Racing Archives - Cobbitty Equine Farm

Spirit Of St Louis impressive in $100,000 Schweppes Sprint

April 11, 2023
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25 February 2023 And he showed he’d be a force in next week’s Garrards Miracle Mile with a super impressive harness racing win, rating 1:52.4 which was enough to take...

Louis flies the flag for NSW in the Inter Dominion

December 1, 2022
Megan
Racing

01 December 2022 | HRNSW MEDIA | Article by MICHAEL DUMESNY Spirit Of St Louis Photo by Stuart McCormick. THE Belinda McCarthy trained Spirit Of St Louis...

Belinda making her mark on the Inter Dominion series

December 1, 2022
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Racing

01 December 2022 | HRNSW MEDIA |Article by AMANDA RANDO Trainer Belinda McCarthy. Horsewoman Belinda McCarthy put her name forward as one of the trainers...

Louis withstands protest to win Inter Dominion qualifier

December 1, 2022
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Racing

29 November 2022 in Australia, Top 4 Gate speed was the key for Sweet Lou gelding Spirit Of St Louis winning tonight’s (Nov. 29) heat of...

Spirit Of St Louis adds to his impressive resume

July 5, 2022
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The rise and rise of Spirit Of St Louis (Sweet Lou) continued at Albion Park over the weekend. The former harness racing Kiwi five-year-old finished last campaign as...

Hamilton: Plenty head north but McCarthy’s “best” Vic bound

June 14, 2022
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EXPENSIVE Ego is arguably the most polarising pacer in Australia. In footy terms, he’s Collingwood – you either love him or hate him. Some say he could be an absolute...

Top pacer off to Queensland

June 10, 2022
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Much-loved Kiwi pacer A G’s White Socks (Rock N Roll Heaven) is about to start the next phase of his harness racing career. The eight-year-old was sent to Team McCarthy’s...

Cobbitty team ready to strike

March 12, 2022
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Racing

IT’S almost inevitable that any feature night at Tabcorp Park Menangle sees a major trophy head back to Luke and Belinda McCarthy’s Cobbitty Lodge stables. Grand old...

Louis, Cruiser Seal Mile Spots in 1:48.2 Sizzler

February 28, 2022
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RACE 4: $100,000 SCHWEPPES SPRINT (Group 1): THEY’VE carried all before them in recent months and tonight two of Menangle’s young stars qualified their charges for...

KING Has His Rivals IN ‘CHECK’

February 21, 2022
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Racing

DEFENDING two-time Miracle Mile champion King Of Swing cleared his first hurdle, with room to spare, when the draws for this weekend’s Allied Express and Schweppes...

McCarthy and King hold the key in plot to capture Hunter Cup

February 5, 2022
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THE final dash to the line will reveal the Del-Re National A.G. Hunter Cup champion but it’s the first steps in the 2760m affair that may matter most to who wins the great...

‘Team McCarthy’s’ Hunter Cup triple shot

February 1, 2022
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LEADING reinsman Luke McCarthy could scarcely be happier with ‘Team McCarthy’s’ triple shot at winning Saturday night’s $500,000 A G Hunter Cup in Victoria. Two-time...

Spirit soars as Jack and Louis claim a stunning Ballarat Cup

January 22, 2022
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Spirit Of St Louis stamped himself as the horse of the summer with a stunning PETstock Ballarat Pacing Cup win, showing speed early and late to claim an unforgettable...

Trots Review: Spirit’s high after summer Cups kick off with win

January 8, 2022
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It could be another TAB Summer of Glory to remember for Belinda McCarthy’s powerful stable after Spirit Of St Louis was dominant in tonight’s Garrards Bendigo Pacing Cup. Young...

The crown still fits

December 16, 2021
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Hulking pacer King Of Swing has successfully defended his title as the Australian Pacing Gold Grand Circuit champion with another outstanding season. Fresh off his...

Blinds not drawn as Ego too big again

December 5, 2021
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Expensive Ego delivered what is now becoming a customary performance by the entire when winning a heat of the Inter Dominion at Newcastle tonight in stylish fashion. He...

‘The King’ smashes track record in Inter Dominion heat

December 5, 2021
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Dual Miracle Mile champion King Of Swing is on track to taste Inter Dominion glory. The race favourite remained unbeaten in the three rounds of heats when smashing...

A stallion in the making; Ego crushes ID rivals

December 1, 2021
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A stallion in the making! That is what champion driver Luke McCarthy said after Expensive Ego obliterated the Bathurst track record when winning a heat of the Inter...

The ‘King’ stamps his authority

December 1, 2021
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King Of Swing earned his Inter Dominion heat victory at Bathurst tonight according to driver Luke McCarthy. He worked forward when they went hard, he looked beaten...

Team McCarthy continue Inter domination

December 1, 2021
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They won the first two Inter Dominion pacing heats on Saturday night and ‘Team McCarthy’ has repeated that result at Bathurst tonight. After winning with Expensive...

US trotter gets the motor revvin’ Down Under

November 29, 2021
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Talented American-bred, NSW-trained and Victorian-owned trotting mare Aldebaran Revani has taken all before her in a brief campaign in Sydney. Now the four-year-old...

McCarthy stable dominate the first Inter Dominion heats

November 27, 2021
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“He is a goofy horse” – that is what champion reinsman Luke McCarthy said about his second Inter Dominion heat winner Expensive Ego at Tabcorp Park Menangle tonight. The...

Swinging open the Inter Dominion series

November 27, 2021
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He was expected to win and that is what King Of Swing did in the opening heat of the Inter Dominion series at Tabcorp Park Menangle tonight. The dual Miracle Mile champion...

Cobbitty Equine & Ladbrokes – Hammo: Head to Head with Luke McCarthy

October 11, 2021
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Queensland harness racing wrap – July 5

July 4, 2021
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THE GOODIt was a McCarthy domination at Albion Park on Saturday night, along with Belinda putting their stamp on the TAB Queensland Constellations.

The King reigns supreme

GOING back-to-back in Australasia’s greatest sprint race was never going to be easy. Yet King Of Swing made it look that way with another remarkable Group 1 success...

Mach shard proves he’s up to the challenge

March 6, 2021
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ALL week the experts have been lamenting his absence from the $1m Miracle Mile. And Mach Shard certainly added to that argument with a scintillating win in tonight’s...

Ego’s aside . . . McCarthy’s just too good for them

February 20, 2021
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LUKE McCarthy simply thrives when the big races roll around. And the champion reinsman was at his best tonight to land the Group 1 $200,000 Chariots Of Fire at Tabcorp...

Bling shining bright

February 15, 2021
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HE was a champion on the racetrack and now Bling It On looks set to prove that he will carry his class into the breeding barn. The royally-bred pacer had his first...

Horse of the Year winners announced

February 1, 2021
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MIRACLE Mile winner King Of Swing has captured New South Wales’ highest accolade and crowned the 2019/20 Horse of the Year. The Horse of the Year Awards were determined...

Top NSW trainers and drivers

January 31, 2021
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IN a racing season like none other the 2019/20 term produced some record-breaking results but due to the COVID-19 pandemic the season was 16 months’ long. Champion...

Belinda back in the ‘hotseat’

January 30, 2021
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ORMER premier trainer Belinda McCarthy is back in the ‘hotseat’ at Tabcorp Park Menangle tonight with 10 starters on the eight-race card.

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