Winton horsewoman, Michelle Caig, has been in the harness racing industry for twenty eight years and was initially introduced to the sales through plaiting horses for the late Paul Browman. At this year’s sale she’ll present the last of the progeny of her broodmare gem, Sun Mist. The first mare Michelle ever bought was Mitequila,
It’s that time of year - The fat man in the red suit. Family arguments. Sleeping off Christmas dinner. Harness racing horse owners have supported the Christmas theme when naming their horses too! Here’s a list of notable horses (based out of New Zealand) that shared a little bit of festive spirit through their names.
Breeding authority Peter Wharton presents all the harness racing news on breeding from Australia, New Zealand and North America every week brought to you by Garrard’s Horse & Hound. Bulletproof Boy star sprinter Bulletproof Boy (Art Official) advanced strong claims to being one of the best sprint pacers in Australia today when he scored a convincing win in
Junior harness racing driver Ollie Kite has turned a corner, well demonstrated by his two winning drives at Ascot Park today (Sep. 15). “It was the first time I’ve had a double on race day, and it was kind of cool to get it back to back,” he said after winning with Steve (Repeat Love)
Up-and-coming youngsters
Three promising young pacers to win at Boxing Day meetings on the eastern seaboard were Pelosi, Letterkenny Boy and Our Road To Mecca, who all belong to the same family.
Pelosi, who won at Albion Park and has now won 12 of her 24 starts, is a three-year-old filly by
American Ideal from the Life Sign mare For Dear Life 1:55.8 ($322,331), a thrice Group 1 winner.
Pelosi Dan Costello photo
Letterkenny Boy, also a winner at Albion Park, is a four-year-old by Art Major from Postmark (2:00.3), dam of the Victoria Derby heat winner Major Post 1:52.6 ($177,026) and Missing Letters 1:53.7 ($123,410). Postmark was a Fake Left mare from the Monarch Hanover mare Irish Mail, the dam of the top flight filly Express Post (1:57.6) and the grand-dam of Our Road To Mecca, who scored at Ballarat on the same night as Pelosi and Letterkenny Boy won.