To see Jim Douglass in action on a busy night at the trots is a sight to behold. For best effect you need to watch him on those occasions when his boss Ian Wilson has four or five runners engaged.
JACK TRAINOR TRAINS HIS FIRST WINNER BUT GIVES UP THE DRIVE
THE HART SIBLINGS ARE HARNESS RACING BLUE BLOODS
ROSS AND HIS STAR FILLY GET READY FOR A SPRING CAMPAIGN
Ross Adams has been walking with a spring in his step over the last few weeks and the reason isn’t hard to fathom. The veteran trainer is understandably excited about the return of his star filly Vincenzina following her winter spell - in fact she’ll be at the Menangle trials as this story goes onto the website.
TUESDAY IS NORM AND TOOTSIE’S DAY OUT
FAREWELL TO GAVIN LANG - THE BEST OF THE BEST!
BLAKE HUGHES - COALFIELDS TEENAGER HAS THE BALL AT HIS FEET
HALWES WAS ONE OF THE BEST HORSES NEVER TO WIN AN INTER DOMINION
THIS BEETSON IS NO PIE EATER - ARTIE’S STILL GOING STRONG IN HIS TWELFTH YEAR
SARAH RUSHBROOK WAS HOOKED FROM THE START
FATE BROUGHT BRAD ABBOTT AND DON BOSTON TOGETHER
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.
HONDO GRATTAN - GO GO GO YOU LITTLE BEAUTY
Stumbled upon a couple of photos of Hondo Grattan the other day. That’s all it takes to trigger memories of one of the most charismatic harness horses of all time. Did a quick check to learn that it’s coming up twenty five years since the little champ passed away at the Turnbull family’s Loyal Stud near Bathurst.