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Weirs IGA Donald Classic Tomorrow

(By Peter Hibberd) One of the feature events on the Donald Race Club calendar, the Weirs IGA Donald 2-year-old Classic, will be run at the Donald Racing Centre tomorrow. The prize money for the race is $16,500 to the winner, but if the winner is...

Peter Hibberd

02 May 2025

Racing

Charlton Harness Welcomes Djaara People

(By Peter Hibberd) The associations of the Charlton Harness Racing Club and the Djaara people continued with the smoking ceremony, before another day of harness racing. With approximately forty guests on course, they enjoyed the hospitality of the...

Peter Hibberd

25 Apr 2025

Racing

Dead Heat at Donald Races

(By Peter Hibberd) After a dead heat in the second race of a 7-race program at the Donald Racing Centre last Monday, the exciting finishes continued on with small margins in most of the races. With no on-course TAB now it will be small crowds at...

Peter Hibberd

11 Apr 2025

Harness Racing

Catalpa Rescue Wins Charlton Cup

(By Peter Hibberd) Charlton president Andrea O’Gorman and her team would feel very happy with one of the biggest crowds seen at Charlton for a period of time, on a day which had four seasons in one, and plenty of activities for both young and old...

Peter Hibberd

18 Mar 2025

Harness Racing

Mallee Bull Cup – Abandoned

(By Peter Hibberd) The famous after party for the Mallee Bull Cups meeting at Birchip started early when H.R.V. stewards abandoned the last three races, for the health and safety of all concerned with continuous lightning in the local area. Club...

Peter Hibberd

12 Mar 2025

Harness Racing

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