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French import Holzarte Vedaquais has taken his time to develop and acclimatise but he’s ready for his first metropolitan class test at Kilmore. It is almost 11 years since Americain became the first French raider to win the Melbourne Cup and that’s inspiration for top...

THE man who dominated trotting with megastars like Lyell Creek, Take A Moment, Vulcan and others thinks he’s found his next top-liner. Tim Butt is confident French import Holzarte Vedaquais has the talent, but now it’s a matter of building the ringcraft to be a major...

A race like Victoria’s Great Southern Star is certainly on the radar for French trotting import Holzarte Vedaquais who won his first race on Australian soil yesterday. However, even though Holzarte Vedaquais broke the track record at Yarra Valley with the performance,...

Grand Circuit leading trainer Tim Butt is quite happy to pay a game of patience with his French trotter Holzarte Vedaquais, but the four-year-old has done much to allude to his brilliance at recent trials.The French square-gaiter was a winner of four races from 10...

Catch up on Toby McKinnon's chat with Tim Butt on Tuesdays episode of Trots Life."A man who, when you really think about it.. Tim Butt's probably been our best trainer really in Australasia, in the last 30 years, the amount of success he's had.. Tim, you've had a wide...

Terry Grange | Harnesslink | 20 April 2021 Australasia’s all-time Grand Circuit leading trainer Tim Butt has broken through for his first win since relocating his harness racing stable to Victoria last month.  Three-year-old colt Swayzee (Rock N Roll Heaven –...