Victoria
Dan and Rob preview Saturday night’s competitive nine race meeting at Melton. Hear their thoughts on the key runners, leading chances and what to watch across the card.
The Swan Hill Pacing Cup meeting was held last Friday, October 30, with the night’s feature event, sponsored by local radio station 102.6 3SH, going the way of three-year-old A Rocknroll Dance-Ma Koo Loo colt The Final Dance ($1.20).
Dan and Rob preview Saturday night’s competitive eight race meeting at Melton. Hear their thoughts on the key runners, leading chances and what to watch across the card.
Three years ago, New Zealand trainer-driver Kyle Marshall and his partner Sophie Jefferies made the move to Victoria, and they have quickly made their mark on the state’s harness racing scene.
Ryan Phelan has done the form for the day meeting at Cranbourne Sunday.
Tim O’Connor has done the form for eight races at Melton on October 2.
Bronte Nieuwenburg’s form for Wednesday night at Ballarat.
Victoria’s Summer of Glory will return in 2027 with a strengthened six-week racing program, a $1 million insured pacers bonus that launches with the SEN Victoria Cup, a new Regional Showdown, and the introduction of the Greg Sugars Medal.
Born into a harness racing family, Brent Murphy is now forging his own path in the sport.
Harness racing in Victoria contributed $623.3 million to the state’s economy, 61.8 per cent of it in the regions.
Power trainers like Emma Stewart, Clayton Tonkin and Chris Svanosio headline Victoria’s historic raid on the Queensland winter riches, but charm sits with lesser known names chasing their dreams.
Nathan Jack is joining a powerful Victorian raid on Queensland’s feature winter races.
Harness Racing Victoria form guru Craig Rail noticed some standout runners at recent trials, with two performers catching the eye at harness racing headquarters, Melton Entertainment Park.
The Captaintreacherous horse Captain Ahab, who was first at stud in North America before being exported to Western Australia, will stand his first season in Victoria this spring.
At just 22, Olivia Jardine is carving out her path in Victoria’s harness racing ranks, driven by a genuine love of the horse that began long before she stepped into a sulky.
Warragul Harness Racing Club is embracing innovation as it looks to deliver one of the most intriguing meetings on Victoria’s harness racing Cups calendar on the King’s Birthday long weekend.
It won’t be long before New Zealand’s best trotter Kyvalley Ray returns home to Australia.
After a deliberately quiet start to the year, Victoria’s powerhouse Emma Stewart and Clayton Tonkin stable is getting serious again.
Harness racing in Victoria is set for a shake-up, with a key race rule to undergo a three-month trial at Tabcorp Park Melton aimed at making racing more competitive and engaging for punters and participants alike.
Open-class star Bay Of Biscay is back and ready to clash with Bulletproof Boy in a highly anticipated return.
It hasn’t taken long for Victoria to flex its muscle again.
The 48 stars of the track selected to vie for Victorian Horse of the Year honours have been revealed.
Victoria’s pride is on the line at Menangle on Saturday night.
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.