By Duane Ranger. John McNee admits he might not have ever embarked on a harness racing career had it not been for prominent New South Wales trainer, Alf Phillis. “I was born in Sydney, but we lived in Austral, about...
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By Duane Ranger. (sponsored by Fletcher Racing) Rodney Belford was always destined to have a successful career with horses in some way or another. Anyone at the 1944 Ekka Show could have predicted that. Belford, whose...
By Duane Ranger. The 3-year-old brown gelding named after this writer by brilliant race-caller Mark McNamara, has won first-up in Australia. The Craig Cross trained and Luke McCarthy driven Ranger Bomb, a son of...
By Duane Ranger. Adam Sanderson’s best season in 11 years of driving just got better. Eight months after nailing his first Group One winner behind the Grant Dixon trained Wee Man Trouble,, the 31-year-old last night...
By Duane Ranger. Prominent Redcliffe trainer, Ross Fletcher, believed if his local ‘Paceway’ had a Hall-of-Fame, then Ronnie McCall would be the first inductee. The former baker, who was born and educated in Sydney...
By Duane Ranger. Although it is still to be confirmed the Queensland driving brothers of Hayden and Brendan Barnes, could become miners by the end of the year. Their grandfather, former Australian tennis rep, and equine...
By Duane Ranger Taleah McMullen has only been driving for two- and a-bit seasons, and in that time, she has unbelievably achieved two centuries thanks to the same trainer, horse, and racetrack. The trainer she has loved...
By Duane Ranger How fitting it was last night (Saturday) to see Albion Park’s joint track record holder, Cruz, bring up a personal milestone for New South Wales horseman, Craig Cross. The Cobbitty trainer racked up his...
By Duane Ranger ‘Leader Peter’, aka Peter McMullen, can almost reach out – touch, taste and smell an elusive Queensland driving premiership. The man who has driven a century of winners 11 times notched up his...
By Duane Ranger. It couldn’t have happened to a nicer person, or more deserving and committed horsewoman. Lola Weidemann, who seems to travel the earth to get to races throughout Queensland and NSW, has won the Open Pace at...
