having his third outing for the year, Hasty Bid overcame a wide draw to score with ease at Globe Derby. Understandably impressed with the gelding, trainer David Harding is confident Hasty Bid can extend his streak

Huge incentives for buyers

Huge incentives for buyers

THE refurbishment of Albion Park, the building of a new training centre at Marburg, harness racing returning to Toowoomba and a strong opportunity to compete in a rich race series are huge incentives for buyers coming to the Australian Pacing Gold Ipswich Yearling Sale to be held on Sunday, February

Another Cup, another win...it almost seems that easy!

Another Cup, another win...it almost seems that easy!

ANOTHER provincial cup, another victory for the Brent Lilley/Tristan Larsen combination...it almost seems that easy! During the past 12 months the duo have won an incredible nine Trotters' Cup, including yesterday's Wedderburn edition with Johns Boy. A fortnight ago they captured Echuca's flagship

Glimpse of what can be expected

Glimpse of what can be expected

POISED to play significant roles in the upcoming Carnival Of Miracles, Rakero Rocket and Double Lou gave a glimpse of what can be expected at Club Menangle last Saturday night. Australia's premier fortnight of racing, the Carnival Of Miracles begins on March 7 and concludes the following week

Is Zahara the best trotting mare Australia has produced?

Is Zahara the best trotting mare Australia has produced?

IT ALMOST feels like blasphemy just typing this, but is Keayang Zahara the best trotting mare Australia has produced? If he could, my mentor, the late Bob Cain, would be calling me all sorts of names (most of which would be unprintable), or at minimum telling me I'm

Track record win sends resounding reminder

Track record win sends resounding reminder

A TRACK record performance from Leap To Fame just moments ago sent a resounding reminder as to which pacer is the southern hemisphere's premier standardbred. With a some doubters beginning to emerge following defeats behind 'new kid on the block' - Kingman - and his stablemate,

Bitter-sweet win in $50,000 feature

Bitter-sweet win in $50,000 feature

HE WON the Golden Guitar, but that victory may have cost him the chance of being the 'golden child'. Driving Exclusive Hustler to capture the $50,000 Tamworth-based feature, it's fair to say Jye Coney was pretty pleased with himself. In a bitter-sweet moment, however, Coney&