Spotlight On: Angus Garrard
The inaugural $250,000 Ladbrokes Ultimate Drivers Championship winner has been crowned, and it was a local that stood tall, holding his nerve across two nights (20 races) worth of action before taking the title. Enter Angus ‘The Kid’ Garrard, the inaugural $250,000 Ladbrokes Ultimate Drivers Championship winner. The 21-year-old was pitted against some of the […]
Angus Garrard is the Ultimate Driver
By Ken Warren Young gun Angus Garrard has thrilled the local crowd with a hometown win in the inaugural Ladbrokes Ultimate Driver Championship at Albion Park. Angus Garrard celebrates his Ultimate Driver win. Representing the SEN, Garrards and 1Equine slot, the 21 year-old used all of his skill and local knowledge to beat some of […]
Aussie guns fire on Night 1
By Danny Matthews and Ken Warren Local knowledge counts early before internationals make late run. It was not that the Australian drivers had the better chances in the early heats of the inaugural Ultimate Driver contest, but it was as much a matter of international stars finding their own stride on the opening night of The Ultimate […]
Dashman’s harness look ahead – February 21
Look ahead to this weekend’s harness racing action in our weekly preview, thanks to Darren Clayton.
Perfect feeling for Stewart stable ahead of UDC tilt
By Jordan Gerrans Just days after training his first winner, horseman David Stewart will throw his couple of pacers in the deep end and compete in the first Ultimate Driver Championship. The 46-year-old Stewart nabbed his maiden victory as a trainer on Monday evening at Redcliffe when Perfect Feeling held on to win at a big […]
Nathan Dawson favourite for Ultimate Drivers Championship following draft
By Ken Warren Local reinsman Nathan Dawson is the early favourite for this weekend’s Ladbrokes Ultimate Drivers Championship at Albion Park following today’s draft. The draft was billed as the day when the championship could be won or lost so tensions were high when driver and slot holders combined to select their drives for Friday […]
Dawson backed to claim first UDC crown
By Jordan Gerrans Nathan Dawson has been as dominant as any reinsman ever has been at Albion Park in recent seasons and the leading Queensland driver will carry the favourite tag into the inaugural Ultimate Driver Championship. Following Wednesday’s big draft at Albion Park, the 29-year-old was quickly installed as the public elect with bookmakers. As […]
Ultimate Driver Championship: Queensland Contenders
Our local contenders, Angus “The Kid” Garrard, Pete “Leader Peter” McMullen, and Nathan “The Postman” Dawson, share their predictions and discuss whether The Creek could give our Sunshine State hopefuls an edge this weekend at the Ladbrokes Ultimate Driver Championship. As the inaugural championship approaches, excitement is building. The trio talks about the competition, their […]
McMullen: Ultimate Driver Championship to grow sport
Pete McMullen is eager to fly around the Albion Park track like a hawk during the inaugural Ultimate Driver Championship and in the process expose the sport to a new audience.
Leader Peter rounds out Ultimate Drivers
Champion Queensland reinsman Pete McMullen has been unveiled as the 10th and final driver to secure their spot in the Ladbrokes Ultimate Driver Championship. Affectionately known as ‘Leader Peter’, McMullen is the third local driver selected for the series, which will see more than $250,000 in prize money go on the line at Albion Park on Friday, […]
