Gallery ǀ Shepparton Harness Racing Club Christmas meet

By James Kleeman

Dec 30, 2021

Festive races: Driver Shannon O’Sullivan with Village Lover. Photo by Megan Fisher

Shepparton Harness Racing Club’s family Christmas meeting drew enough nominations to stage a 12-race card last week as the club met for its annual festive races.

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The first race of the day went the way of two-year old pacer Jarrad Said and driver James Herbertson, who provided trainer Steven Duffy with an early Christmas present.

The feature event of the meeting was the time-honoured Peter Rathjen Memorial, named in honour of one of the Goulburn Valley’s keenest harness racing enthusiasts who lived well into his 90s.

The man of the moment — Santa Claus — was alleged to have made an appearance for the club’s final meet of 2021.