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Nathan Purdon is presenting some strong horsepower at Alexandra Park tomorrow night with smart two year old Coal Fire returning to racing in the first heat of the Woodlands Stud Sires’ Stakes. Listen to what Nathan has to say about each of his runners. Race One: Wat Next (Art Major) – driver Mark Purdon – […]
Lincoln Farms harness racing trainers Ray Green and Nathan Delany are on a roll and with the quality bloodstock they have in their barn it’s likely to continue. Success is not new to senior partner Ray Green. He’s trained 429 winners on his own account, 80 with Robert Mitchell, 67 with Delany and one with […]
This content was first released to The Insider subscribers. Don’t wait days for the edge on the latest news. Get our previews, selections, and insights early by joining our free newsletter The Insider. Pukekohe based harness racing driver Andre Poutama looks to be heading for a PB this season and could reach 500 winners before […]
The handicapping rules of a private bet between two of the North Island’s best reinsman might need a bit of a rethink. Because the days of Andre Poutama getting a handicap start from good mate Zachary Butcher might be numbered. The two stars of the sulky have a private bet, no money at stake, every […]
In his own words Andre Poutama’s 2026 has started with “a hiss and a roar” and it could go to a new level at Alexandra Park this Friday. The 11-race programme features two $100,000 Young Guns Group 1s, three Group 2s as well as the Harness Million Finals as the Northern Lights Autumn Carnival ramps […]
Outside of Yulestar, few Taranaki standardbreds have won Group One features. But that changed on Friday night when Shezsofast (Vincent) bred by Phil Fleming took out the Caduceus Two Year Old Fillies Classic in Auckland. SHEZSOFAST REPLAY The Fleming family is synonymous with harness racing in Taranaki and Phil is a third generation Fleming. His […]
There was no catching St John Eight last night at Cambridge Raceway, with the Andre Poutama-trained harness racing runner taking out the TFS Horse Transport Mobile Pace—claiming his third win in seven starts and doing it in commanding fashion. From barrier five, the gelded son of Always B Miki burned early to take the lead, […]
It was a great night at the office for harness racing trainer-driver Andre Poutama at Cambridge yesterday, with the promise of more to come at Auckland on Friday night. The northern reinsman won three on the bounce last night, starting in race 5, the Off the Track Food and Bev Mobile Pace when he led […]
Pukekohe horseman, Andre Poutama, will be hoping for a belated birthday present when harness racing returns to Alexandra Park tomorrow night (Feb 14). Poutama turns 33 today (Feb 13), and like most involved in the industry, is spending the day working tirelessly at his craft with little room for sentiment when it comes to special […]
Age was no barrier when Doo You Want Me (Captain Crunch) won last Tuesday night’s Café Jacko Palmerstonian at the Manawatu Raceway for local harness racing trainer Stephen Doody. The two year old was up against some well travelled warriors in the sport – like Warloch, the winner of seventeen races and more than a […]
Pukekohe based harness racing trainer Andre Poutama heads south with three horses tonight in the hopes he can continue his good vein of form at Cambridge Raceway. Since the shift of Cambridge meetings to Tuesdays at the beginning of August, Poutama has trained four winners, and a further five placings from just three runners out […]
Pukekohe based harness racing trainer Andre Poutama is hopeful that with a bit of luck, his team of four runners can make their presence felt at Cambridge Raceway tonight (Mar. 21) “We haven’t had any luck with the draws but I think three of the four are capable of a good race” says Poutama. Potter […]
Andre Poutama is hoping to go out with a bang at Palmerston North this afternoon. The Pukekohe-based harness racing trainer-driver has a good book of six drives at the mini meeting in what will be a finale of sorts. “It’s actually my last meeting there for the season,” says Poutama. With a young family of […]
It was a dead heat, but the shared win by Leo Lincoln (Art Major) at Cambridge last night (Aug. 10) was enough to give northern harness racing horseman Andre Poutama his 300th winning drive. “Not bad for a guy that’s come out of the Manawatu” he said. In his early days Poutama worked for Greyhound […]
Northern harness racing reinsman Andre Poutama is one win away from a major milestone when he drives at Alexandra Park tomorrow night (Aug. 3). In his quest to get to the 300 mark he has six drives and he’s labelled the Ray Green trained Simply Sam (American Ideal) in Race Nine, as his best. “Ray […]
With five wins there this month alone, Hawera Raceway is turning into Andre Poutama’s happy place. The Pukekohe-based trainer-driver followed up his two wins there on February 4, with a further three yesterday, including going back to back with the day’s two pacing features, the Taranaki Cup and the Breeders Stakes. “I actually hadn’t had […]
