Matt Day has been able to develop a brand and reputation as one of the true “Kings” of the Neds APG Sydney Yearling Sales held each year in Sydney. The big man from Goulburn along with his partner Jannine Smith – Thomson and their 2 wonderful daughters are certainly favorites [...]
Celestial Standardbreds, run by Phil and Denise Thurston, is located in Forbes on the banks of the Lachlan River in Central West NSW. Together, over many years, they have developed a distinguished breeding operation and are considered by many to be leading the way in this enterprise. The location of [...]
The amazing team at Success Stud are proudly celebrating 54 years of breeding some of the very best horses in our sport. Jackie prides herself on backing a winner. And she’s backing Monday’s Neds-APG Game Changing announcement that will see the 2022 crop of yearlings compete for a massive $3M [...]
It’s truly incredible that the 2021 APG NATIONAL MIXED SALE can harness so much positive energy and passion. This will go a long way towards confirming the real excitement about the sport moving forward. Significant harness racing participants, leaders and keen followers will be blown away by the strength of the bidding [...]
Lauriston Bloodstock (owned and operated by Anne and Bill Anderson) has entrusted the team at APG to handle a small reduction in his numbers, now entered in the 2021 APG NATIONAL MIXED SALE . The sale starts this Friday 16th of July and will finish Sunday the 18th of July. We [...]
No one takes the selling of broodmares, racehorses, yearlings, weanlings and stallions more seriously than the team at APG (92% clearance rate across our yearling sales in 2021). It's this service that clearly sets Australian Pacing Gold apart from its rivals. A not-for-profit company, Australian Pacing Gold is the only [...]
One of my favorite characters from Western Australia would have to be Mal Hancock. He’s just so passionate about the sport we all love, Harness Racing. Mal and Tanya Hancock and their son Hayden have been passionate participants in the harness racing industry as breeders and owners for more [...]
It may or may not be lost on some eastern seaboard harness racing fans just how significant the contribution to our sport is by so many outstanding participants from Western Australia. Robert Watson, the driving force behind Soho Standardbreds, is certainly one that we are blessed to have in our [...]
While Harness Racing has thrown up some true champions of people and some real characters over the journey, one unforgettable passionate harness racing personality has had a massive impact on the team at APG. His name is Steven Alexandra Clements of Brisbane Pastoral Company. Steve is currently building a new [...]
Did you ever wonder why our leading sires can deliver some sub-par performers from time to time or why a mare from a very modest performing family can suddenly produce a world champion? The answer may well be with the breeder’s ability to understand a sire’s best breeding profile and [...]