Garrard leading the AYDC in Australia

Top Kiwi junior Sarah O’Reilly has gone from first equal to second equal after the latest harness racing heats in the 1Equine Australasian Young Drivers’ Championships (AYDC) in Queensland.

Her best result on night two of the championships at Redcliffe last night was a third in the sixth heat with Connies Spirit to have 45 points overall.

That makes her second equal with Joshua Gallagher, who had a  good night with two wins, in heats four and six.

Angus Garrard won the fifth heat with Gosling In Flight and is a clear leader on 62 points, 17 ahead of O’Reilly and Gallagher.

The next three heats will be held at Redcliffe tonight before the 10th and final race of the championship as part of Inter Dominion Grand Final night at Albion Park tomorrow.

Points after six of ten races :

Angus Garrard 62
Josh Gallagher 45
Sarah O’Reilly 45
James Herbertson 42
Mitch Ford 42
Emily Suvaljko 38
Zev Meredith 36
Crystal Hackett 33
Leonard Cain 26
Corey Johnson 22

For complete race entries, click here.

From Harness Racing New Zealand