2023 Australasian Young Drivers Championships

Leonard Cain
Queensland

•  CAREER: 595 Wins

• FIRST WINNER: Sheer Strength

• BEST WIN: Mach Da Vinci - Queensland Cup 2022

• FAVOURITE HARNESS HORSE: Leap to Fame

• GOAL IN HARNESS RACING FOR THE 2024 SEASON: Keep striving to do better than the previous season

• FAVOURITE SPORT (apart from Harness Racing): Golf

• FAVOURITE SONG: "Congratulations" by Post Malone

• FAVOURITE MOVIE: The Hangover

• FAVOURITE FOOD: Can't beat a good steak

Angus Garrard
Queensland

•  CAREER: 652 Wins

• FIRST WINNER: Kylie Bromac

• BEST WIN: Sir Fahrenheit - 2021 Trotters Sprint

• FAVOURITE HARNESS HORSE: Manila Playboy

• GOAL IN HARNESS RACING FOR THE 2024 SEASON: 200 Season Winners

• FAVOURITE SPORT (apart from Harness Racing):
  • To Play: Golf
  • To Watch: Rugby League
  • General: All of them 😂
• FAVOURITE SONG: "Tennessee Whiskey" - Chris Stapleton
• FAVOURITE MOVIE: 21
• FAVOURITE FOOD: Chinese

Zev Meredith
New Zealand

• CAREER: 39 Wins
• FIRST WINNER: Havehorsewilltravel
• BEST WIN: Bro Fawkes S
• FAVOURITE HARNESS HORSE: Carolina Moon
• GOAL IN HARNESS RACING FOR THE 2024 SEASON: Not get suspended all season
• FAVOURITE SPORT (apart from Harness Racing): D1NZ
• FAVOURITE SONG: "Beer Never Broke My Heart" by Luke Combs
• FAVOURITE MOVIE: The Cup
• FAVOURITE FOOD: Mas Bakers Bacon and Egg Muffin

​Crystal Hackett
NZ North Island

• CAREER: 57 Wins
• FIRST WINNER: High In The Sky
• BEST WIN: Driving 4 winners at Cambridge
• FAVOURITE HARNESS HORSE: Invictus
• GOAL IN HARNESS RACING FOR THE 2024 SEASON: To drive more winners than the previous year and stay at the top of the Northern Premiership for Juniors
• FAVOURITE SPORT (apart from Harness Racing): Netball
• FAVOURITE SONG: "Hey Driver" by Zac Bryan
• FAVOURITE MOVIE: The Longest Ride
• FAVOURITE FOOD: Mexican

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​Emily Suvaljko
Western Australia

• CAREER: 544 wins
• FIRST WINNER: Undercover Art
• BEST WIN: Retravision Fremantle Cup
• FAVOURITE HARNESS HORSE: Mighty Ronaldo
• GOAL IN HARNESS RACING FOR THE 2024 SEASON: 100+ winners for the season
• FAVOURITE SPORT (apart from Harness Racing): Netball
• FAVOURITE SONG: "Play it again" by Luke Bryan
• FAVOURITE FOOD: Chicken Stir Fry

​Sarah O’Reilly
New Zealand

• CAREER: 263 Wins
• FIRST WINNER: Highland Reign
• BEST WIN: Methven Cup Win
• FAVOURITE HARNESS HORSE: Bluto
• GOAL IN HARNESS RACING FOR THE 2024 SEASON: Win a Group 1 race
• FAVOURITE SPORT (apart from Harness Racing): Rugby
• FAVOURITE SONG: Dancing Queen
• FAVOURITE MOVIE: Top Gun
• FAVOURITE FOOD: Steak

Mitch Ford
Tasmania

• CAREER: 115 wins
• FIRST WINNER: Coolhand Easton
• BEST WIN: Iylac Pakaria - Group 2 Evicus
• FAVOURITE HARNESS HORSE: Swayzee/Starcambes
• GOAL IN HARNESS RACING FOR THE 2024 SEASON: Get my trainer's license and give training a try
• FAVOURITE SPORT (apart from Harness Racing): Golf
• FAVOURITE SONG: Anything by Morgan Wallen
• FAVOURITE MOVIE: The Cup
• FAVOURITE FOOD: Steak

Corey Johnson
South Australia

• CAREER: 216 Wins
• FIRST WINNER: Emerging Art
• BEST WIN: Clarenden Envoy - Gawler Cup
• FAVOURITE HARNESS HORSE: My next winner!
• GOAL IN HARNESS RACING FOR THE 2024 SEASON: Staying out of the stewards' room...
• FAVOURITE SPORT (apart from Harness Racing): Football - Go Crows!
• FAVOURITE SONG: "Walking On A Dream" by Empire of the Sun
• FAVOURITE MOVIE: Red Dog
• FAVOURITE FOOD: Chicken Schnitzel with Tomato Sauce & Pepper - No salad!

James Herbertson
Victoria

• CAREER: 1064 Wins
• FIRST WINNER: Tearitup at Terang
• BEST WIN: Savannah Jay Jay - First Group 1
• GOAL IN HARNESS RACING FOR THE 2024 SEASON: Win a Group 1 pacing event. Previously only won trotters' Group 1s.
• FAVOURITE SPORT (apart from Harness Racing): AFL
• FAVOURITE SONG: "Where the Wild Things Are" by Luke Combs
• FAVOURITE MOVIE: Fury
• FAVOURITE FOOD: Roast Pork

Josh Gallagher
New South Wales

• CAREER: 582 Wins
• FIRST WINNER: Our Quinn
• BEST WIN: 2021 Inter Dominion
• FAVOURITE HARNESS HORSE: Fear Cruisin NZ
• GOAL IN HARNESS RACING FOR THE 2024 SEASON: Drive 150 winners
• FAVOURITE SPORT (apart from Harness Racing): Cricket
• FAVOURITE SONG: "Superman" by Eminem
• FAVOURITE MOVIE: Peaky Blinders
• FAVOURITE FOOD: Pizza