Pacing For Pink WA Photo by Pacepix
Pacing For Pink is done and dusted for another year, and 2024 was bigger and better, with this year their biggest one yet, seeing every state in Australia that conducts harness racing getting involved in the fantastic fundraising initiative.
Marg Watson, the backbone behind Pacing For Pink started the initiative in 2011 to bring her community of Cobram together for a good cause, with all proceeds going to the McGrath Foundation, and with Pacing For Pink now branching out, the home base for the initiative now at Shepparton Harness Racing Club.
With The Cobram Harness Racing Club looking in real danger, Watson decided that something needed to be done to get the community back on board, which is how Pacing For Pink came about, and after over a decade of growth, Watson hopes to continue to see the fundraiser grow, nationwide, with hopes to see even more drivers sponsored and involved next year.
“At the first meeting back in 2011, we had a dinner at the cub and the funds from the gate entries went to the McGrath foundation.” Marg Watson said
Last year Pacing for Pink surpassed $100,000 in funds and this year was even better, with Marg Watson ecstatic with how well the month of May went for the relatively fresh-faced fundraising opportunity.
“We’re going to reach our goal of $150,000, across Australia, but it is amazing, because it is tough times.” Marg Watson said.
Marg’s ambition is to get more of the younger kids involved as well as the country tracks involved, and hopefully see 2025 even bigger and better than the very successful 2024.
This year, the pony trot drivers in victory got involved with a whopping 19 kids donning the pink pants for April and May, raising awareness and funds for the foundation.
In WA, we saw 22 drivers don the pink pants for the month of May, with Shannon Suvaljko taking bragging rights with 21 wins in the month of May.
Both Chris Voak and Stuart McDonald ended the month with 15 wins each, and after seven wins last week alone, Gary Hall Jnr wound up with 13 wins in May.
Deni Roberts and Emily Suvaljko flew the flag for the ladies, with both ending the Pacing For Pink campaign with 10 wins each.
WA's Sponsored Drivers
Dylan Egerton-Green | Regency Foods Micheal Ferguson | DJ6 Pacing
Kyle Harper | A Class Pacing Jocelyn Young | Matt & Kayla Young
Aiden De Campo | Magnificent Storm Shannon Suvaljko | Padberg Pacing
Hayden Charles | Equus Finance Pty Ltd Chris Voak | South West Pony Trots
Jamie Rigoli | Equus Finance Pty Ltd Mitchell Miller | Russell T Betts
Emily Suvaljko | Bella Glam Deni Roberts | Team Bond
Callan Suvaljko | Perth City Tyres Ryan Warwick | Team Bond
Maddison Brown | Delta Print Donald Harper | The Trots WA
Stuart McDonald | Hayden Reeves Pacing Kyle Symington | Bells Pacing Stable
Liam Elliot | Federal Football Club Trent Wheeler | Four Diamonds Pacing
Cody Wallrodt | Owen Gilbride Equine Dentist
Gary Hall Jnr | Michael Young Pacing Stable
Retravision – Colours The Trots WA – Colours
WA is set to get involved again next year, with hopes to run fundraising events at the numerous country clubs throughout the Month of May.
