By Duane Ranger (courtesy of Redcliffe Paceway) Allenview horseman, Brad Forge, spends most of his days shoeing and working out the problems that are associated with standardbred and thoroughbred racing. In fact, the...
By Duane Ranger (Courtesy of Redcliffe Paceway) There’s seldom a Redcliffe Harness Racing Club meeting go by when you don’t see Mathew Neilson salute the judge. His 2,170 career driving wins and $10.5 million in stake...
By Duane Ranger (courtesy of Redcliffe Paceway) A common cricket injury has ultimately led to a blossoming harness racing career for former Under-19 Australian cricket rep, Lacey Hinze. Haigslea-based Hinze, who trained two...
By Duane Ranger (courtesy of Redcliffe Paceway) Ron Sallis never expected Be My Rock to win the last race at Redcliffe Paceway last Thursday. In fact, the 62-year-old Wanora horseman was starting to lose all hope in the...
By Duane Ranger (courtesy of Redcliffe Paceway) Full-time farrier work has ironically allowed Lockyer Waters horseman, Mat Wright, more time to train his own standardbreds, and because of that the 31-year-old is now...
By Duane Ranger Gold Coast businesswoman, Rhonda Johnson, and her 3-year-old Dynamite colt, Fireworks, have won the Group One Duane Ranger Birthday Pace at Dicelands Raceway on Thursday (September 1). Staged for the first...
By Duane Ranger (courtesy of Redcliffe Paceway) Old adages are often bantered around at the track… ‘that’s racing’ and …’there’s always next week. But Stubbo (NSW) trainer, Ty Robson, wants to know how often...
By Duane Ranger (courtesy of Redcliffe Paceway) For a man who has spent his working life satisfying people’s hunger, Gary Gerrard, has also proven himself to be a better than average hobby horseman. Jimboomba-based...
By Duane Ranger (courtesy of Redcliffe Paceway) Doug Wilson is like fine wine – he just keeps getting better with age. The 63-year-old Jimboomba horseman, who has been conditioning standardbreds off and on since 1982, is...
By Duane Ranger (courtesy of Redcliffe Paceway) A ‘Covid project’ horse that had 184 starts before James Lewin got him, has given both man and pacer a renewed vigour for harness racing – despite Lewin’s busy...
