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Three year old filly Crunchie (Captain Crunch) trained by Denise Ottley proved too strong when she won on debut at the Banks Peninsula meeting at Orari yesterday. After a safe beginning, Denise’s daughter Sam took Crunchie to the front where the pair dictated all the terms. Olympian who sat parked came up for a look […]
Although Stonewall are big buyers at the yearling sales they are particularly happy when one of their homebreds wins. Crimson Tide (Downbytheseaside) kept the homebred flag flying with his win at Motukarara last Sunday. CRIMSON TIDE REPLAY “Jill (Stockman) likes her homebreds. They put a lot of effort into the breeding side of it. We […]
On a day when the racing pattern indicated you just couldn’t come from the back and win, champion trotter Oscar Bonavena (Majestic Son) kicked the theory to the back of the harness racing parade ring and put in a stunning performance to win the $40,000 Group Three Elite Stride DG Jones Memorial Banks Peninsula Trotting […]
Leading Southland trainer Nathan Williamson is look forward to the next few months and has some serious horsepower for spring and summer racing. Star filly Captains Mistress (Captaintreacherous) will be back in the south next week. After winning the Group One New Zealand Sires’ Stakes Three Year Old Fillies Final in Auckland, she was taken […]
Major Hipster (Art Major) who’s been with Woodend Beach harness racing trainer Matt Purvis for just six starts, achieved his second win for his new stable at the Banks Peninsula meeting today at Addington. Driver Seth Hill with a peach of a drive controlled the front and the four year old, too classy for the […]
Ashburton horseman John Hay doesn’t train a big team these days but when he takes a horse to the races you know they’ll be ready to win. That was the case today when Moonshiner (Always B Miki) cleared harness racing maiden ranks at Addington. Today Hay sat parked with the three year old for most […]
Canterbury based junior harness racing driver Gemma Thornley has just returned from a twelve month stint in the UK. While there she was employed by twenty three year old American eventing rider Cosby Green who trains her horses at Chedington Estate alongside New Zealand Equestrian greats Tim and Janelle Price. “It was a really good […]
Kim Nyhan’s bad luck in breaking her wrist, has brought a bit of good luck to West Melton harness racing trainer Tim Trathen. Because of the injury Nyhan was unable to work two of her trotters Night Life (The Pres) and Nellie Doyle (Majestic Son) so she passed the reins over to Trathen and yesterday […]
Mr Love (Love You) produced the performance of the day at the Motukarara harness racing meeting today (Sep. 22). Driver Ben Hope got the five year old away well, settling three back on the inside before Eurostyle came around and pushed him back one spot. When the favourite Kyvalley Hotspur came around and took the […]
The owners of Pinseeker (Downbytheseaside) which had a good win at Addington on Saturday confirmed after the race they’d purchased a harness racing yearling at the NZB Standardbred Christchurch Sales in February. Pinseeker’s trainer Jonny Cox purchased a Tall Dark Stranger colt named Olympian for $70,000 post sale on behalf of Iain Wilson, Peter Brinsdon, […]
Take After Me (Holmes Hanover) reigned supreme in a field full of veteran trotters with the tightest of finishes at the Banks Peninsula harness meeting at Motukarara today. After a great beginning, driver John Morrison slotted Take After Me on the inside behind the leader Cosmic Angel. There was a bit of shuffling prior to […]
In only her fourth race day drive, nineteen year old junior harness racing driver Mia Holbrough put runs on the board with her first win at the Banks Peninsula meeting on Sunday driving Crazy N Love (Love You) for her employers Greg and Nina Hope. “It was unreal. It was good to have Kerryn (Tomlinson) […]
The remarkable legs of aged trotter Oscar Bonavena (Majestic Son) just keep giving and today on the Motukarara harness racing grass track he chalked up his eighteenth win in the G3 DG Jones/Banks Peninsula Trotting Cup. Starting off the back mark of thirty metres the seven year old stallion which is trained by Mark and […]
