Jason Lee’s trip to New Zealand in a couple of weeks will be fuelled by a fair slice of patriotism.

Like so many in Aussie harness racing, especially Victorians, the 29-year-old Lee grew-up watching a long line of Kiwi stars cross the ditch and not just compete in, but win so many of our biggest races.

Victorians will lead Australia’s biggest attack yet on the iconic New Zealand Cup Week.

James Herbertson drove home from Victoria Cup night with mixed emotions.

But, once the dust settles, the 24-year-old will look back on the night as the most defining of his career so far.

Australia's next Group 1 trotting race is more like a meeting of the United Nations of harness racing.

Saturday night’s $75,000 Bill Collins Trotters’ Mile – headed by the next clash of Just Believe and Callmethebreeze – has it all.

In what is starting to become a common theme, Jason Grimson looks the biggest danger to Leap To Fame in Saturday night’s $300,000 Group 1 Victoria Cup.

Leviathan owner Kevin Seymour is breaking a promise to himself so his champion pacer Leap To Fame can race at Melton on Saturday night.

Leap To Fame, a winner of 42 of his 53 starts and over $3.2 million, will have the first of two Melton starts in the $50,000 Smoken Up Sprint. It's a crucial lead-up to the $300,000 Group 1 Victoria Cup a week later.

Andy Gath has thrown his equine cards on the table and is starting to shuffle them.

The addition of star trotters Callmethebreeze and Im Ready Jet to the barn has created some “good headaches to have.”

This Victoria Cup has all the makings of the best race Australian harness racing has seen this year.

The Hunter Cup was good, the Miracle Mile even better and the Blacks A Fake epic display of dominance from Leap To Fame.

Comeback star Captain Ravishing is racing for a spot in the $300,000 Group 1 Victoria Cup when he steps out again at Melton on Saturday night.

Trainer Freddy Taiba was so pleased with how the injury-plagued pacer came through his sparkling first-up win at Geelong last Friday, he opted for the quick back-up and changed course towards the Cox Plate of harness racing on October 12.

Things are really hotting-up for the $300,000 Group 1 Victoria Cup.

In a day of twists, reigning NZ Cup winner Swayzee and comeback star Captain Ravishing joined the mix for Australia’s next Grand Circuit race at Melton on October 12.

It is quite fitting Friday week’s Kilmore Cup meeting will help shape the strength of the Victorian raid on New Zealand’s most prestigious trotting race, the $400,000 Dominion Trot.

It was just 18 months ago when Captain Ravishing was the most exciting pacer in Australia.

When he streaked away with the 4YO Bonanza at Melton in February, last year, Captain Ravishing had won seven of his past eight starts and was a raging hot favourite for the inaugural $2.1mil TAB Eureka.

IT is a bit scary to think it’s closing in on 25 years since the great Lyell Creek started stamping his dominance.

Time certainly flies.

Young Aussie Brad Chisholm is starting to make his mark in the U.S.

The 26-year-old’s biggest opportunity yet comes at Harrah’s Philadelphia on Sunday (Sept. 1) when he will team with the first three U.S. horses owned by champion Aussie trainer Luke McCarthy.

High Above will be the least experienced horse to contest a TAB Eureka, but he has X-factor in every corner.

The key to any successful sporting event is talkability.

When the TAB Eureka was launched a couple of years ago, HRA chief Andrew Kelly’s wish was for the race to be “talked about 24/7, 365 days a year.”

Champion trainer Emma Stewart became just the second Victorian harness trainer to win the "card" at Kilmore last night.

Star pacer Better Eclipse has won 22 races and over $1.2 million, but trainer Jess Tubbs believes his could still be yet to come.

The gelding launches his biggest and most ambitious campaign yet when he returns from a spell in the Legend Popular Alm & Vin Knight free-for-all (1720m) at Melton on Saturday night.