Race replays of the week – Champions and charity feature over the last seven days

On North American harness racing tracks it’s all about speed over a mile trip, in Australia it’s a mix of both standing start and mobile features across a range of track sizes, in New Zealand it could be about an extreme two-mile contest or a grass track race featuring non-race winners and in Europe the champion trotter is celebrated as a king of the track.

In Harnesslink Race Replays of the Week we bring you a snapshot into the very best contests from around the harness racing tracks of the world.

NEW ZEALAND REPLAY 

Bruce Stewart covered the return of one of the very best 3yr-old pacers in New Zealand on Friday night when the Mark and Nathan Purdon trained runner Chase A Dream took on a class field in the $100,000 Group One Canprint Flying Stakes – and right from the start of the event punters could see why the son of Captaintreacherous has that reputation.

A strong front-running effort saw the champion claim another major title, this one at the expense of I’m Tough and Hadron Collider. The winning time of 2-20.7 was just outside Copy That’s race record of 2-20.3. Watch the classy display below.

CANADIAN REPLAY

Nicholas Barnsdale reported on the Prospect Series Final for two-year-old trotting fillies on Friday. The feature race, which took place at The Raceway at the Western Fair District, attracted a strong field. In the end a daughter of resolve in Vowel For Vanna proved much too strong for race rivals, powering away to score by a 5-length margin in a time of 2.00.4.

AUSTRALIAN REPLAY

John Dunne covered NSW Breeders Challenge action coming out of Menangle on Saturday night. One of the most impressive performances came in the form of Gunna Reload who loaded up plenty of speed and spent it in the run to the line, beating a competitive field in a mile rate of 1.53.3.  Gunna Reload is unbeaten at her past five starts and has now won five of her seven career outings.  Watch the fast action below.

USA REPLAY 

John Berry covered the “Pace for the Cure,” recently, the race, which took place at Northfield Park on the 13th was notable for its connection to a charitable push towards the cure of cancer. The event saw Christina Johnson take top honors, guiding the 11-year-old gelding My Friskie Boy to victory. The grand campaigner now has 51 wins in a career stretching 10 seasons and 320 starts.

by Harnesslink Media