26 January, 2012
Cullens Legacy made it two out of the last three Victor Harbor Cups for leading South Australian trainer Jon Kingston-Mayne and stable driver Mark Billinger. Cullens Legacy overcome the extreme back mark of 30m in the 2660m Standing Start feature to place the 2012 Victor Harbor Cup alongside the 2010...
26 January, 2012
In three months, Sandyismyname has gone from being advertised for lease to being undefeated at his five starts for trainer/driver Paul Fidge to now his biggest test of seeking to cause an upset over SA’s Number One Pacer Ohoka Nevada on Sunday afternoon in the 2012 Century 21 Whyalla Cup. Sandyismyname...
25 January, 2012
Come On Frank and Forty Seven Flash will be the headline attractions at Mount Gambier on Friday Night when all focus around South Australia turns to the South East with the 2012 Baxter Hire Mount Gambier Gold Cup Final and the 2012 Mountain View Stud Mount Gambier Derby. Come On Frank trained at Globe...
25 January, 2012
Peter Thompson trained Longtan Luke will return to South Australia after his last start performance at Globe Derby on 2012 SA Cup Night, though this time will travel towards Victor Harbor chasing the first SA Country Cup of the 2011/2012 Racing Season. Some 700 kilometres from his Melton training base,...
23 January, 2012
Trainers are reminded that next Sunday 29th January, the Whyalla Harness Racing Club will be running the $10,000 Century 21 Whyalla Cup. This meeting will be the first race meeting covered on Sky Racing with the first race timed for 5.10pm. The Club will also run the Kevin Taylor Memorial St Leger; this...
20 January, 2012
Seven days after claiming his first scalp in the big league in the 2012 Dudley Justice Plate, Come On Frank will have his first test in standing start conditions as he headlines the second heat of the 2012 Mount Gambier Gold Cup on Sunday afternoon. Come On Frank defied all odds as a four year old to...
19 January, 2012
The 2012 Be Active Country Graduation series will be run over seven race meetings. Heats will be run at five separate race meetings and the Semi-Finals and Final will be held at Globe Derby Park. Race Dates: Heats – $2,500 each Friday 9th March: Port Pirie (2050m) Sunday 11th March: Victor Harbor...
19 January, 2012
Dates: 10th FEBRUARY 2012 (Friday) PORT PIRIE $3,000 19th FEBRUARY 2012 (Sunday) MOUNT GAMBIER $3,000 11th MARCH 2012 (Sunday) VICTOR HARBOUR $3,000 18th MARCH 2012 (Sunday) KAPUNDA $3,000 30th MARCH 2012 (Friday) KADINA @ Port Pirie $3,000 8th APRIL 2012 (Sunday) STRATHALBYN $3,000 14th APRIL 2012 (Saturday)...
19 January, 2012
Owners & Trainers are reminded that with the Australia Day holiday on Thursday next week, there are some changes to normal nomination closing times. The list of closing times for next week is: Monday 23rd January Victor Harbor Thursday 26th January – Nominations 9.00am; Acceptances 12.00pm...
18 January, 2012
Summer Carnival - South Australian Cup In perfect conditions, the biggest crowd at Globe Derby Park since the 2007 Inter Dominion witnessed Smoken Up win its third SA Cup at Globe Derby Park last Saturday night. Over 5,000 patrons attended the biggest night of racing which also featured the SA Trotters...
16 January, 2012
The Night Pearl is no doubt one of the brightest three year old talents on Australian soil currently and is living up to the expectations of trainer and driver David Murphy. The Night Pearl was well backed in early markets in the 2012 Group 1 SEW Eurodrive SA Derby from his opening quote of $3.10 into...
16 January, 2012
Smoken Up attracted a crowd of 5000 people, the largest since the 2007 Interdominion and although they had to wait an extra hour for the most anticipated race on the local racing calendar the $100,000 SKY Channel SA Pacing Cup due to power problems plagued Globe Derby Park, there was no fan disappointed...
16 January, 2012
Windinyasoup made a significant boost to his Interdominion Rankings after a blistering performance and race winning drive by Grant Campbell in the 2012 Group 3 Seelite Windows & Doors SA Trotters Cup. In an action packed somewhat chaotic Trotters Cup, Campbell surged forward through the middle stages...
16 January, 2012
Come On Frank has quickly made his mark on South Australia with cult hero status and a rapidly increasing fan base on and off the track via his Facebook Page and no wonder after his performance in the 2012 Dudley Justice Plate. It was the first real test for the Darren Billinger trained and driven four...
12 January, 2012
Lance Justice and Greg Sugars are both born and raised South Australians and this Saturday Night the two now highly successful Victorian based horseman in their own right combine with Smoken Up to defend his 2011 SA Cup crown. Since his breathtaking performance in the 2011 SA Cup, Smoken Up has won a...
11 January, 2012
Lord of the Gym headlines six interstate visitors targeting success in the 2012 Group 3 Seelite Windows & Doors SA Trotters Cup to not only claim the prestige but to secure a significant boost in the Interdominion Rankings. The third and final rankings for the $360,000 Series will be announced at...
10 January, 2012
With a full book of seven drives at Mount Gambier on Sunday, Jayson Finnis went with the opportunity to make it a worthwhile night but rather left with it being the most successful meeting in his career to date driving five winners. Finnis had previously driven five trebles in his short career to date...
10 January, 2012
Fistfullofdollars started his 3YO season as he left off from his debut 2010/2011 2YO Horse of the Year preparation on Saturday Night winning the 2012 Cape Divine/Dassa Motorcycles SA St. Leger. Fistfullofdollars sired by Elsu out of smart local race mare Perfect Lignum, has come back winning two of his...
10 January, 2012
Steam Washed deserved her short priced favoritism in the 2012 Nevele R Stud Group 1 SA Oaks on Saturday Night when driver Christopher Shinn unleashed her devastating burst of speed five wide around the final bend to sink her rivals. Race danger and second favourite Overthorns (Karen Kendall) speared...
09 January, 2012
Please note the following changes to the SA harness Racing Calendar: Sunday 26th February – Kapunda; this meeting now becomes a Twilight (TAB) fixture with coverage on Sky 2. It was previously listed as a non-TAB fixture. The meeting will feature the $5,000 Kapunda Cup and the $5,000 Kapunda Trotters...
09 January, 2012
With the Summer Carnival beginning this week at Globe Derby Park, it also signals the start of the season of Country Cups in South Australia later in the month. A total of eight Country Cups will be run during the first half of 2012, with the richest being the $25,000 Gawler Gold Cup run at Globe Derby...
05 January, 2012
Fistfullofdollars claimed three feature races on offer in South Australia in his debut season 2010/2011 earning 2YO Horse of the Year status and this Saturday Night the first 3YO feature the 2012 Cape Divine/Dassa Motorcycles St. Leger is in team Harding’s sights. Fistfullofdollars, trained by...
05 January, 2012
The Nevele R Stud Group 1 SA Oaks always seems to attract significant interstate interest and this year is no different with six of the ten runners to start in the feature race will be flying the Victorian flag. The six well credentialed visitors in their own right are headlined by the smart Ruth Shinn...
04 January, 2012
Twelve months ago, Ohoka Nevada was South Australia’s undisputed headline pacer and preparing to become the first local winner of the SA Cup since Ryans Day in1999 for Geoff Webster after winning the lead up race the 2011 Barastoc Cup. This Saturday Night at Globe Derby Ohoka Nevada goes into the...
30 December, 2011
The race meeting listed for Whyalla this Sunday has been cancelled. The decision was made by Harness Racing SA in consultation with the club, after nominations received were low. The numbers were affected by the weather forecast for the weekend, which will see extreme heat conditions for Whyalla and...
29 December, 2011
Nominations for Whyalla Sunday 1 January 2012 extended until 9am Friday 30 December at which time a final decision on the meeting will be determined based on horse numbers and predicted weather forecast.
23 December, 2011
HRSA today announced that Ken Rogers has been selected to represent South Australia in the 2012 Australasian Young Drivers Championship. The series is to be held in Perth from Monday 27th February to Friday 2nd March. Ken has become one of the states leading young drivers over the last couple of seasons....
23 December, 2011
South Australian followers can look forward to some great racing over the two nights of the Sky Racing SA Summer Carnival early in the new year. Lance Justice has already indicated that he will bring Smoken Up back to defend his Sky Racing SA Cup, plus there should be some great support racing. One change...
22 December, 2011
Recently it was announced that SA BOTRA, with the support of HRSA will be run an All Aged Sale as a replacement for the SA Yearling Sale. We can now bring you further details of the BOTRA Sale. BOTRA has been able to negotiate to hold the Sale at the Magic Millions complex at Morphettville. There are...
20 December, 2011
Following further negotiations with Sky Racing, HRSA will be making changes to the start times for the remaining Friday meetings, which have Sky 2 cover. Sky will be able to cover the first four races on these nights on Sky 1 and the remainder of the meeting on Sky 2. As a result, all of the Friday meetings...
20 December, 2011
Trainers should be aware that due to the public holidays during the Christmas/New Year week, there will be some changes to the normal nomination closing time. Below is the list of meetings and the closing dates & times over this period. Victor Harbor, Monday 26th December Noms close 2.00pm Wed 21st...
16 December, 2011
Please note that there will be no trials at Globe Derby on Christmas Day (Sun 5th Dec) or New Years Day (Sun 1st Jan). To assist trainers through this period, it has been decided to program trials on both Friday 23rd December and Friday 30th December. The trials will be run prior to the race meeting...
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