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Harness Racing Victoria

Due to deteriorating track conditions caused by inclement weather, Friday’s Mildura race meeting has been transferred to Tuesday evening, 10 March.

Harness Racing Victoria (HRV) is pleased to announce a new collaboration with miStable, providing Victorian harness trainers with access to a leading communication and stable management platform designed specifically for the racing industry.

Harness Racing Victoria has announced a new preferential barrier draw (PBD) variation, effective from 1 April, which is designed to encourage more even, competitive racing.

Breeding and sales vouchers provided by Harness Racing Victoria to winning owners as part of the new multi-million dollar Vicbred Vouchers Program may be utilised to purchase a Vicbred Platinum or Vicbred Pure yearling at the Australian Pacing Gold Melbourne Yearling Sale on Sunday, February 15.

Matt Newberry will take centre stage on the international harness racing scene this weekend when he lines up in the Coupe Intercontinentale des Amateurs at Vincennes in France.

And now there are two!

Thanks to his impressive victory in last night’s Shepparton Gold Cup, Kingman has become the second pacer eligible for Harness Racing Victoria’s mouth-watering $1million bonus.

Harness Racing Victoria has made significant strides in its transformation to financial sustainability, which are outlined in today’s release of the 2024-25 Annual Report.

The HRV group’s performance represented a $14.2 million improvement year-on-year before operational grants, having achieved year two of its turnaround program to be on course to break even in FY26.

Harness Racing Victoria will again introduce restricted two-year-old races from February to create more opportunities for young horses.

When applying the same method last year, HRV’s Racing Department found that more two-year-old races received sufficient nominations when opportunities were condensed in the year’s early months.

Australian Pacing Gold (APG) is proud to announce its sponsorship of the 2025 Vicbred Super Series, one of Victoria’s premier harness racing showcases, to be held across two thrilling nights of racing at Melton Entertainment Park.

The age finals for 2YO and 3YO fillies and colts & geldings will be staged on Saturday 22 November, followed by the 4YO mares and entires & geldings finals on Saturday 29 November 2025.

Wagering on Saturday night’s Sportsbet Victoria Cup card was up 15 per cent on last year, with its showcase race proving a punting powerhouse.

The elite Victoria Cup field, national free-to-air Channel 7 coverage, and Sportsbet partnership helped the Group 1 feature exceed last year’s turnover by 67 per cent, making it Victoria’s second-highest turnover harness race on recent record.

The son of a harness racing legend will be Victoria’s third young reinsman to travel to France for a once-in-a-lifetime personal and professional development tour.