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It quality over quantity as the old saying goes, and as you look through this years sales catalogue you would be foolish to dismiss those vendors only bringing one yearling. Let’s check out some of the quality harness racing yearlings being offered by the boutique vendors in the Gold Coast Yearling Sale on January 28. ....
Denis Smith IT S a positive move by Racing Queensland to program winnable races for horses at the dawn of their career . This is an attempt to remove the anomaly which repeatedly saw winners of one race thrown in with winners of 21 races and at the same time, fare worse in the barrier draw. Following industry consultation, Racing Queensland have introduced a new program of races effective from March 1. The aim is to increase opportunities for young and less experienced horses. The races are programmed across most Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday race meetings. Created to provide a pathway for horses outside of the Ratings Handicapping system for young and less experienced horses these races are programmed as follows: ....
Denis Smith WE must practise the distant early warning technique to raise awareness of coming events. Now that the COVID threat seems to be shrinking to manageable proportions we should turn our thoughts to the traditional show season and the need to present trotting/harness racing in one form or another - actual racing or exhibitions - at these traditional, annual fairs. In the not too distant past, trotting was the excitement factor at these gatherings, which were very heavily supported by exhibits of local farm produce and high class farm animals, all of which were presented with the same level of showroom shine as a new car. ....