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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

Amazing field assembled for Hunter Cup

Amazing field assembled for Hunter Cup

AN AMAZING field has been assembled for Saturday night’s A G Hunter Cup. Harness Racing Victoria handicappers mulled over the nominations across the weekend and into this morning before declaring the line-up of 12 which will tackle the Grand Circuit classic on Saturday night at Melton Entertainment Park. In

Superstar issues ominous warning

Superstar issues ominous warning

QUEENSLAND superstar Leap To Fame has issued an ominous warning ahead of his A G Hunter Cup defence. Triumphant in last season's edition of the Grand Circuit event, Leap To Fame is back in Victoria as he prepares to become just the fifth champion to retain his title

Undefeated colt heading interstate

Undefeated colt heading interstate

LOOK out New South Wales...undefeated youngster Always Hot is heading your way. Winner of his four starts last season, Always Hot was sent for a well-earned break following his Group One Vicbred Super Series triumph last September. Making his racing return in Melton just moments ago, the son of

From record buyer to quality seller

From record buyer to quality seller

WHAT an incredible 2024 owner Mick Maxfield had with evergreen pacer Max Delight, which took his earnings past $1million, recorded a new lifetime mark of 1.49.6 and finished a gallant third in the Inter Dominion Final at Club Menangle on December 14. The eight-year-old began the year with