As far as harness racing contests go, tonight's inaugural $600,000 TAB Trot Slot bared semblance to that of a Bledisloe Cup clash with a trans-Tasman showdown for the ages. The four Victorian square gaiters, spearheaded by a phenomenal victory by Just Believe (Orlando Vici) and Greg Sugars, gave it to their New Zealand counterparts with
Yabby Dam principal Pat Driscoll is hoping timely scheduling of Nutrien heats at Ballarat will allow Nathan Jack to partner reigning Great Southern Star harness racing champion Callmethebreeze (Trixton) in the $575,000 Trot Slot at Cambridge in a fortnight. Jack, who has driven Callmethebreeze in all five Australian starts, is likely to have driving engagements
Italian bred trotter Callmethebreeze (Trixton) made amends for his defeat in the Australian Trotting Grand Prix when he annihilated his harness racing rivals in the Group 1 Yabby Dam Farms Hammerhead Trotters Mile at Menangle. Sent out a $1.85 favorite, Callmethebreeze speared across from his wide draw to lead inside the first 100 metres. The
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The Great Southern Star Final was played out on the world harness racing stage and the global eyes were suitably impressed with what they saw. And while Australia’s biggest selling daily newspaper The Herald Sun couldn’t see fit to allocate any column space to the Great Southern Star, the largest racing publication in France, Paris