By Peter Wharton Westbury horseman Leigh Dornauf will be the busiest person at Carrick Park trots on Saturday afternoon. Not only is Leigh the chairman of the host club, but he is a vendor at the Tasmanian Harness Yearling Sale to be held at Carrick Park later in the day. Dornauf and his wife Leanne,…
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Another ‘Angel’ for Shelley Barnes?
Tuesday 12 February 2019
By Peter Wharton Prominent Sassafras horsewoman and hobby breeder Shelley Barnes is breeding to sell. And, Shelley’s single entry – Lot 4 in the Tasmanian Harness Yearling Sale – looks certain to attract plenty of interest among yearling prospectors at Carrick Park on Saturday. It is a well-grown filly by Lennytheshark’s sire, the Cam’s Card…
Maine yearlings have winning ways
Monday 11 February 2019By Peter Wharton Prominent north-western horsewoman Susan Maine and her daughters Melissa and Lisa have thrown their support behind the 2019 Tasmanian Harness Yearling Sale to be held at Carrick on Saturday, February 16. Their three-strong draft is headed up by a superbly bred colt by champion sire Bettor’s Delight, from a maternal family chock…
A Regal draft from Noel Salter
Saturday 9 February 2019By Peter Wharton Tatlow Medallist and Tasmanian Hall of Fame member Noel Salter is pinning his faith in the fast American import Stonebridge Regal at the 2019 Tasmanian Harness Yearling Sale at Carrick on Saturday, February 16. Salter, who has been one of Tasmania’s leading breeders over three decades, is offering a colt, a gelding…
TAB Hobart Cup barrier draw
Tuesday 5 February 2019
THE official barrier draw for the $250,000 Group 3 TAB Hobart Cup will be held at TAB Park Elwick in Hobart on Wednesday morning. The excitement and tension that surrounds the barrier draw always delivers an electric atmosphere and the draw for the Tasmanian Racing Club’s showcase event will be no different. The draw is…
Strong draft from Sue Streit at Tassie sale
Tuesday 5 February 2019By Peter Wharton Elderslie Horse Care and Spelling, conducted by well-known horsewoman Sue Streit, of Elderslie, near Brighton, is one of Tasmania’s foremost standardbred breeding nurseries and has been a major benefactor of the industry. Sue, who founded the stud on a picturesque 160-acre undulating property in the Southern Midlands in 2011, has been involved…