AUSTRALIA’S best harness racing drivers will converge on Launceston tomorrow night for the Sky Racing Australian Driving Championships with the outcome of six of the nine races framed on the program to determine the nation’s top driver.
The line-up to contest the event is a who’s who of Australian harness racing with the best two drivers from each state to vie for the honour of Australian champion.
It is the first time Tasmania has hosted the ADC and for many of the drivers it will be their first look at the Launceston circuit.
The talented Danielle Hill and Ryan Hryhorec will represent South Australia and together they have dominated driving ranks in their state for a number of years.
Hill has finished third in the SA driver’s premiership for the past three seasons with her career tally approaching 1000 winners.
Hryhorec won the driver’s premiership in 2014 and has notched 1400 career wins to make him one of the most seasoned reinsmen driving in SA.
The championship races tomorrow night are from races 2-7 inclusive with 19 points allocated for a win; 14 for second; 11 for third and nine for fourth reducing by one through to last in fields of 12.
The driver who accrues the most number of points after the six heats will be declared the winner and that could give the driver an advantage at the selection table when deciding who will represent Australia at the next World Driving Championship in Canada in 2017.
Check to see which horses will be partnered by Hill and Hryhorec in the ADC.