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Canadian claims World Drivers' Championship

Canadian claims World Drivers' Championship

CANADIAN James MacDonald was crowned the 2025 World Driving Champion during the final leg of the competition at Addington Raceway in New Zealand today. MacDonald secured the 2025 World Driving Championship title with a seventh-place finish in rein to the Korbyn Newman-trained trotter Alotoftrouble in the 20th and final race

Prominent horseman registers personal milestone

Prominent horseman registers personal milestone

PROMINENT horseman Blake Fitzpatrick registered a personal milestone at Club Menangle yesterday. Preparing Oria for an overdue victory, Fitzpatrick completed his 1000th training win. Thrilled with his moment in the spotlight, Fitzpatrick admitted the countdown had been on his mind recently. "I was on 999 for a bit,"

Handy youngster living up to his name

Handy youngster living up to his name

HANDY youngster Im All Business lived up to his name once again last Saturday night. Racing in top form, Im All Business completed a hat-trick at Globe Derby with another impressive display for trainer Rosemarie Weidenbach. In what was a family affair, the three-year-old is owned by Weidenbach's

Tiger ready to pounce

Tiger ready to pounce

DESPITE his wide draw, handy pacer Tiger Prince is ready to pounce at Club Menangle tomorrow. Runner-up at his last two starts - both in Penrith - Tiger Prince will begin from gate 10 over a mile for trainer Kevin Pizzuto. Also bred and owned by the Inter Dominion winning

Cup triumph 12 months in the making

Cup triumph 12 months in the making

IT WAS a long time coming, but Dhaulagiri has finally broken his maiden for Matthew Horsnell. Trained by Horsnell since October 2024, Dhaulagiri snapped his losing streak by capturing today's St Arnaud Pacing Cup During the interim, Dhaulagiri has run five seconds and three thirds, with one of

Ominous warning issued

Ominous warning issued

HIGH class pacer Captains Knock issued an ominous warning ahead of the Country Cup Circuit last night. Contesting the Italian Cup at Club Menangle, Captains Knock upstaged a strong field in a personal best 1:48.2 over a mile. A fortnight earlier the Brad Hewitt-trained son of Captaintreacherous beat

Aiming to go one better than star dam

Aiming to go one better than star dam

CONNECTIONS of handy youngster Lets Go Lorna hope she can continue to go one better than her dam in coming weeks. Contesting a Vicbred heat in Melton last night, Lets Go Lorna caused an upset by scoring as a S19 shot for trainer Gary Murnane. By Always B Miki, the