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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

Harness Racing

Charlton Harness Thanks Its Members

(By Peter Hibberd) Last year the Charlton Harness Racing Club had in excess of 700 members, which is amazing considering the current financial climate. Last Friday night, the club thanked a very big group of those with an evening of draws, drinks...

Peter Hibberd

04 Feb 2025

Harness Racing

The ’Burn is Back on Track

(By Peter Hibberd) The Wedderburn and District Harness Racing Club returned to its own track last Sunday, with a major upgrade to the Donaldson Park complex and torrential rain last year, the club finally got to run its feature races. These two...

Peter Hibberd

29 Jan 2025

Harness Racing

Change of Leadership at Charlton Trots

(By Peter Hibberd) After leading the Charlton Harness Club for the past eight years, Joe Thompson has handed over the reins to Andrea O’Gorman. At last week’s AGM, Andrea was elected president, Janice Boyle vice-president, treasurer Hayley...

Peter Hibberd

20 Dec 2024