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🇦🇺 STALLION TAX SHOWDOWNVictoria has scrapped the Stallion Tax for 2025/26 – but NSW and Queensland are still silent.Bre...
10/08/2025

🇦🇺 STALLION TAX SHOWDOWN
Victoria has scrapped the Stallion Tax for 2025/26 – but NSW and Queensland are still silent.

Breeders say it’s the million-dollar question the industry deserves answered NOW, before another year’s levy is charged by default.

“Every lover of harness racing needs to stand up and make change happen. Demand to know your state’s position – don’t leave it to someone else!”

Read the full story at Harnesslink ➡️
https://harnesslink.com/australia/the-million-dollar-question-states-challenged-on-stallion-tax/

With Victoria ruling out collection of the much-maligned harness racing Stallion Tax this breeding season, pressure is mounting on other State bodies to

🇬🇸 Oamaru’s Bev Williamson recorded her 100th winner as a owner 💯when Saucy Delight 🔥won the last race for trainer drive...
10/08/2025

🇬🇸 Oamaru’s Bev Williamson recorded her 100th winner as a owner 💯when Saucy Delight 🔥won the last race for trainer driver Craig Ferguson at Invercargill today.😁

Bruce Stewart reports on a good day for the Williamson family.💪

The win by the Craig Ferguson trained Saucy Delight (Bettor’s Delight) at Ascot Park today was Bev Williamson’s 100th winner as an owner.

🇬🇸 “I’ve got nearly all trotters in work. I wouldn’t know how to put hopples on a horse now.” 😂Weedons trainer Fred Flet...
09/08/2025

🇬🇸 “I’ve got nearly all trotters in work. I wouldn’t know how to put hopples on a horse now.” 😂

Weedons trainer Fred Fletcher won his second Darren DeFilippi Memorial at Addington last night with Royal Gypsy.🫅

Bruce Stewart reviews the race and gets Fletchers thoughts on the sport.☎️

Veteran trainer Fred Fletcher and junior reinsman Sam Thornley combined to win last night’s Darren DeFilippi Memorial at Addington with Royal Gypsy (Royal

🇬🇸 “Tony has done an amazing job, he has been so caring and methodical with him [Akuta],” says Purdon.🎯Popular Northern ...
07/08/2025

🇬🇸 “Tony has done an amazing job, he has been so caring and methodical with him [Akuta],” says Purdon.🎯

Popular Northern horseman Tony Shaw is back in the game after a few tough years.🥰

Michael Guerin reports📞

Even in the game of highs and lows that is horse racing few have experienced the extremes Tony Shaw has.

🇬🇸 “His semen is incredibly good. 💯The first twelve mares we served last year got in foal, bang."🔨Brent McIntyre is over...
07/08/2025

🇬🇸 “His semen is incredibly good. 💯The first twelve mares we served last year got in foal, bang."🔨

Brent McIntyre is over the moon 🌝about Macca Lodge's stallion roster.

Bruce Stewart reports📢

There’s an element of excitement at Southland’s breeding nursery Macca Lodge.

🇬🇸 “People said to me ‘what are you doing up here? - there’s not room for you.’ I told them that I would just have to ma...
07/08/2025

🇬🇸 “People said to me ‘what are you doing up here? - there’s not room for you.’ I told them that I would just have to make room.”🏠

Southland driver Ken Barron caused a real stir 🤔when he moved to Canterbury to drive for John Lischner. 🫅

Bruce Stewart looks back on Barron’s stellar career as a driver and trainer and discovers what his plans are for the future.☀️

Although the winners keep coming for West Melton trainer Ken Barron, he freely admits his training days are coming to an end.

🇦🇺 Swan Hill sports tragic Noel Watson just lived the dream - a proud dual-code owner and longtime voice of local footy,...
06/08/2025

🇦🇺 Swan Hill sports tragic Noel Watson just lived the dream - a proud dual-code owner and longtime voice of local footy, Noel’s red-hot run was one for the books.
“I’m having a bit of luck… but you’ve got to take it while you can!” he laughed.🙌🏉🏇
Click below to read Terry Gange's story:

For an Australian Rules Football, harness racing, and racing tragic, northwest Victorian sports fanatic Noel Watson had a week that dreams are made of

🇦🇺 Defying the odds - and still training winners. Victorian horseman Tim McGuigan was diagnosed with stage four prostate...
05/08/2025

🇦🇺 Defying the odds - and still training winners.

Victorian horseman Tim McGuigan was diagnosed with stage four prostate cancer in early 2023. Just over two years on, he’s still doing what he loves - and doing it well.

The Gordon-based trainer landed a special win at Melton last week with Shotinthedark, driven by his son Darby.

Read Terry Gange's story on Harnesslink 👉

Two and a half years after receiving a stage four cancer diagnosis, Victorian harness racing trainer Tim McGuigan is still doing what he loves – and training

🇦🇺 Queensland reinswoman Tamara Battle experienced the full emotional rollercoaster of racing at Redcliffe – just two ra...
04/08/2025

🇦🇺 Queensland reinswoman Tamara Battle experienced the full emotional rollercoaster of racing at Redcliffe – just two races after being nosed out for her first win, she bounced back to break through in style with Beyond Doubt...in only her sixth career drive!

Read Terry Gange's story at Harnesslink:

After coming heartbreakingly close earlier in the night, new Queensland harness racing driver Tamara Battle had to wait only an hour to turn it all around and

🇦🇺 Victorian trainer-driver Bec Bartley is building something worth waiting for, with her tough little trotting mare.Wor...
03/08/2025

🇦🇺 Victorian trainer-driver Bec Bartley is building something worth waiting for, with her tough little trotting mare.

Worth Waiting made it two wins from as many starts this season with another gritty performance at Melton on Saturday night.

Read Terry Gange's story on Harnesslink:

Emerging trotter Worth Waiting (Volstead) continued her promising rise on Saturday night (Aug 2), delivering her second win from as many starts this season

🇬🇸 “He’s a good size and once he strengthens💪 he’ll make a much better three year old.”Cullen Racing produced impressive...
01/08/2025

🇬🇸 “He’s a good size and once he strengthens💪 he’ll make a much better three year old.”

Cullen Racing produced impressive two year old Zeus Lightning ⚡️to win at Addington last night.

Bruce Stewart reports👀

It looks like Rolleston trainers Hayden and Amanda Cullen have unleashed a smart two year old judging by the way Zeus Lightning (Bettor’s Delight) won at

🇦🇺 Fresh off their emotional Raider Stakes triumph, the Kyabram team of Cuzzy Bro and trainer Kristy Butler have the Bea...
31/07/2025

🇦🇺 Fresh off their emotional Raider Stakes triumph, the Kyabram team of Cuzzy Bro and trainer Kristy Butler have the Beautide in their sights...and dream shot at Tasracing’s TAB slot in the $2.1 Eureka slot.

Read Terry Gange's story at Harnessink:

Kyabram-based horsewoman Kristy Butler is chasing back-to-back features in Tasmania – and this time, the stakes are even higher.Fresh from a memorable victory

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