by Duane Ranger My childhood harness racing hero – the man, who played a huge part in me becoming a trotting head – will be farewelled in a private family Service in Auckland this week. ‘Wolfie’, aka Peter Tom...
By Duane Ranger (courtesy of Redcliffe Paceway) For the first 15 to 20 years of his life, Darrel Graham, was a footy player who never knew much about horses. But he was always intrigued by the Rocklea Trotting Track...
By Duane Ranger (courtesy of Redcliffe Paceway) Noel and Christine Denning have bred thousands of winners since they established Burwood Stud in1982. In fact, without their immense contribution harness racing in Queensland...
By Duane Ranger (courtesy of Redcliffe Paceway) Redcliffe Harness Racing Club Treasurer, Reg Vidler, has both seen and experienced mammoth changes since he first went to the trots at the Nowra Showgrounds in the early...
By Duane Ranger (courtesy of Redcliffe Paceway) Australia’s leading trainer of 2-year-olds in 2023, Aaron Goadsby, has deflected early season praise saying his Queensland host Stephen Cini, also needed to be applauded for...
By Duane Ranger (courtesy of Redcliffe Paceway) Marburg horseman, Ron Wells, has lived in a racing stable all of his life. His father, Bill, won numerous Tasmanian galloping trainers’ premierships and also trained Piping...
By Duane Ranger (courtesy of Redcliffe Paceway) ‘Lil Johnny’, aka Johnrod – the compact little gelding with the big motor, has become the Redcliffe Harness Racing Club’s poster boy for 2022. The Tayla Gillespie...
By Duane Ranger (Courtesy of Redcliffe Paceway) Bruce Usher only trained standardbreds in Queensland for 10 years, but during that decade from 1987 to 1997, the Tasmanian horseman made a huge impression both on and off...
By Duane Ranger (Courtesy of Redcliffe Paceway) Through no fault of their own a lot of 77-year-olds can’t walk, let alone regularly whiz around a racetrack at 40-plus kilometres per hour. But Mrs Rhonda Aldons is an...
By Duane Ranger (courtesy of Redcliffe Paceway) How appropriate it was for Shane Fraser to notch up his 50th career win with his best horse on his favourite track last Wednesday (December 21). The Cobaki (Tweed Heads...
