Group 1
Ever wondered what it’s like to sit behind one of Australia’s greatest trotting mares at full speed?
A dream 20 years in the making was fulfilled last Saturday by Ballarat breeders Bruce and Vicki Edward, who brought out Bettor Beach to win the Group 1 $150,000 Pryde’s Easifeed Victoria Oaks at Melton Entertainment Park.
Brilliant NSW pacer Captains Mistress etched her name into the history books becoming the first mare to win the Group 1 Victoria Cup at Melton on Saturday night.
Premier horsewoman Emma Stewart continued her unprecedented dominance of Victoria’s two pacing Blue Ribands in Melton tonight.
SEN Victoria Cup night was full of special stories on Saturday, with a breakthrough Group 1 triumph for Bendigo horsewoman Rebecca Morrissey among the highlights after Ijustcantseeit produced a stunning upset in the Mimosa Homes Victoria Trotters Oaks.
Memories of the late great Vin Knight will come flooding back if Kingman can win Saturday night’s Group 1 Victoria Cup at Melton.
Inter Dominion champion Captains Mistress headlines nominations for the SEN Victoria Cup, with the $250,000 Group 1 feature set to take place at Melton on Saturday, October 17.
Normally a wide second-row draw would be cause for concern, but connections of quality filly Ideal Frankie aren’t fussed.
About the same time Bailey Smith runs out onto the MCG to face Collingwood on Saturday night, his equine namesake will be chasing more Group 1 glory at Sydney’s home of harness racing, Menangle.
Bannockburn horseman Geoff Webster has pretty much done it all in the standardbred world as a successful owner, trainer and driver. He has trained the winners of 1,750 races including 13 Group 1’s and has driven over 2,150 winners in a long and storied career.
Champion Victorian trotting mare Keayang Zahara will really have to earn a slice of history.
Star driver Kate Gath will be trying to protect an unbeaten record in the $250,000 Group 1 Chariots Of Fire when she teams with outsider My Ultimate Barney at Menangle on Saturday night.
Bronte Nieuwenburg has taken a deep dive into the upcoming Saturday night feature meeting at Melton, using stats and sectional times to break down the key runners.
The program includes the Group 1 Just Believe Grand Prix featuring Keayang Zahara, the A.G. Coombs Trot (Female Drivers Race) and the Lyn McPherson Memorial Breed for Speed Series Finals.
From the quickest gate speed, to the fastest swoopers and top overall performers, here’s a look at the best of each race, with a focus on horse, race, map and track stats.
Horsham trainer Aaron Dunn is holding on to the slim hope Victoria can protect its recent dominance in the $250,000 Group 1 Chariots Of Fire at Menangle on Saturday week.
Catch all the action of Show Day from Addington, NZ, featuring four Group 1 races and plenty of Aussie stars on show!
The gallant win of Mecarno in the Group 1 $60,000 Yabby Dam Farms Victoria Trotters Derby at Maryborough was some redemption for his dam Sundon’s Pride, who ran second in the same race 18 years ago.
NSW filly Soho Americano continued on her successful Oaks crusade when she outstayed her rivals in the Group 1 Victoria Oaks Final on Saturday night at Melton.
Superstar mare Keayang Zahara racked up the sixth Group 1 success of her relatively short career when she led all the way in the Aldebaran Park Bill Collins Trotters Sprint on Saturday night at Melton.
Talented young reinsman Ryan Sanderson chalked up his first Group 1 success in style, winning the state’s oldest classic race when he partnered Fox Dan to a stunning victory in the Woodlands Stud Victoria Derby Final at Melton.
Ryan Sanderson has experienced some incredible highs during his short time in harness racing, but remains desperate to feel what it’s like to achieve the ultimate success.
Driver Jason Lee admits he still doesn’t know just how good Keayang Zahara is.