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Dead Heat at Donald Races

(By Peter Hibberd) After a dead heat in the second race of a 7-race program at the Donald Racing Centre last Monday, the exciting finishes continued on with small margins in most of the races. With no on-course TAB now it will be small crowds at...

Peter Hibberd

11 Apr 2025

Harness Racing

Catalpa Rescue Wins Charlton Cup

(By Peter Hibberd) Charlton president Andrea O’Gorman and her team would feel very happy with one of the biggest crowds seen at Charlton for a period of time, on a day which had four seasons in one, and plenty of activities for both young and old...

Peter Hibberd

18 Mar 2025

Harness Racing

Mallee Bull Cup – Abandoned

(By Peter Hibberd) The famous after party for the Mallee Bull Cups meeting at Birchip started early when H.R.V. stewards abandoned the last three races, for the health and safety of all concerned with continuous lightning in the local area. Club...

Peter Hibberd

12 Mar 2025

Harness Racing

Cup Winner – Disqualified

(By Peter Hibberd) Last Sunday’s Boort Pacing Cup was decided in the stewards’ room, in a protest that took forty minutes before a decision was announced. The original winner, Collective Works, was protested against by runner-up Lincoln River...

Peter Hibberd

07 Mar 2025

Harness Racing

Local Cups Carnival

Over the next three weekends the Boort, Birchip and Charlton Clubs will run their feature meetings with the running of their pacing and trotting cups. A lot of effort has gone into promotion of these days, so please go along and support these clubs...

Peter Hibberd

28 Feb 2025

Harness Racing

Trainers Invasion at Charlton Trots

(By Peter Hibberd) It was a seven race program at Charlton last Friday, and trainers again came from many parts of the state. As has been proven many times over in recent years, when Sunraysia trainers come to Charlton, they rarely go home without...

Peter Hibberd

11 Feb 2025