By Peter Wharton Several of the best sires available to the Australian breeding industry are set to feature at the 2019 Tasmanian Harness Yearling Sale to be held at Carrick Park on Saturday. The list is headed up by Bettor’s Delight, the leading Australian sire for the last seven years, Four Starzzz Shark, the sire…
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Classic winning dams at Tasmanian Harness Yearling Sale
Tuesday 12 February 2019
By Peter Wharton Classic-winning and winner-producing dams adorn the catalogue for the 2019 Tasmanian Harness Yearling Sale to be held at Carrick Park on Saturday Among the smart racemares represented are the Evicus, Sweepstakes and Blue Bonnet winner Cloudy Delight, Tisu Holly (Granny Smith and Shirley Hills), Step Up And Play, winner of the Golden…
Dornauf filly bred on classic cross
Tuesday 12 February 2019By 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,…
Another ‘Angel’ for Shelley Barnes?
Tuesday 12 February 2019By 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…