By Peter Wharton The Tasmanian Harness Yearling Sale, the sale that produced last season’s outstanding juvenile Mickey Oh, will be conducted at Carrick Park on Saturday, starting at 2pm. The pre-sale parade will commence at 1pm. The catalogues lists yearlings by 12 different stallions including the established sires Sweet Lou, Always B Miki, Sportswriter, A…
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Elliott’s pair well above par
Friday 25 February 2022
Tasmanian golfing legend Elliott Booth, whose horses carry the ‘Iden’ moniker, has nominated two superbly bred youngsters for the 2022 Tasmanian Harness Yearling Sale on Saturday, March 5 at Carrick Park.
Show stoppers from Shelley Barnes
Monday 21 February 2022
By Peter Wharton Sassafras professional horsewoman Shelley Barnes has nominated two superbly bred colts – both from the same family – for the 2022 Tasmanian Harness Yearling Sale on Saturday, March 5 at Carrick Park. The colts belong to an old time Tasmanian family which has produced horses the calibre of Strezlecki Lady, Claremont Boy,…
Select draft from tyro Tassie vendors
Tuesday 15 February 2022
Well known Tasmanian media identity Jamie Cockshutt and his racing partner Barry Cooper have been regular buyers of yearlings, mainly in New Zealand, for many years. Cool Water Paddy, Dapper Dana and Our Chain Of Command are just a few of the NZ bred performers they’ve raced with great success.
Red letter year for Lilydale breeder
Tuesday 8 February 2022
By Peter Wharton Lilydale breeder-owner Shane Hawes enjoyed a red-letter year in 2021 with his stock. Undoubtedly the headline performer was brilliant youngster Mickey Oh (Racing Hill-Ark Breeze), who won four of his five starts including the Group 2 $50,000 Dandy Patch and the $20,000 Tasmanian Sweepstakes. Bought for $16,000 at the Tasmanian Harness Yearling…
Progeny of classic winning dams stand out at Tasmanian sale
Monday 7 February 2022
A feature of the 2022 Tasmanian Harness Yearling Sale, to be held at Carrick Park on Saturday, March 5, is the strong percentage of youngsters out of classic-winning or winner-producing dams.