Rasmussen to get galloping licence today
14-Jun-2010 01:26 PM NZT
Interdominion queen Natalie Rasmussen has climbed to the top of Australasian harness racing mountain and now the popular Queenslander is set to take on Australia's best thoroughbred trainers.»»»

One of New Zealand's best free-for-all pacers - Awesome Armbro has been sold to harness racing interests in Canada. The Geoff Small trained 7-year-old, who won last year's Interdominion Consolation Final on the Gold Coast, will leave New Zealand on Sunday (May 23). »»»

Interdominion winning driver Darren Hancock and his young family have been living in the United States for two months now and the former Australian horseman is loving his new harness racing lifestyle so much he hasn't even felt homesick yet. »»»

Because the Rowe Memorial Cup is raced "backwards" Chris Lang will be bringing his two-time Interdominion champion Sundons Gift to Auckland a couple of weeks prior to the prestigious Group One trotting event. "He has to get used to the way you Kiwis race backwards," his Victorian trainer/driver joked.»»»

Inter Dominion Event Committee Chairman Ray Sharman today (Tuesday) announced that Western Australian trainer Bill Johnson has been recognised nationally with the awarding of the "Brian Hancock" Distinguished Service Award for his outstanding harness racing contribution to the Inter Dominion Championship in its formative years.»»»