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Cran and Chrissie Dalgety and their son Carter won three races at Ashburton yesterday with three very good horses. The royally bred Cherish Me (Downbytheseaside) got the Kentuckiana Lodge run started in the fourth race, beating Zarini by three and a half lengths and running the 1700 metres in 2-00.3 – a mile rate of 1-53.8. “She’s a filly we’ve had to wait on for quite a while. We broke her in […]
Steven Reid trained Nelle Keenan (Downbytheseaside) put her name up in lights at Ashburton today when she broke a New Zealand record in the $40,000 Group Three Helen Pope Memorial. After sitting back early, driver Ricky May send her forward at the 1250 metre mark to lead and there she stayed, showing plenty of determination […]
Horses have kept the Alfeld family of Lincoln close and the win by Sans Repos (Art Major) at Ashburton on Sunday was a real family affair. The six year old harness racing gelding is owned by her trainer Danni Alfeld, along with her parent Ricky and Janine Alfeld and was driven by Ricky. Janine and […]
The dream run of trotting mare I Dream Of Jeannie continued at Ashburton today when she won the $60,000 Listed McKain Quality Construction Mobile Trot. Trained by Robert and Jenna Dunn the win was her third in a row and her seventeenth in a 101 start career. Her first twelve harness racing wins were for […]
Little Spike was the first North Islander to claim a title at today’s Pheobe Stud Harness 5000 at Ashburton today. The four year old gelding is raced by the Estate of the late Ken Piercy and his wife Audrey. “She’s ninety three and lives in Wellington. I hope she’s watching,” trainer Arna Donnelly said after […]
Clotilde Wainwright proved the perfect tonic for trainer Nathan Williamson as he recovers from a race night injury that fractured his skull just over a week ago. “There will not be a more popular win in harness racing in New Zealand this month I reckon,” commentator Matt Cross said at the end of his commentary. […]
Southland driver Kirstin Green brought up a milestone at Ashburton today when three year old trotter Mor Moonlight, which she also trains won the $60,000 Listed Mainland Repairs Mobile Trot. The three year old filly is raced by Tom and Julie Kilkelly, Jason McMath and Alan Dennis. “I’d just like to say a massive thanks […]
Canterbury driver Tim Williams, the man affectionately named ‘Turtle’ became the 29th driver in New Zealand to drive 1000 winners when he reined home Transonic (Bettor’s Delight) to win by three and a half lengths at Ashburton today. TRANSONIC REPLAY “To do it on him made it a bit more special. It’s taken so long […]
Worldwide harness racing website Harnesslink officially has a new owner. Harnesslink welcomes Australian businessman Mick Harvey as the new owner of the substantial harness racing website, after the deal was finalised with a handshake with international bloodstock agent John Curtin who’s owned and run the website for twenty three years. After so many years of […]
Got The Chocolates (Art Major) once again turned the tables on arch rival Marketplace in today’s $30,000 Ashburton Three Year Old Showcase. Driver John Dunn didn’t have the lightning gate speed of Marketplace or Rubira but he mustered enough speed to get handy, albeit in the parked position. At the 600 metres Marketplace and Got […]
Republican Party (Bettor’s Delight) cemented his top seeding in the New Zealand harness racing nominations for next month’s IRT New Zealand Cup when he comprehensively won the $60,000 Group Two NZB Airfreight Ashburton Flying Stakes at Ashburton today. The Cran and Chrissie Dalgety trained entire began well and driver Carter Dalgety bided his time before […]
Muscle Mountain (Muscle Hill) reached remarkable heights this afternoon when he won his fourth Ashburton Trotters Sprint. That sort of record is unheard of in modern day harness racing and is testimony to the horse’s ability and management. “He’s just been a super horse for a long time and testament to Mum (Nina) and Dad […]
The Ashburton harness racing meeting on Monday is a pivotal day for many horses, with most trainers using the meeting as a stepping stone for higher stakes races in the coming four weeks. As expected, Mark and Nathan Purdon have strong chances across the card for the meeting and all eyes will be on their […]
As well as having a strong presence at the Tuapeka HRC meeting at Invercargill on Sunday, Ryal Bush trainer Brett Gray will have two runners at Ashburton on Monday. In Race One on Sunday, Gray lines up the well-bred debutant Jaccka Ace (Father Patrick). He qualified by twenty three lengths at Winton two weeks ago […]
Southland horseman Nathan Williamson is gearing up for the busiest time of the year. Over the next four days he’ll start horses on Friday night at Addington, on Sunday at the Tuapeka meeting in Invercargill and on Monday will have six runners at Ashburton. Duchess Maria (Father Patrick) is the hot favourite in tomorrow night’s […]
It was great to see Sunday’s Timaru Nursery Stakes draw a strong field of two year olds. The juvenile feature was run consistently between 1937 and 2000 before it was off the scene for 20 plus years, returning in 2022. Some great horses have won over the years including Lordship, Tactile, Young Quinn, Hilarious Guest, […]
Ashburton will take on an international harness racing feel at its November meeting. The “Emerging Talent” meeting to be held on the Thursday of IRT New Zealand Trotting Cup week (November 13) will feature a $20,000 Drivers Invitational race. It will be for 4YO Mares (R35-44) over 1700 metres. It will have a maximum field […]
Murray Brown and Beaudiene Bad Babe are each to be honoured at the Invercargill Cup meeting in December. Brown, a successful and popular harness racing figure in the south passed away last month and the Invercargill HRC of which he was a committee member for thirty one years have decided to name a race after […]
Pacing filly Arrive (Captaintreacherous) trained by Chantal Turpin is one of the rising stars in the Queensland three year old ranks and she has strong roots in Southland. She’s out of Washington VC mare Washington Lass which had ten starts for her Wyndham breeder Ian Hunter before she was sold to Australia. Washington Lass won […]
Allamericanplayer’s (Bettor’s Delight) win in the Rakaia Seed Cleaning New Zealand Sapling Stakes at Ashburton today was a special one for Stewie Corps, one of the colt’s owners. “Stewie lives in Christchurch. He’s had a tough time and is undergoing a lot of cancer treatment. Every time he came out of chemo he bought another […]
The Steve and Amanda Telfer trained Bar Louie (Sweet Lou) showed he was enjoying racing in the south when he won the Rural Business Accountants Three Year Old Champion Stakes at Ashburton today. Driver Tim Williams settled Bar Louie back in the outside running line before forging to the front with 900 metres to run. […]
Southland harness racing trainers Jeremy Douglas, Chelsea Faithful, Peter Hunter, Lyndon Bond and Nathan Williamson will trek north to Ashburton for Sunday with hopes of snaring a victory or two and hopes of continuing the great run southern stables have had in the last month. Douglas lines up Ten Da Touch (Downbytheseaside) in the first […]
The Sapling Stakes run at Ashburton is New Zealand’s oldest two year old feature and this year’s running will be the 106th. The list of winners includes Young Quinn, Noodlum, Hilarious Guest, Inky Lord, Tuapeka Knight, Terror To Love, Krug and Marketplace. The win in 1998 by Inky Lord (Lordship) was very much a Mid-Canterbury […]
A trotting mare named after New Zealand galloping trainer Sheila Laxon, (Muscle Mass) won her first race at the Ashburton Harness Racing Club meeting today. The race was run in two divisions with five horses trotting away from the remainder of the field which never got close to the front bunch. With a lap to […]
