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Breeding authority Peter Wharton presents all the harness racing news on breeding from Australia, New Zealand and North America every week brought to you by Garrard’s Horse & Hound. Amore Vita triple Vicbred champion Amore Vita, a son of the champion sire Art Major, became only the second female pacer to make a clean sweep of the Vicbred
After a win and a second in the top pacing class at Saratoga Raceway, Artful Way tried that same level at Plainridge last week and fell short in a gallant closing brush. This week he would not be denied after putting in a gutsy effort to win the $15,000 Winners-Over featured pace at Plainridge Park on Monday afternoon. Artful Way (Jay Randall) got away third in the short but select field of five as Some Waratah A (Greg Merton) was the commander of fractions. The race proceeded in single file past the first two stations in :27.2 and :57.1 before Rock Diamonds N (Ron Cushing) pulled from last a...
In just his fourth North American start, Some Waratah A put up the fastest mile of the young racing season at Saratoga Casino Hotel, winning the featured $12,000 Open Pace in 1:53. Greg Merton moved the seven-year-old son of Somebeachsomewhere to the top to set fast fractions throughout before turning aside a brief challenge from Walkinshaw N (Jimmy Devaux) in mid-stretch. Pocket rival Crockets Cullen N (Larry Stalbaum) wound up finishing second; Walkinshaw N faded to third. Some Waratah A, who paid $3.90 to win in his Saratoga debut, was one of two winners on the card for Merton, trainer Ama...
It’s common for horses shipping over from New Zealand or Australia to need change: a new style of racing and training, to add Lasix, or just a change of scenery. And often there is nowhere to go but up for those horses. Take standout "Nifty" Norman import Let It Ride as an example. He lost 10 straight races in Australia before coming to the U.S., added Lasix, and became the next rising star pacer. However, when Some Waratah arrived in Amanda Kelley’s stable from Australia on a five-race win streak, she worried there was nowhere to go but down.