Unassailable lead for Orange

Harness racing driver Blair Orange now holds an almost impenetrable grip on the New Zealand drivers premiership after winning another five races at Manawatu yesterday. 

Orange was 31 wins clear of his nearest rival Dexter Dunn before yesterdays Manawatu domination but has now raced to 172 wins for the season, 36 wins ahead of Dunn who won last years drivers premiership for a record 10th year in a row. 

Yesterdays Manawaru meeting once again proved a lucrative one for trainer Michael House, who won six races, had three seconds and also had a third on the 10 race programme.

House has moved into third place on the trainers premiership with 40 wins for the season and remarkably 30 of those wins have come courtesy of wins at Manawatu Raceway.

Orange and House will look to dominate again on the second day of the Manawau two day meeting with most of the House winners nominated to back up again tomorrow night.

Trainers Premiership table

Name	Starts	Wins	2nds	3rds	Stakes	UDR
Mark Purdon & Natalie Rasmussen	276	85	58	28	2,901,422	0.4585
Robert Dunn	425	60	55	58	849,499	0.2586
Michael House	194	40	23	23	301,015	0.3116
Steve Telfer	256	37	38	37	519,113	0.2752
Ken & Tony Barron	225	34	24	20	352,411	0.2400
Cran Dalgety	174	32	19	19	549,225	0.2810
Tony Herlihy	177	31	23	35	458,190	0.3132
Greg & Nina Hope	256	31	28	25	446,022	0.2144
Mark Jones	281	31	36	22	303,341	0.2076
Nigel McGrath	122	31	12	13	445,777	0.3443

 

Drivers Premiership table
 

Name	Starts	Wins	2nds	3rds	Stakes	UDR
Blair Orange	954	172	124	100	1,704,836	0.2874
Dexter Dunn	840	136	106	95	1,595,714	0.2697
John Dunn	474	70	66	55	849,939	0.2637
David Butcher	379	62	62	39	729,612	0.2888
Matthew Williamson	658	61	63	53	631,058	0.1727
Ricky May	464	51	34	56	758,382	0.1909
Samantha Ottley	433	45	41	40	483,645	0.1873
Gavin Smith	321	42	35	30	494,523	0.2226
Brad Williamson	332	37	34	29	342,451	0.1975
Natalie Rasmussen	71	35	11	5	1,229,245	0.6025

 

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