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Below you find a selection of articles taken from National Trotguide, Australia's leading harness racing journal. Every Thursday many more great feature articles, harness racing news, breeding information, fields and formguide can be found in National Trotguide at your local newsagancy.
LUKE McCARTHY will not be frightened to vary his driving tactics to win Saturday's Group One $100,000 Sky Racing Queensland Derby at Albion Park.
Aware the Blue Riband is over the 'marathon' trip by Queensland standards of 2680 metres, the in-form McCarthy said he won't be frightened to attempt an all-the-way win in the testing feature.
"Fortune favours the brave and I've got the right colt and the right barrier (three)," 'Cool Hand' Luke said. more...
FORMER classy juvenile Runaway Red proved he is a serious contender for the Stallion Station Chariots Of Fire with his comeback victory at Harold Park last Friday night.
Runaway Red was first-up for almost a year.
The son of Red River Hanover showed he has lost none of his two and three-year-old gloss by leading throughout in 1:57.9 in the Personal Guarantee Pace over 1760 metres. more...
INDUSTRY and Club administrators will meet at Penrith today to determine the prizemoney structure for the financial year.
As reported in National Trotguide last week, the meeting is being labelled by some as a 'Crisis Meeting', with many participants imploring administrators not to decrease prizemoney.
The Club officials will be addressed by Harness Racing New South Wales Chairman, Graeme Campbell, Chief Executive, Sam Nati, and other members of the Board in what is expected to be a lengthy meeting. more...
A RARITY happened at Albion Park last Saturday night - a last-placed odds-on favourite was clapped and cheered and given a standing ovation when he left the track.
Such is the adulation for Blacks A Fake, which finished more than 'a furlong' behind fast-class winner, Washakie.
Chairman of Stewards Martin Knibbs instructed the course vet to check the gelding, with cardiac arrhythmia the diagnosis. more...
TALENTED young reinsman, Robert Morris, is harness racing's latest million dollar man.
The 18-year-old starred at Tabcorp Park Menangle's Breeders' Challenge meeting last Sunday, with his victories catapulting his earnings past $1.1million.
Morris drove half the winners of the eight-race program, which included two Group One triumphs. more...
GREAT rivals Koala King and Pure Steel were locked in another battle - but this time the result destined to be fought out away from the racetrack.
The two Grand Circuit stars, which dominated the scene with four victories each from eight events, stood head and shoulders above the opposition as candidates for Australian Harness Horse of the Year honours.
For the record, Pure Steel captured the coveted title. more...
IT WILL be a State of Origin of a different kind at Harold Park tomorrow night.
Victorian visitor Charleys Dream will go head-to-head with one of New South Wales' in-form pacers, Rockets Reject, in the Super Strounis Pace over 2160 metres.
Charleys Dream comes into this event with six consecutive wins. more...