Queensland Stars No Longer A Secret

06 September 2024 | Adam Hamilton
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 Wisper A Secret

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PROUD Queenslanders Pete McMullen and Chantal Turpin feel like they are representing their state as much as themselves in the world’s richest harness race, the $2.1mil TAB Eureka, at Menangle tomorrow (Saturday).

Wisper A Secret is one of three Queensland-trained pacers in the elite 10-horse field. Shannon Price’s Sure Thing Captain and Grant Dixon’s Free Thinker are the others.

“You do feel some pride,” McMullen said. “It wasn’t that long ago Queensland was considered a bit of a backwater of Australian harness racing, but it’s really changed.

To read more visit: https://www.theeureka.com.au

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