With the 2018/2019 harness racing season almost upon us, local trainers are continuing to support various meetings within the immediate area with great success.
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Participants have travelled to Wagga, Leeton, Dubbo, Parkes and Menangle.
Top of that list at the moment is the revitalised form of Village Witch, trained and driven by Jason Grimson and owned by Josh and Chloe Powderly.
The mare was almost sent to the breeding barn before finding a welcome return to form with impressive wins at Menangle in past weeks.
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Young Harness Racing Club has been fortunate in past days to find a common ground with the Canberra Harness Racing Club and in discussions that have been ongoing, it has been decided that the very popular incentive that was adopted last season between the Goulburn and Canberra clubs would now be a promotion of the Young and Canberra clubs.
This large cash incentive, to be included in a twin club overall point score, proved very popular last season with trainers, the eventual winner being the Josh Powderly trained gelding Topsie Grinner owned by W F and G Ronan.
A winner now of eight races from only twenty eight starts, he won the final race of the 2017/2018 season at Canberra on June 25 under the skilled driving of Jason Grimson defeating Sand Blaster in a close finish at the post.
Last Tuesday night the gelding resumed at Canberra and again was successful in defeating Kenfury Lass and Beachesndream.
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In a close neck margin, Topsie Grinner posted a 1:58.7 mile rate under the guidance of leading freelance driver Todd Day.
Racing will return to the Young Paceway on Sunday, October 21 with the club conducting their annual presentation night on Saturday, October 6 at the Young Golf Club.
Participants are reminded that the annual general meeting of the club will take place on Thursday, October 4 at the Young Hotel commencing at 7pm.
