17 February 2023 | HRNSW MEDIA
It is the talk of the racing industry and now Fantasy Harness Racing is broadening its horizons with an interstate and international invasion.
Harness Racing New South Wales’ innovative Fantasy game has made a giant impression on the Australian racing landscape and with the prestigious Carnival of Miracles underway, things have been taken up a notch.
When Round 7 of Fantasy Harness Racing re-opens for business on Saturday night, 41 new drivers will be available for selection. Keen Fantasy Harness Racing players will notice they were added to the driver’s pool overnight.
With an influx of New Zealanders as well as high-profile drivers from Queensland and Victoria calling Sydney home throughout February and March, their addition will add a new dimension to the inaugural season of Fantasy Harness Racing.
The new group of available drivers also includes a number of New South Wales based participants who have been accruing results on tracks across the state throughout the first six weeks of the Fantasy season.
“This is incredibly exciting for the Fantasy Harness Racing game and adds a new element to what has already been a fascinating and intriguing curation of results throughout the first six weeks,” Harness Racing New South Wales head of marketing and Fantasy Harness Racing Commissioner Paul Cochrane said.
“The year 1 response from both our established and brand new fans has been very encouraging and I have no doubt the addition of new drivers to choose from will escalate that even further.”
“Everywhere I go and right across the racing landscape people are talking about Fantasy Harness Racing, their scores and what each race result means in this context which is fantastic. If people are talking about Harness Racing it is a wonderful thing for our industry.”
The introduction of new drivers coincides with the commencement of the Carnival of Miracles which launches with the Newcastle Mile tonight and continues with the Group 1 Chariots of Fire at Tabcorp Park Menangle tomorrow.
With multiple Group 1 races to be contested, culminating in Australia’s greatest race – the Miracle Mile on 4 March – there are plenty of points up for grabs for astute Fantasy Harness Racing players.
The game is also set to be a rollercoaster of points-scoring fluctuations with triple points up for grabs on each of the Group 1 races.
The new drivers available for selection in Fantasy Harness Racing teams are:
Aaron Garaty – Hunter
Holly Bigeni – Hunter
Renae Brooks – Hunter
Shane Harmey – Hunter
Erika Dwyer – Western
Tony Higgs – Western
Brett Field – Western
Kellie Munro – Western
Paul Jenkins – Western
Kasey Orr – Western
Steve Turnbull – Western
Arthur Clancy – Western
Darryl Munro – Western
Neville Donnelly – Western
Toby Inwood – Western
James Dean – Western
Laura Rusten – Western
Sebastian Piltz – Metropolitan
Mark Forrest – Metropolitan
Adam Sanderson – Metropolitan
Chris Alford – Metropolitan
Greg Sugars – Metropolitan
Anthony Butt – Metropolitan
Brendan Barnes – Metropolitan
Zachary Butcher – Metropolitan
Blair Orange – Metropolitan
Carter Dalgety – Metropolitan
Tim Williams – Metropolitan
Ellen Rixon – Metropolitan
Grant Dixon – Metropolitan
Kate Gath – Metropolitan
Matthew Craven – Metropolitan
Glen Craven – Metropolitan
Laura Crossland – Metropolitan
Martelle Maguire – Riverina
Molly Turton – Riverina
Jeff Pilon – Riverina
Matthew McCaffery – Riverina
Ross Arentz – Riverina
Ky Bloomfield – Riverina
Harvey Odgers – Riverina
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