The opening night of the Auckland Inter Dominion was a disaster for the Australians with only Big Jack Hammer escaping with a positive result. (I’m not including Cruz Bromac) New South Wales entrants, Bling It On and Tough Monarch led in their respective heats and both dropped out badly. Both performances were hopefully too bad … More Inter Dominion Preview – Night 2

There’s more money elsewhere but the Inter Dominion remains Harness Racing’s Holy Grail. Tabcorp Park Melton took its turn last year with Tiger Tara and Tornado Valley dominating on Grand Final night. Tomorrow night, we head to Alexandra Park in Auckland for the 2019 version. Controversy reigned earlier this week when it was decided the … More Inter Dominion Preview – Night 1

The New Zealand Cup is a magnificent event. A carnival atmosphere matched with a beautiful facility, great racing and north of 20,000 race-goers all looking for a good time and a few winners. It’s a very similar feel to the Cox Plate at Moonee Valley. I was on course in 2017 when the great Lazarus … More New Zealand Cup Preview

This weekend we head to Tabcorp Park Melton for Breeders Crown Grand Final night with eight (!) Group 1 races on the agenda. Chuck in a couple of nifty Group 2 events and a BC Graduate Cup and you have yourself a smorgasbord of top-notch Harness Racing. A shade under $1,500,000 is up for grabs, … More Breeders Crown Grand Finals

No doubt, the Breeders Crown has lost a shade of its glory but come August 24 there will still be eight Group 1 races held and close to $1.5 million in stakes on offer. Seems pretty juicy to me. Before we get to Breeders Crown Final night we need to get to Breeders Crown semi-final … More Breeders Crown Semi-Finals

Hurricane Harley, Rackemup Tigerpie, Mirragon or someone else. Who will stride out of VicBred Super Series Final night as the talking point and, perhaps, pacing’s next  superstar! Team Stewart/Tonkin have been on a tear for a few years when it comes to the VicBred Super Series but there are a handful of other barns aiming … More VicBred Super Series Preview

Group 1 contests are the pinnacle of any of the three codes of racing. It’s what almost all participants (jockeys, drivers, trainers, owners) strive for and something that is merely a pipe dream for most – with that Group 1 glory so elusive and so hard to attain. Saturday June 1 marks a special day … More Harness Jewels Preview

5,360m of gruelling racing will give us a major indication as to who is the dominant mare and filly of the current generation. At Addington Raceway on Friday evening, the New Zealand Oaks will be held with the three-year-olds clashing across 2600m for $150,000 in stakes. 24 hours later, the top open age pacers will … More Harness Girls Take Centre Stage

  Sitting around awaiting night games of AFL is very boring so I’ve had a look at a couple of Australasia’s premier Harness Races on tomorrow evening. They’ll be conducted more than 5,000km apart but tomorrow’s New Zealand Derby and West Australian Derby will showcase the future superstars of Harness Racing. At 6:55pm (Adelaide time, … More NZ & WA Derby Previews