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Cambridge and Nelson features in review

Hillbilly Blues (What The Hill) rise to stardom continued with a narrow win over his stablemate Belle Neige in the $40,000 G3 Cambridge Trotters Flying Stakes at Cambridge tonight. Driver…

Bits and Bridles-Don’t Stop Dreaming sold!!

Confederate (Bettor’s Delight) has been sold and will race in America. He was purchased as a yearling for $240,000 at the NZB Standardbred Sales and was raced for a group…

Bits and Bridles

Seth Hill drove his first Group winner on Friday when Cath (Sweet Lou) trained by his father Brendon, won the $50,000 ‘Betavet’ Millwood Nike Fillies Classic at Addington. Hill is…

Merlin waves the wand

Merlin (Art Major) returned to his winning ways in the 100th running of the Kaikoura Cup today. The five year old entire hadn’t had a win since Show Day last…

Katrina Purdon – an interesting life

Katrina Purdon has been lucky enough to own some nice horsepower over nearly four decades. And her winning run is not over yet. Katrina grew up in Cambridge and got…

Duchess Maria four from four

Duchess Maria (Father Patrick) stamped her dominance in the two year old trotting ranks with win number four on the trot, at Addington last night. In the inaugural running of…

Big guns get set to spring

Clevedon trainers Barry Purdon and Scott Phelan are on the verge of launching some of their stable stars with some lofty targets in mind. Talented pacer Cold Chisel (Always B…

This could be the one for Zachary

Zachary Butcher thinks Meant To Be (Father Patrick) could be the trotter he’s been waiting for. “You’d have to say he’s the best trotter I’ve driven. He’s a horse that’s…

Breckon Farms quinella trotting Derby

Trainers Barry Purdon and Scott Phelan have maintained there’s not a lot between their two three year old trotters Meant To Be (Father Patrick) and Higher Power (Father Patrick) and…

Mach Shard enjoying retirement

This time last year saw the biggest upset in the history of the Taylor Mile, when aged harness racing pacer Mach Shard (Mach Three) won the Group One Taylor Mile…

Purdon and Phelan have good chances at Alexandra Park

There are some quality horses returning to race at Alexandra Park tomorrow night or a feature night of harness racing. Meant To Be, (Father Patrick) Sooner The Bettor (Bettor’s Delight)…

Duchess Megxit returns after tough week for top trainer

Training legend Barry Purdon is hoping this weekend goes better than last and he has two of his stable stars with harness racing opportunities to put a smile back on…