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In an Auckland Cup littered with question marks punters need to decide which doubt that can put up with the most. The second $250,000 Trillian Trust Auckland Cup on 2024 will be run at Alexandra Park tonight, the Cup moving back to the New Year’s Eve date after being held on May 24. The only […]
After having no luck in some of Auckland’s biggest harness racing events this autumn, Better Eclipse (Betterthancheddar) trained by Jess Tubbs finally got his reward, taking out tonight’s $250,000 Group One Trillian Trust Auckland Cup at Alexandra Park. After running fifth in The Race by Grins, fifth in the Taylor Mile, third in the Messenger […]
They are two old men playing a young man’s game. But that doesn’t mean Mach Shard (Mach Three) or Self Assured (Bettor’s Delight) can’t win tonight’s $250,000 Trillian Trust Auckland Cup at Alexandra Park. Mach Shard is nine, retirement home time for most elite horses, has had 107 starts and in Crystal Hackett has a […]
Auckland presents its biggest night of harness racing tomorrow evening with the $250,000 Group One Trillian Trust Auckland Cup and the $200,000 Group One Reharvest Rowe Cup features. Take a look back at some of the history behind both races. Auckland Cup: At 133 years, the Auckland Cup is the oldest major race in New […]
Clevedon trainer John Dickie has some key runners in harness racing feature races at Alexandra Park tomorrow night. He has two runners in the $110,000 Group One Breckon Farms Northern Trotting Derby. In last week’s Three Year Old Trotters Championship, Father Barry (Father Patrick) made ground late to get within three quarters of a length […]
Champion harness racing trainer Mark Purdon won himself another Group One tonight, winning the $170,000 Trillian Trust 2023 Auckland Cup behind exciting four year old pacer Akuta (Bettor’s Delight) After an interrupted preparation the last few weeks with a hoof abscess, Purdon finally got the classy Akuta fit and ready for a hard run 3200m […]
Kango (American Ideal) may not win tonight’s $180,000 Auckland Cup but he may hold the key to who does. The Cambridge pacer won the final lead-up race to tonight’s Group 1 in the Roy Purdon Memorial last Friday, not an uncommon occurrence for him as lead-up races are so often dominated by leaders as many […]
