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Mark Pitt completed a winning quartet when he piloted short priced favorite Bay Of Biscay (Somebeachsomewhere) to an effortless harness racing win the $150,000 Alabar Bloodstock Nutrien Equine Classic (3YO Colts & Geldings) Final at Melton. Bay Of Biscay (1.07 fav) enjoyed a low pressure run in the lead before throwing a 27.1 last 400

Trainer Clayton Tonkin scooped the pool in the rich Alabar Bloodstock Nutrien Equine Classic (2YO) Finals at Melton. The Tonkin prepared The Highlight Reel (Poster Boy) served notice he is a harness racing star of the future when he led most of the way in the $250,000 2YO Colts & Geldings Final. The winner a

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The decision to play at home in preference to attempting a Newcastle Mile threepeat paid off for Miracle Mile harness racing aspirant Mach Dan (Mach Three) when he led all the way in The Geelong Rocket over the flying mile at Beckley Park. A well supported $1.70 favorite, Mach Dan speared to the lead from

John Bartley could not possibly have imagined his love of horses as a hobby trainer in outback Australia would inspire three of his granddaughters to highly successful harness racing careers. And tomorrow night (Feb. 10) the three women, Bec Bartley, Lisa Pitt and Ellen Jones, will acknowledge their grandfather’s inspiration when they converge on the

It’s not often eight-year-old debutante trotters get everything right – but Amigos (Bacardi Lindy) did that at Cobram last week (Jan 18) and his 20-metre victory repaid the blood, sweat and the “many, many tears” of harness racing trainer Lisa Pitt. The strongly built Amigos was tried as a two-year-old colt by his breeder Steve

Lightly raced trotter Hesallmuscle (Muscle Hill) served notice he could be competing at the elite level in 12 months’ time when he outclassed his harness racing rivals in the Decoglaze Splashbacks Trot on Ballarat Cup Night. Sent out the $1.40 favorite, Hesallmuscle worked to the lead shortly after the start and driver Mark Pitt was

The Chris Svanosio trained mare Norms Lady (Captaintreacherous) broke through for a well-deserved harness racing win in the Decoglaze Splashbacks Mares Pace at Ballarat. Svanosio would have been quietly chuckling to himself as he lobbed along two horses back in the running line while Jilliby Willow and the $1.65 favorite Champagne Delight engaged in a

Perfect Class (Captaintreacherous) broke through for a well-deserved harness racing win when he led all the way in the Breeders Crown (3YO Colts & Geldings) First Semi Final. Mark Pitt was able to run the race to suit himself and Perfect Class was afforded a leisurely 63.6 first half of the last mile and the

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