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Dontpokethedragon, who lost a ten-race win streak when he was third in the final preliminary of his Game Of Claims Series group seven days ago at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, rebounded in a big way on Saturday (March 23), overcoming a rough journey to take the $47,297 Championship of the GOC event for $33784 base-tag pacers in 1:54.1 under adverse conditions. In winning, Dontpokethedragon regained the North American lead for most victories in 2024 with nine success stories before the fi...

The second preliminary round of the Game Of Claims series for the highest-priced selling horses at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania highlighted the Saturday afternoon sloppy-track action at the northeast Pennsylvania oval.

You can hear the excitement in New Jersey harness racing trainer Tahnee Camilleri’s voice when she talks about former New Zealand pacer Duke Of Cornwall N (Sweet Lou). The five year old entire is a rising star in the stable and Tahnee says when he first arrived from Australia he was very green and his

The original President of the Marburg Pacing Association Brendan Sheehy and I met Dr Edwards in order to ascertain why no consensus could be achieved between the codes.

Denis Smith THE merry month of May is upon us, the last month of autumn, and for the Marburg folk, one of the busiest. Three meetings are planned to enjoy. The Marburg Pacing Association starts the trifecta with Labour Day on Monday, presenting a solid eight race card. Racing starts at 12.27pm. All the regular features will be on the go including exciting country harness, country style burgers and other tasty items, home made desserts, amazing prices on beverage and other cold drinks. Ther...

THE following is an initiative proposed by Harness Racing Australia, supposedly for “ industry consultation”. This in itself, would be a novelty given the “consultative process” which we were told preceded the adoption of the horrendous “ratings” handicapping system with which we are now saddled. Australian breeders are set to benefit with a prizemoney injection of more than $2m into new racing opportunities for Australian bred horses which will lift the industry ...

Denis Smith THE following, from Jordan Gerrans on the Queensland Harness Racing website, is about the biggest event to happen in the greater Ipswich footprint in many years. What was once considered a bit of a backwater in the harness game, though it boasted a very large hobbyist contingent of owners and trainers, has become a mecca for up and coming young professionals. While the following article highlights an astronomical achievement, the Turpin-McMullen operation will soon be under sie...

ALL roads lead to Marburg on Sunday. Take a break from the rush of Christmas preparations to enjoy an afternoon at the Marburg trots. Nine action packed harness races are on the 700 metre Showground track, where you can pick out your runner as they go down the back straight. A new TAB facility is open for the first time. Regular bookmaker Steven Anthony will field on the locals and the popular "funny money bookie" for all those who like a flutter but cant afford to lose cold cash. "Pick Th...

MARBURG racing is coming on Sunday week. Warm up for Christmas Day with an afternoon of country trots on the action packed 700 metre Marburg circuit on December 20. Theres supervised kids activities, a waterslide and rock climbing wall. Santa is coming for the kids and the popular Mini-trotters will be there. A TAB facility will be up and running. Stephen Anthony will be the in-house bookmaker and the "funny money" team will be in action for those who like a flutter, without actually losi...