The 2022 APG NATIONAL MIXED SALE presents astute buyers with an incredible opportunity to select from a massive list of 212 lots from some of the best families available in the Southern Hemisphere. Many of these outstanding Lots have affordable, small or in some cases no reserves at all. With 45 intoxicating Weanlings in [...]
DESPITE a change in date, the Australian Pacing Gold Sovereign remains Mahomes' primary target this campaign. Originally scheduled to be conducted at Club Menangle next month, the feature was pushed back to September 20 for the heats, with the Final four nights later. Referring to the postponement as "an inconvenience", [...]
A FEW easy days before another Group One mission...that's the plan with outstanding filly Jewel Melody. Speaking after the two-year-old captured her second Australian Pacing Gold Final at Albion Park tonight, trainer Bernie Hewitt revealed Jewel Melody's schedule. Thanks to her dual eligibility status Jewel Melody captured the APG Bullion [...]
Dear friends in harness racing, Much discussion, publicly and privately, has followed APG’s notice to the industry that the Company will not be conducting sales in Melbourne and Sydney in 2023. In the wake of this announcement, there has been a flurry of false and unsubstantiated commentary on [...]
DOUBLE eligibility has Jewel Melody in a strong position to claim her second Australian Pacing Gold Final during the weekend. Triumphant in APG's Bullion Final at Club Menangle on April 30, Jewel Melody is engaged in Saturday night's $156,000 decider at Albion Park. The Group One is for pacers purchased [...]
Australian Pacing Gold (APG), the industry’s not-for profit standardbred yearling sales company, is excited to announce that following four successive years of record sales averages, we will shortly be calling for nominations for our 2023 Neds APG Yearling sales. APG’s Queensland sale will be conducted on the Gold Coast on 22 [...]
HERE'S some figures to consider... In 2017 there were 3382 foals born in Australia, with 3130 arrivals throughout the nation the following year. That equates to 6512 Aussie-bred three and four-year-olds eligible for Saturday night's The Rising Sun at Albion Park. Following a selection process, the number was condensed to [...]
It’s with great excitement and pleasure that Australian Pacing Gold can announce that long-time supporter-partners and the elite breeding combination of Lindsay and Mary Vagg will be again leading the way with 100% of their draft featuring at the 2023 APG Gold Coast Sale set down for Sunday the 22nd of January. The Vagg’s are [...]
Back in 2008 no Standardbred had ever raced a faster mile, and no pacer had ever earned more in a single season than the 2008 world champion and Horse of the Year Somebeachsomewhere. He went on to hold a lifetime record of 21-20-1-0 with career earnings of $3,328,755. It’s extremely hard [...]
Although I am one of APG's newest staff members, only joining the team at the end of last year as an official member. I have been helping APG for more than 8 years and have attended yearling sales since as long as I can remember. However, the Weight in Gold 3 [...]