They can run the ball but can they run on track with a harness racing gig?
That was the challenge to local sports clubs on Friday as Forbes Diggers Harness Racing Club launched our newest cross-code sports challenge with trophies in "colts" and "fillies" competitions.
Each team had to supply four runners and a "driver" for the relay, each running 200m to lap the harness racing track as the club hosted its first ANZAC Day meeting since rebuilding from flood damage.
From our local sporting clubs, Forbes Magpies rugby league, Platypi rugby union and Foxes soccer lined up against representatives from our harness racing drivers here for the meeting.
Forbes Magpies have dominated the challenge for 2025 but the men's in particular was a close contest.
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Team harness racing was away to an absolutely blistering start and held the lead until a late stumble saw the Magpies and Platypi battle it out over the final metres.
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