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NSW Sire of the Year

Mar 4, 2024
For the fourth time, For A Reason has been crowned NSW Sire of the Year. For A Reason’s con…

Confederate x Encipher!

Mar 4, 2024
Confederate has a significant appointment ahead with one of Australia’s best mares, Enciphe…

US Horse of the Year

Mar 4, 2024
 Confederate, added another accolade to his illustrious record on Sunday night at the Dan Pa…

Confederate here in the flesh!

Mar 4, 2024
Fresh off the award ceremony in the USA, We are beyond excited to announce that the 2023 3YO Paci…

NEW STALLION FOR 2024 

Mar 4, 2024
Cannibal is heading down under to stand this upcoming 2024 breeding season here with us at Cobbit…

Confederate and Cannibal shuttling Down Under to stand at Cobbitty Equine Farm

Mar 4, 2024
IN a massive coup for the Australian breeding industry, the world’s hottest young stallion is hea…

Christmas Collection Information

Dec 20, 2023
Please note the change in collection days over the Christmas period.  NO ORDERS SUNDAY 24TH …

Max Contract flies to Breeders Crown triumph

Oct 30, 2023
Article from Harnesslink Max Contract (Huntsville) rolled past elite harness racing rivals with a…

The 2023 Lexington Selected Yearling Sale

Oct 18, 2023
The 2023 Lexington Selected Yearling Sale concluded Friday night (Oct. 6) setting 12 re…

Thunder Hunter Joe, Huntinthelastdolar capture NYSS at Tioga

Aug 24, 2023
21 August 2023 in USA  0 Tioga Downs welcomed two harness racing divisions of the New Y…

Grassroots triple for Mcwicked

Aug 24, 2023
19 August 2023 in Canada, Top 4 0 Harness racing sons of Mcwicked took down three of th…

Vandiemen Bluechip upsets in $156,600 NYSS

Aug 24, 2023
23 August 2023 in Top 4, US 0 Vandiemen Bluechip (Huntsville), sent off at odds of 49-1, was a fi…

Huntsvilles Juvenile Talent

Aug 24, 2023
North America’s latest wave of juvenile talent has been gracing the tracks for the better part of…

Legendary Hanover crushes in $84,500 Dream Maker

Aug 17, 2023
13 August 2023 in Canada, International  0 Legendary Hanover (Huntsville) added an…

Metal Man iron-clad in NYSS

Aug 17, 2023
Batavia, NY — An early move by harness racing driver Jim Morrill Jr. put Metal Man (Huntsvil…

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

Apr 11, 2023
25 February 2023 And he showed he’d be a force in next week’s Garrards Miracle Mile with a super …


King Of Swing crowned NSW Horse of the Year again

Apr 11, 2023
26 February 2023 | HRNSW MEDIA Team McCarthy – Belinda, Madi, Lilly and Luke – accept…

2022 Grand Circuit & Trotting Masters Champions Announced

Dec 15, 2022
15 December 2022 | Article By Adam Hamilton RETIRED superstar King Of Swing has snared a record-e…


Louis flies the flag for NSW in the Inter Dominion

Dec 1, 2022
01 December 2022 | HRNSW MEDIA | Article by MICHAEL DUMESNY Spirit Of St Louis Photo by Stuart Mc…

Belinda making her mark on the Inter Dominion series

Dec 1, 2022
01 December 2022 | HRNSW MEDIA |Article by AMANDA RANDO Trainer Belinda McCarthy. Horsewoman Beli…

Louis withstands protest to win Inter Dominion qualifier

Dec 1, 2022
29 November 2022 in Australia, Top 4 Gate speed was the key for Sweet Lou gel…

October Newsletter

Nov 30, 2022
Photo Credit – Club Menangle Wrapping up Breast Cancer Awareness Month_____________________…

Madrid kicks and scores for Hart in $100,000 Group 1

Nov 30, 2022
13 November 2022 in Australia, International 0 It’s been a huge week for harness r…

Capt Midnight’s foals have the looks!

Oct 11, 2022
Capt Midnight’s first Australian foal arrived this week at harness racing’s Cobbitty Equine …

September Newsletter

Oct 11, 2022
 October is officially Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and here at Cobbitty Equine Farm want to do…

For A Reason’s Group One Glory

Aug 27, 2022
Our resident Stallion, For A Reason produced another Group One Winner over the weekend. Trent Daw…

Track record tied in $104,000 NYSS action

Aug 23, 2022
Monticello, N.Y. – Monday afternoon (Aug. 22) was the curtain call for the conclusion of New York…

July Newsletter

Aug 13, 2022
We know we say it every month, but where did that last month go? Here we are in August, with the …

Capt Midnight set for a stellar season Down Under

Aug 12, 2022
Australasian harness racing breeders looking to inject speed, pedigree and performance into their…

Impressive win by Hold Onto Ya Bling

Aug 3, 2022
Hold Onto Ya Bling (Bling It On), the very impressive harness racing winner of the Group 3 Palefa…

From last to first pacer turns heads at Menangle

Jul 27, 2022
There were strong performances in the heats of harness racing’s Club Menangle Winter Championship…

June Newsletter

Jul 14, 2022
We hope you’ve had a successful and lovely June, it has come and gone in a flash! Things ar…

Frisby’s love a Reason! 

Jul 14, 2022
It was an interstate For A Reason sired double for the father son duo, Chris and Anthony Frisby. …

Spirit Of St Louis adds to his impressive resume

Jul 5, 2022
The rise and rise of Spirit Of St Louis (Sweet Lou) continued at Albion Park over the weekend. Th…

Group double for colonial stallions

Jul 5, 2022
Harness racing’s Cobbitty Equine Farm made the decision to stand one of their resident stallions&…

Huntsville colt gets another Group 1

Jun 28, 2022
Huntsville colt Tardelli made a strong bid to be Australian harness racing’s top two-year-ol…

Huntsville progeny run rampant in NYSS

Jun 26, 2022
Vernon Downs played host to four harness racing divisions of the New York Sire Stakes (NYSS) for …

King Of Swing’s stud fee announced

Jun 15, 2022
CHAMPION pacer King Of Swing has let down superbly and is raring to go in the next phase of his c…

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

Jun 14, 2022
EXPENSIVE Ego is arguably the most polarising pacer in Australia. In footy terms, he’s Collingwoo…

Top pacer off to Queensland

Jun 10, 2022
Much-loved Kiwi pacer A G’s White Socks (Rock N Roll Heaven) is about to start the next phase of …

May Newsletter

Jun 2, 2022
Jilliby Kung Fu Returns to racing with a bang!  It was a fairy tale return to the race track…

Bling It On to stand in Queensland

May 26, 2022
Queensland’s lucrative $3.5 million breeder’s incentive scheme is the reason retired NSW-based ha…

Former boom pacer set for remarkable comeback

May 24, 2022
FOUR years after he was dubbed Australia’s most exciting pacer, former Chariots Of Fire winner Ji…

NSW Breeders Challenge Races Ramped up in 2022

May 10, 2022
The 2022 NSW Breeders Challenge Series and True Blue Finals have been overhauled following a leng…

New Breeding Incentives for NSW

May 10, 2022
The New South Wales breeding sector has been given a significant boost through the introduction o…

April Newsletter

May 5, 2022
It’s been a month of record’s, memorable moment’s and heartbreak … TAMWOR…

March Newsletter

Mar 31, 2022
March we watched history be re-written! King Of Swing won his third consecutive Miracle Mile, bec…

Jack ready to pack his bags for The Race

Mar 24, 2022
The rise and rise of top young Aussie harness racing driver Jack Callaghan will continue in New Z…

Top Aussie harness racing stable now in The Race

Mar 21, 2022
Australia’s leading stable is the surprise bonus addition to harness racing’s $900,000 slot race …

King Of Swing creates Miracle Mile history at his final start

Mar 13, 2022
It was the perfect finale. Champion King Of Swing paced himself into Miracle Mile history and ret…

The King of Australia scores remarkable three-peat

Mar 12, 2022
It was one of the great moments in the modern era of Down Under harness racing. Champion pacer&nb…

‘King’ rewrites history in $1 million Miracle Mile

Mar 12, 2022
Champion pacer King Of Swing has rewritten harness racing history. The Rocknroll Hanover entire b…

All hail the King! The champ retired after third Miracle Mile

Mar 12, 2022
King Of Swing has been retired following his historic third Miracle Mile success. The Belinda McC…

Curtain to close on ‘King’s’ stellar career

Mar 12, 2022
Champion pacer King Of Swing will have his last race start in Australian harness racing’s richest…

Cobbitty team ready to strike

Mar 12, 2022
IT’S almost inevitable that any feature night at Tabcorp Park Menangle sees a major trophy head b…

The King reigns supreme in Miracle Mile

Mar 7, 2022
Glenn Moore “is still pinching himself” about his last couple of months with King Of Swing as he …

King even better again?

Mar 1, 2022
HERE’S a scary thought: Champion reinsman Luke McCarthy suggests King Of Swing may be better than…

February Newsletter

Feb 28, 2022
February was short but absolute jam packed month! Early in the month we said goodbye to our boys …

Gun draw has King Of Swing set for Miracle Mile history

Feb 28, 2022
CHAMPION pacer King Of Swing’s quest for history could be his farewell race. Driver Luke McCarthy…

King Of Swing Crowned NSW Harness Racing’s Horse of the Year

Feb 28, 2022
Multiple Group 1 winner King Of Swing has been crowned Gallaghers Horse of the Year at the New So…

Hamilton: King produces the performance of a champion

Feb 28, 2022
King Of Swing lifted to the challenge. Just a week after I posed the question whether he des…

Louis, Cruiser Seal Mile Spots in 1:48.2 Sizzler

Feb 28, 2022
RACE 4: $100,000 SCHWEPPES SPRINT (Group 1): THEY’VE carried all before them in recent months and…

KING Has His Rivals IN ‘CHECK’

Feb 21, 2022
DEFENDING two-time Miracle Mile champion King Of Swing cleared his first hurdle, with room to spa…

King Of Swing creates history in Hunter Cup

Feb 6, 2022
MORE history awaits champion pacer King Of Swing. Having become the first pacer to win two Hunter…

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

Feb 5, 2022
THE final dash to the line will reveal the Del-Re National A.G. Hunter Cup champion but it’s the …

Hail the King as champ becomes a great with second Hunter Cup

Feb 5, 2022
King Of Swing ensconced himself in racing royalty with a dominant performance in tonight’s Del-Re…

‘Team McCarthy’s’ Hunter Cup triple shot

Feb 1, 2022
LEADING reinsman Luke McCarthy could scarcely be happier with ‘Team McCarthy’s’ triple shot at wi…

January Newsletter

Jan 31, 2022
Spirit Of St Louis stamped himself as the horse of the summer, Louis completed the hat-trick of t…

King aiming for the Miracle Mile

Jan 29, 2022
FRESH from being named Australian Harness Horse of the Year – again – champion pacer King Of Swin…

King of Swing Crowned Australian Harness Horse of the Year

Jan 27, 2022
CHAMPION pacer King Of Swing has been crowned Australian Harness Horse of the Year for the second…

Spirit soars as Jack and Louis claim a stunning Ballarat Cup

Jan 22, 2022
Spirit Of St Louis stamped himself as the horse of the summer with a stunning PETstock Ballarat P…

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

Jan 8, 2022
It could be another TAB Summer of Glory to remember for Belinda McCarthy’s powerful stable after …

December Newsletter

Dec 31, 2021
What a BIG year 2021 has been for Cobbitty Equine Farm. On the racing track we took out the NSW S…

The crown still fits

Dec 16, 2021
Hulking pacer King Of Swing has successfully defended his title as the Australian Pacing Gold Gra…

Blinds not drawn as Ego too big again

Dec 5, 2021
Expensive Ego delivered what is now becoming a customary performance by the entire when winning a…

‘The King’ smashes track record in Inter Dominion heat

Dec 5, 2021
Dual Miracle Mile champion King Of Swing is on track to taste Inter Dominion glory. The race favo…

A stallion in the making; Ego crushes ID rivals

Dec 1, 2021
A stallion in the making! That is what champion driver Luke McCarthy said after Expensive Ego obl…

Team McCarthy continue Inter domination

Dec 1, 2021
They won the first two Inter Dominion pacing heats on Saturday night and ‘Team McCarthy’ has repe…

The ‘King’ stamps his authority

Dec 1, 2021
King Of Swing earned his Inter Dominion heat victory at Bathurst tonight according to driver Luke…

November Newsletter

Nov 30, 2021
November!! Where did you go!?With the 2021 Inter Dominion ramping up, it’s a big thrill to have f…

US trotter gets the motor revvin’ Down Under

Nov 29, 2021
Talented American-bred, NSW-trained and Victorian-owned trotting mare Aldebaran Revani has taken …

Swinging open the Inter Dominion series

Nov 27, 2021
He was expected to win and that is what King Of Swing did in the opening heat of the Inter Domini…

McCarthy stable dominate the first Inter Dominion heats

Nov 27, 2021
“He is a goofy horse” – that is what champion reinsman Luke McCarthy said about his second Inter …

Australian breeders flock to Capt Midnight

Nov 15, 2021
Capt Midnight has continued in his fathers footsteps and is proving a highly sought-after Stallio…

October Newsletter

Oct 31, 2021
Another month completed and it’s been a busy one at that! With the breeding season in full swing,…

Plenty of Reasons

Oct 15, 2021
For A Reason, or ‘Frank the Tank’ as he is affectionately known, continues to climb the siring ra…

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

Oct 11, 2021

September Monthly Wrap

Sep 30, 2021
This year we have continued to diversify and expand our business model and make improvements to b…

Allwood Stud increases support of Harness Racing In SA

Sep 30, 2021
Harness Racing SA is delighted to announce that Allwood Stud principals, Bob and Marilyn Fowler, …

‘Frank The Tank’s’ progeny fire up

Sep 4, 2021
He is known as ‘Frank The Tank’ and For A Reason’s progeny certainly went into battle s…

Plenty of Bling about APG feature winner

Aug 19, 2021
Promising filly Madrid became the fastest progeny of Bling It On when devastating her rivals in t…

Trots immortality for Lochinvar Art

Jul 27, 2021
Brilliant pacer Lochinvar Art’s place in trots immortality has been etched in stone with the Grou…

1:48 son of ‘Captain’ for Cobbitty Equine

Jul 21, 2021
Capt Midnight (2, 1:49.4; 3, 1:48.3 – $662,286), the first son of former champion pacer and …

Captaintreacherous son Capt Midnight retires

Jul 15, 2021
When a yearling is sold for $350,000 anywhere in the Harness Racing World , you can be sure it wi…

Queensland harness racing wrap – July 5

Jul 4, 2021
THE GOOD It was a McCarthy domination at Albion Park on Saturday night, along with Belinda puttin…

Rock N Roll World to Cobbitty Equine

Jun 22, 2021
The Rocknroll Hanover horse Rock N Roll World 1:48.6 ($712,737), one of the best bred and best pe…
King of Swing wins Lucky Creed Open Pace

Plenty left in the King’s tank

Jun 22, 2021
Top reinsman Luke McCarthy has sent an ominous warning to King Of Swing’s rivals, declaring the s…

The stars align for Team McCarthy in Constellations Carnival

Jun 20, 2021
It is scary to think that there is improvement in all of the winners reinsman Luke McCarthy drove…

The King reigns supreme

Mar 6, 2021
GOING back-to-back in Australasia’s greatest sprint race was never going to be easy. Yet King Of …

Mach shard proves he’s up to the challenge

Mar 6, 2021
ALL week the experts have been lamenting his absence from the $1m Miracle Mile. And Mach Shard ce…
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