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Australian harness racing commentator Chris Barsby is living a life-long dream. The Queensland caller has always wanted to be involved harness racing from an early age. His deep passion for the sport eventually sending him on the right track to...

Young Victorian trainer Craig Demmler knows he has a harness racing name and a reputation to uphold. The son of legendary horseman, Ted Demmler, made a move to Bacchus March in Victoria two years ago in order to forge his own career as a harness...

Morrinsville-based harness racing trainer Jill Coppins has trained 39 winners since taking over her late husband Brian's stable in 1998-99. And the man who trained his last winner in the 1997-98 season would have been smiling from above after his...

Harness racing superstar Dexter Dunn looks to be a leading chance in the up-coming Australasian Young Drivers Championship which begins at Forbury Park in nine days time. The driving genius has compiled 196 wins and $1.6 million in stake earnings...

In many parts of the world the month of May is a month of celebration. In this part of the world, commonly known as 'Down Under', there is a celebration between two of the major harness racing stud farms - Alabar and Stallion Station - with...

Three years after being named Northern Harness Racing's top cadet - David Branch has trained his first winner. The 21-year-old assistant racing manager at Alexandra Park broke through for his debut win at Cambridge Raceway last week when he drove...

Three years after being named Northern Harness Racing's top cadet - David Branch has trained his first winner. The 21-year-old assistant racing manager at Alexandra Park broke through for his debut win at Cambridge Raceway last week when he drove...

New Zealand harness racing trainer Brendon Hill is looking to target the rich New South Wales prizemoney in the coming months with Timeless Perfection and Ultimate Player. While Hill will not be making a fulltime move to Menangle he has hinted he...

Classic Families is now free to everyone on the planet for the next three years on www.classicfamilies.net. No logins, no registration required. It was designed for current and future generations to wonder at the world of harness racing. More...

Twenty-year-old harness racing driver Matthew Williamson believes the New Zealand representatives in the up-coming Australasian Young Drivers Championship have a distinct advantage over their Aussie counterparts. More...

Former kiwi filly Our Dolly Would will line up in this week's New South Wales Trotters Derby after winning last week's NSW Trotters Oaks at Tabcorp Park Menangle. The daughter of Artsplace started her harness racing racing career as a pacer and...

Tuesday's (May 24) win by Summer Man at Addington Raceway meant so much more to harness racing trainer Alan Russell than on-lookers could have imagined. It was Russell's first official win in the sulky and Summer Man's last race before retiring, but...

Tuesday's (May 24) win by Summer Man at Addington Raceway meant so much more to harness racing trainer Alan Russell than on-lookers could have imagined. It was Russell's first official win in the sulky and Summer Man's last race before retiring, but...

In the line at the store, the cashier told the older woman that she should bring her own grocery bags because plastic bags weren't good for the environment. The woman apologized to him and explained, 'We didn't have the 'green thing' back in my...

Although ninth was the best he could muster in last month's Inter Dominion grand final his American harness racing owner Joe Muscara never lost faith in Lets Get Serious. In fact before he won his two races at Alexandra Park tonight (Friday May 27)...

The on again - off again harness racing career of one of New Zealand's finest but seldom seen trotters is finally over. Stig will now spend his retirement with fellow New Zealand trotting giants Lyell Creek and Take a Moment at Lindsay Kerslake's...

First it was ducks, then a cat and yesterday a dog. What will it be next? A frisky feline narrowly avoided being roadkill when it ran out in front of a harness racing field near the finish of the last race at Alexandra Park on Friday night, just...

Fly Like An Eagle is the horse to beat in Saturday's Harness Racing Jewels $200,000 2YO Emerald at Ashburton after a sensational workout on the course yesterday. More...

The German trotter Brioni, driven by Joakim Lovgren, won the 60th edition of harness racing's prestigious trotting event - the 2011 Elitlopp - in a photo finish on Sunday (May 29), where he just got his nose in front at the last step before...

Brilliant driver Dexter Dunn is set to re-write the harness racing record books again. The driving genius has surpassed 200 driving wins in a season for the second time in his short career, and following a double at yesterday's (Sunday May 29)...