Monarch Farm matriarch Margaret Donohue has seen a lot of smart youngsters after a lifetime involvement with harness racing and she is “very happy” with her draft of yearlings in the APG Gold Coast Yearling Sale on January 28. Monarch Farm has produced several good two-year-old winners in recent seasons, including Paleface Adios Classic Winner
THE following is an initiative proposed by Harness Racing Australia, supposedly for â industry consultationâ.
This in itself, would be a novelty given the âconsultative processâ which we were told preceded the adoption of the horrendous âratingsâ handicapping system with which we are now saddled.
Australian breeders are set to benefit with a prizemoney injection of more than $2m into new racing opportunities for Australian bred horses which will lift the industry to new heights.
The Harness Racing Australia (HRA) Executive is proposing the immediate introduction of a new Stallion Levy which will raise the critical funds to promote, improve and support the harness racing industry.
Denis Smith AS you will see below, Racing Queensland is playing Santa this year, and that is great news. On the Marburg Pacing Association (MPA) front, we have managed to complete our TAB facility and we are mightily pleased. What was originally proposed as a transportable item is now a rock solid, totally disabled compliant building, which opened last Sunday for the first time. More major improvements are planned for the future. The MPA thanks each and every member of the public who came to our race meetings, and wish you, one and all, a magic Christmas, and a prosperous New year to come.