Some of the bits and pieces that caught Tim O'Connor's eye in the world of harness racing...

There is something special about a Brisbane Inter Dominion.

A significant landmark in the annals of the Australian trotting turf went almost unnoticed when Familiar Tricks clocked 1:55.7 winning at a Menangle midweek meeting in April. The Used To Me gelding became the 100^th 2:00 trotter descending from the celebrated matron Maori Miss.

In a harness racing season full of surprises, what Greg Sugars has achieved might just be the greatest.

The harness season ends tomorrow night with the $250,000 Trillian Trust Auckland Cup meeting, with Sugars trying to win the Cup for the second time in seven months with Better Eclipse.

Bronte Nieuwenburg has taken a deep dive into the upcoming Saturday night meeting at Melton, using stats and sectional times to break down the key runners.

Victorian-trained trotters have dominated the first quarter of the Australasian season - and the numbers tell the story.