Major Harness Races in Australia
There are a lot of Major Harness races held in Australia every year.
One of these is a competetion conducted between horses from Australia and New Zealand called Inter Dominion Trotting Championship. The series has been contested since 1936 and the racing alternates between Australia and New Zealand.
Other important Group One harness races inlcude
- Miracle Mile
- A G Hunter Cup
- Chariots of Fire
- Victoria Cup
- Australian Pacing Championship
- Australian Pacing Gold
The premier juvenile harness racing series in the Southern Hemisphere is the Australasian Breeders Crown for the best two, three and four year old trotters and pacers from Australia and New Zealand.
The Australasian Pacers Grand Circuit is a Group One event that was designed to be the showpiece of the Australian and New Zealand Harness Racing Industry.
An independent company Australian Pacing Gold Limited (APG), owned by the three principal clubs, is responsible for the three major eastern states' harness tracks:
- NSW Harness Racing Club (Harold Park Paceway, Sydney)
- Albion Park Harness Racing Club (Albion Park, Brisbane)
- Harness Racing Victoria (Tabcorp Park, Melton)
APG conducts the premier yearling sales in the three eastern states and manages a sales linked futurity race series for two-year-old and three-year-old pacers that were foaled in eastern Australia and sold at APG sales.
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