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Maiden win continues mare's perfect record

Maiden win continues mare's perfect record

BROODMARE gem Aratusa Lass maintained her perfect matron record thanks to Annie Crocker's triumph at Globe Derby yesterday. A handy pacer which registered 18 wins and 18 placings across three states, Aratusa Lass has eclipsed her racing feats in the breeding barn. Owned by prominent South Australian industry

Fantastic fillies on offer

Fantastic fillies on offer

ASHDON Valley Racing principal Nev Ismaili started from humble beginnings but has built up an impressive band of broodmares in the past decade. Ismaili discovered harness racing through a mate, who talked him into buying a horse to race and the fever took hold from there. He now has 11

APG announce Trotting Series increase

APG announce Trotting Series increase

PRIZEMONEY for the Australian Pacing Gold Trotting Series has received a substantial increase, with stakes for two-year-olds in 2026 and three-year-olds in 2027 rising from the advertised $25,000 to an impressive $35,000. Graduates of this year’s Melbourne Yearling Sales will be eligible to compete in mixed-sex trotting

Club boosts Cup night stakes

Club boosts Cup night stakes

AS A club with over 87 years history behind it, the Strathalbyn Harness Racing Club has focused on country racing and supporting the harness industry. The Strathalbyn Pacing and Trotters' Cups will once again take place this year, despite not being held at our home track. This year the

Passion strong as ever after five decades

VICTORIAN breeder John Yeomans has seen a lot of harness racing ups and downs in his 50-year tenure as a horse owner and he is determined to keep working to support the industry he loves. Yeomans, 82, received his first standardbred as a present from his wife Chris in 1976

Horror draw for defending champion

Horror draw for defending champion

QUEENSLAND pacer Leap To Fame will need to be every ounce of the superstar he is touted if he is to win Saturday night's A G Hunter Cup in Melton. Aiming to become just the fifth champion to retain his title since the Cup's inception in

Next in long line of top performers

Next in long line of top performers

PRESIDENT of Harness Breeders' Victoria and the former studmaster at Alabar Bloodstock, John Coffey has been a key figure in the breeding industry for more than four decades. Coffey has also served as President of the Australian Standardbred Breeders' Association and a committeeman of the Western Australian Standardbred