WA harness racing’s annual two-week autumn Group 1 bonanza has given “once-in-a-lifetime” Tasmanian pacer Triedtotellya the chance to salvage some glory from an illness-interrupted trip to Perth.

The inside draw gives local topliner Magnificent Storm his chance for Nullarbor redemption when he lines up in Friday night’s Group 1 Fremantle Cup at Gloucester Park.

Champion trainer David Aiken has enjoyed great success with his pacers in Western Australia, and it was an emotional time at Gloucester Park on Friday night when his old war horse Max Delight caused an upset with a thrilling victory in the $1,250,000 TABtouch Nullarbor slot race.

Some of the bits and pieces that caught Tim O’Connor’s eye in the world of harness racing…

Long-time rivals Minstrel and Magnificent Storm have the right draws to repel the interstate challenge and land another Nullarbor for the locals at Gloucester Park on Friday night.

The cult figure of Victorian harness racing, Bulletproof Boy, tuned up for the $1.25m The Nullarbor with an all-the-way win in the Hip Pocket Free For All at Melton on Saturday night.

Australia’s harness racing best fairytale story has another chapter.

Few trainers possess the instinct to recognise a champion before others do. Gary Hall did, and in The Falcon Strike he found not only his greatest horse to that point, but one who would leave an enduring mark on Australian harness racing.

Tennessee Sky was a horse of toughness, class and historic significance, forged through the toughest company of his era and destined to become a trailblazer for Western Australian harness racing.

In a nostalgic nod to the horsemanship of late WA harness racing identity Barry Howlett, his stable sweetheart Little Darling was crowned the code’s 2025 Mare of the Year in a sparkling ceremony at The Westin Perth on Saturday night.