The annual Central Victorian Young Drivers’ Challenge will take place across five races next month from July 8-9.
Horses will be randomly allocated to a driver from the following list of invitees – Josh Aiken, Aaron Bain (SA), Josh Duggan, Dylan Egerton-Green (WA), Dylan Ford (Tas), Haydon Gray, Jason Lee, Todd McCarthy (NSW), Zac Phillips and Amy Rees (Qld).
The series kicks off with two races at Shepparton on July 8 and continues the following day with two races at Maryborough and one at Ballarat.
Shepparton Harness Racing Club racing and operations manager Ian McDonald is looking forward to the series of races.
“The quality of participants is the key. To have not only the five leading young drivers in Victoria but the five best from outside Victoria is fantastic,” he said.
“To have them all in the one forum is a real bonus.”
Horses which win races involved in the series will not incur a handicapping penalty.
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