Pat Driscoll and Yabby Dam Farms

Principal Pat Driscoll and Yabby Dam Farms have made a huge impact on the harness racing industry in Australia, revolutionising the sport in this part of the world with an exceptional breeding and racing program.
Through the strategic importation, breeding and racing of some of the world’s finest trotting bloodlines, Yabby Dam Farms has helped shape the future of the trotting gait here in Australia.
Today, some of the most dominant names in the sport owe their success to the work of Yabby Dam Farms. Just Believe, bred on the property at Cardigan, has become a household name, helping to put Australian trotting on the world map with some memorable performances in Sweden during 2023.
Meanwhile, the international star Callmethebreeze was imported to race and breed in Australia and unbeaten filly Keayang Zahara was sired by Volstead, a first-season stallion at Yabby Dam Farms at the time.
This weekend, the prestigious Group 1 Yabby Dam Farms Great Southern Star will take place alongside the Sportsbet A. G. Hunter Cup, a race that has already seen two remarkable victories by YDF performers Dance Craze and Callmethebreeze.
Bronte Nieuwenburg sat down with Driscoll to discuss his journey into the harness racing world, the breeding and racing success that has defined his career, and his vision for the future.