IT was a day to remember for local horse owner, Peter Herrmann, when Clever Man saluted in the Mt Gambier Gold Cup on Friday.

FLYING Mascot, a horse with connections to Portland, posted another city win on Saturday. A short-priced favourite in the Group 3 Mannerism Stakes over 1400m at Caulfield, Flying Mascot proved too strong for the field of seven to claim her fifth win from 12 starts, taking her prizemoney to more than $400,000. It was her […]

HAMILTON provided a competitive day of racing on a slightly rain-effected track, highlighted by training and riding doubles to Lindsey Smith and Will Gordon respectively.

THE Hamilton Racing Club is on a new path forward, as crowds start to return to race meets.

THE Hamilton Racing Club is gearing up for the upcoming jumps season with two highweight races set to open a strong day of gallop’s action on Monday.

AN exciting double feature weekend of racing is in the books for the South Coast Drag Racing Association. On Friday evening a strong crowd was gifted three hours of burnout competition as a part of Tyre Frying Friday. The winner when all was said and done was Portlander Braden Phillips, snatching his first Friday night […]

FLYING Mascot, a racehorse with connections to Portland, has narrowly missed out on gaining a place in the All-Star Mile, the world’s richest 1600m race.  The three-week public voting period – used to determine 10 of the 15 starters in the race – closed on Sunday, and when the top 10 was revealed on Wednesday […]

THE Southern 500 Speedway was packed with the community around the Speedway Sedans Victoria circuit on Saturday night and when all was said and done, Kye Walters was crowned number one. The track in Heathmere hosted the 2022 SSA Victorian Modified Sedan Titles with 10 qualifying races taking place in the lead up to the […]

IT has been a whirlwind few weeks for local horse trainers, Matt and Louise Cooper, purchasing Bomber’s Kiss on Australia Day with the four-year-old gelding saluting in the last on Naracoorte Cup Day on Sunday.

AVID BMX riders will hit the track this weekend for the Portland BMX Club’s come and try day, after the site was resurfaced last week ahead of the 2022 racing season. After a tumultuous few years for the club due to COVID restrictions, president Roger Middleton is hopeful the upgraded track will give interested riders […]