Previewing the weekend's action

A busy weekend Down Under sees seventeen race meetings take place over the weekend, with seven on Friday, six on Saturday and four on Sunday.

Victoria sees eight-races at Horsham and Melton Park on Friday, whilst Goulburn and Harold Park in New South Wales have seven and eight races each. The standout contest at Harold Park is race five, the Latin Motion Dance Academy Prize, a $16,000 contest over 2160m. Globe Derby in South Australia has seven races listed, with Gold Coast in Queensland staging eight races as well. It'll be well worth keeping an eye out for the harness racing results for this one.

All eyes, however, will be on Gloucester Park in Western Australia and their 10-race bonanza featuring the $35,000 Group 2 Members Sprint over 1730m at race eight, featuring the six-timer seeking Has The Answers. There is a total of $171,000 in prize-money across the ten races and this is undoubtedly the meeting of the weekend.

All of Saturday’s Australian harness racing is scheduled for evening action and Geelong stage the feature race of the day, the Geelong Rocket over 1609m. Smoken Up NZ and Em Maguane have both won their last three races and will be fighting out the finish for the $20,000 prize. Globe Derby will return with another seven race programme, as will Gloucester Park who have eight races carded. Albion Park stage the most races with 10 on the card, whilst Newcastle and Kalgoorlie complete the Saturday line-up.

Four meetings on Sunday are headed by the seven races scheduled at Wagga, whilst Northam, Launceston and Ballarat all have eight races apiece.