FORMER northern trainer and reinsman Len Clement hit the limelight at last Friday’s Leeton harness meeting when he trained and drove LettucefireHarvey to a win in the TAB Rewards Pace.
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It was Len’s first winner in four years, and the first for the Courage Under Fire four-year-old. The win paid $107.
Len, along with his wife Chris, completed their bucket list earlier this year in driving on every track in NSW and have headed down to the Riverina for a while to set up training.
ELLEN Rixon, ambassador of the NSW Standardbred Owners Association, handled her seven driving engagements last Friday at Tamworth Paceway and left the grounds a winner after taking Merry Jasper to the line for Tamworth trainer Brendan Hunt.
The NSWSOA race colours appeared on six winners on the eight-event program. Stacey Weidemann won three races in succession and may end up with the NSWSOA “B” colours as one of the most successful to wear the silks on one day. Newcastle will host their NSWSOA meeting on Saturday.
COMMANCHE is looking like a horse to follow this season after notching up his fourth win for the Dwayne Brown stables from six starts. Driven by Scotty-Jon Welsh, the five-year-old gelding raced three wide around the home turn before coming away for a 2.7 metre win over race favourite Sea Kingdom (Peter Hedges) and Purple Shades (Anthony Varga).
“He has been going super for us,” Welsh said.
HARNESS racing is at the Tamworth Paceway on Wednesday night with the feature race being the Kevin & Kay Seymour Celebrating 50 Years Mares Pace. The winning owner will receive a free service to either Hurrikane Kingcole USA or Gotta Go Cullect NZ.
The name Seymour has been associated with harness racing in Queensland for over 50 years. The are pleased the Seymours are supporting the industry in NSW, which includes the Evolution Series. Tamworth will to be advised of its Evolution Series race date.
