Harness Racing Division
Educates, trains and races standardbreds from the Melton stables. The team handles jog work, fast work, gear fitting, sulky and harness maintenance, trials and race driving, and complies with the harness racing rules on gear, medication and race day procedures.
What the team is accountable for
- Daily jog work and fast work on the Melton track
- Education of young standardbreds to harness
- Harness, sulky and gear inspection and repair
- Trial and race day driving and stewards' compliance
- Transport of horses to trials and meetings
How we know it is working
Who works here
Tanya Okoro
Trains and drives the standardbred team at Melton, has held her trainer-driver licence for 12 years and leads gear checks before every trial and race.
Where the work is recorded
Horse Register
The master record of every horse in the business: identity, location, owner, status, program and daily welfare checks.
Trackwork and Stable Roster
The daily allocation of horses to riders and stablehands, the work set by the trainer and the rider's report after work.
Nominations and Race Entries
Nominations, acceptances, jockey or driver engagements, float bookings and results for every runner and trial horse.