Victoria Cup
Tim O’Connor has done the form for the blockbuster meeting at Melton Entertainment Park.
Superstar jockey Blake Shinn and champion pacer Leap To Fame have more in common than you think. Both are chasing huge career firsts on Saturday.
Grant Dixon conceded Leap To Fame’s quest to win his first Victoria Cup “got way harder” after drawing the worst possible barrier in Saturday night’s feature.
A giant-killer performance on Saturday night has forced the hand of Cranbourne trainer Scott Ewen to run much-loved pacer Bulletproof Boy in this Saturday night’s Sportsbet Victoria Cup.
Champion Queensland pacer Leap To Fame is the standout entry for this year’s Sportsbet Victoria Cup, heading into the $250,000 feature at Melton on October 18 as the $1.30 favourite.
Top young Victorian driver Ryan Sanderson has landed the most wanted drive in harness racing.
Grant Dixon has swung a surprise change of plans in his quest to win the Cox Plate of harness racing, the Group 1 Victoria Cup, for the first time with his champion pacer Leap To Fame.
Mission accomplished.
The decision to swing more major races on to Victoria Cup night and make it an extravaganza has worked, even three weeks before it plays out.
The search is on.
With defending champion Swayzee locked in for another tilt at the $250,000 Group 1 Victoria Cup, the drive on recently crowned TAB Eureka winner Bay Of Biscay is up for grabs.
Leap To Fame and Bay Of Biscay’s iconic Victoria Cup clash will be broadcast nationally, live and free, on the Seven Network, bringing an unprecedented audience to Victorian harness racing’s showcase night.
Young star Bay Of Biscay may have booked himself a ticket to take on Australasia’s champion pacer Leap To Fame after an historic win in the world’s richest race, the $2.1mil TAB Eureka, at Menangle last night (Saturday).
The racing career of Act Now has come to an end with breeder-owner Bruce Edward announcing the 10-time Group winner is set to begin stud duties.
Champion pacer Leap To Fame will seek redemption in the one major Aussie race to elude him.
Prepost betting is fun. In many ways, it’s more of a tactical battle and bigger gamble than a regular bet, but…
It feels a bit like the good old days. Those heady times in harness racing through the 1990s and early 2000s…
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Victoria’s reputation as the hub of the Australian standardbred breeding industry was further amplified with the results of the huge…
James Herbertson drove home from Victoria Cup night with mixed emotions. But, once the dust settles, the 24-year-old will look back…
Great stayer Swayzee kept in the family when he demolished his rivals in last night’s $300,000 Group 1 Victoria Cup…
Nathan Jack is no stranger to success, having already scored 38 Group 1 victories in his illustrious career. The star…
Sportsbet’s Troy Anderson, race caller Dan Mielicki and trainer Andy Gath joined Tim O’Connor for the Victoria Cup edition of…
As this year’s edition of the Sportsbet Victoria Cup draws near, Koala King reigns supreme as the only horse to…
Leap To Fame’s stranglehold on Victoria Cup favouritism became vice-like after a “perfect” barrier draw in Saturday night’s $300,000 Group…
Champion pacer Leap To Fame looks set to atone for his defeat in last year’s Victoria Cup when he tuned up…