Harness Racing Victoria’s first metropolitan three-year-old race will be contested this Saturday night at Melton Entertainment Park. 

The race will mark the first of many juvenile and sophomore metropolitan races programmed in autumn by HRV’s racing department to provide more opportunity for younger horses, with two and three-year-old pacing and trotting races to be programmed fortnightly. 

Program:  

2YO pacers 

Saturday, March 22 @ Melton: Premiere Stakes (RBD), $20,000, 1720m  

Friday, April 4 @ Melton: Nutrien pacing heats (RBD, colts/fillies), $10,000, 2240m 

Saturday, April 5 @ Melton: Metropolitan 2YO Pace (Sex), $15,000, 1720m 

Friday, April 11 @ Melton: Nutrien Pacing Finals (RBD, colts/fillies), $200,000, 2240m  

Saturday, April 19 @ Melton: Metropolitan 2YO Pace (MW), $15,000, 1720m  

Saturday, May 3 @ Melton: Sapling Stakes (RBD, colts/fillies), $20,000, 1720m 

Wednesday, May 14 @ Bendigo: APG heats (RBD, colts/fillies), $10,000, 1650m  

Saturday, May 17 @ Melton: Metropolitan 2YO Pace (MW), $15,000, 2240m  

Saturday, May 24 @ Melton: APG Finals (RBD, colts/fillies), $150,000, 1720m  

Saturday, May 31 @ Melton: Metropolitan 2YO Pace (Sex), $15,000, 2240m  

  

3YO pacers  

Saturday, March 15 @ Melton: Garrards Horse & Hound (MW), $20,000, 1720m  

Saturday, March 29 @ Melton: Metropolitan 3YO Pace (MW), $15,000, 1720m  

Friday, April 4 @ Melton: Nutrien Pacing Heats (RBD, colts/fillies), $10,000, 2240m  

Friday, April 11 @ Melton: Nutrien Pacing Finals (RBD, colts/fillies), $125,000, 2240m  

Saturday, April 26 @ Melton: Metropolitan 3YO Pace (Sex), $15,000, 1720m 

Saturday, May 10 @ Melton: Metropolitan 3YO Pace (MW), $15,000, 2240m 

Saturday, May 24 @ Melton: Metropolitan 3YO Pace (Sex/MW), $15,000, 1720m  

  

2YO trotters

Saturday, April 19 @ Melton: Metropolitan 2YO Trot (Sex), $15,000, 1720m 

Saturday, May 3 @ Melton: Metropolitan 2YO Trot (MW), $15,000, 1720m 

Saturday, May 17 @ Melton: Metropolitan 2YO Trot (Sex), $15,000, 2240m 

Saturday, May 31 @ Melton: Metropolitan 2YO Trot (RBD), $15,000, 1720m  

 

3YO trotters 

Saturday, April 12 @ Melton: Metropolitan 3YO Trot (MW), $15,000, 2240m  

Saturday, April 26 @ Melton: Metropolitan 3YO Trot (Sex), $15,000, 2240m 

Saturday, May 10 @ Melton: Metropolitan 3YO Trot (MW), $15,000, 1720m  

Saturday, May 24 @ Melton: Metropolitan 3YO Trot (Sex), $15,000, 2240m  

 

*Subject to change. A minimum field size of seven starters is required for races to proceed