There was one heart stopping incident in the mid seventies which could have halted Dean Chapple’s love affair with harness racing before it got off the ground.
THIS VIDEO MAY TEMPT YOU TO BUY A TROTTER
SPUD VERNING CAN’T KEEP AWAY FROM HARNESS HORSES
BRAD ELDER’S SIZZLING SEVEN IN TWO DAYS
BRAD HEWITT MAKES A STATEMENT ON THE MIRACLE MILE UNDERCARD, AND BAGS ANOTHER THREE ON TUESDAY
THE MCGILLS KEEP IT ALL IN THE FAMILY AT PENRITH’S END OF YEAR MEETING
HARRY PEARCE- A FRIEND TO HARNESS RACING FOR SIX DECADES
LEON JURD DOES IT HIS WAY
STEPHANIE SIZZLES TO FIRST METRO WIN
FATE BROUGHT BRAD ABBOTT AND DON BOSTON TOGETHER
2019 HRNSW AWARDS NIGHT
JASON PROCTOR’S NEW CAREER IS RIGHT ON TRACK
CLUB MENANGLE TO HONOUR HARNESS RACING’S FALLEN
I was surprised when Club Menangle historian Peter Collier told me that forty trotting trainers and drivers have died in accidents since the sport began in Australia. In conjunction with his Victorian counterpart John Peck, Peter has worked tirelessly for years to identify the people involved and to trace the circumstances of their fatal accidents.
DENNIS PICKER - IT’S ALL IN THE GENES
HOWARD JAMES - HARNESS RACING’S QUIET ACHIEVER
CHRIS WAS IN THE RIGHT PLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME
The crowd had dwindled and the bids were sparse when Lot 202 walked into the ring at the 2015 Bathurst Gold Crown yearling sale. Chris Frisby had already secured a couple of “cheapies” and wasn’t really interested in a third. He sat down for a moment and took a cursory look at the Sportswriter colt from Rooftop Fairy.
ON THE ROAD AGAIN
LISA KEPT HER FEET ON THE GROUND
REBECCA AND SAN CARLO- VICTORIAN HARNESS RACING’S DYNAMIC DUO
HARRY’S IN FOR THE LONG HAUL
Harry Martin seems to have been around Sydney harness racing tracks forever, and was well ensconced when I trained and drove my very first horse, a two year old filly called Red Mittens. Harry had a filly called Miss Viscount at the same time, and I clearly recall going around with him in early trials, and in a race or two.