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With confirmation that the North American shuttle stallions will be leaving Australasia for North America on the 12th of February, those looking to produce a foal in 2024/25 should note there is still at least another 4-5 weeks left in the Southern Hemisphere breeding season. The news gives down under breeders who have been affected […]
The drought is over. The harness racing world is starting to open-up again and the greatest of them all is getting ready to pack his bags and travel across the ditch with some of his best horses again. Mark Purdon is coming back to Victoria. It is more than two years since Purdon has campaigned […]
Superstar three-year-old Akuta (Bettor’s Delight) will be nominated for the New Zealand Cup but harness racing trainer Mark Purdon warns he could be in Australia by the time the great race is run. Akuta has been heavily backed with the New Zealand TAB, shortening from $15 to $7 second favouritism for the Cup at Addington […]
On North American harness racing tracks it’s all about speed over a mile trip, in Australia it’s a mix of both standing start and mobile features across a range of track sizes, in New Zealand it could be about an extreme two-mile contest or a grass track race featuring non-race winners and in Europe the […]
