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The Waiuku based training partnership of Michelle Wallis and Bernie Hackett were batting 1000 at Cambridge last night, with two harness racing winners from two starters. Both Auctioneer (Orlando Vici) and Aldebaran Crystal (Father Patrick) had their first wins. The partnership predominantly train trotters and their first winner of the night, Auctioneer, was bred to […]
It’s not often you get harness racing of the quality we were treated to today on a Monday afternoon, however Auckland Anniversary Day provided just that with an eight race programme at Cambridge Raceway headlined by the fourth instalment of the $41,500 G3 Waikato Trotting Breeders Stakes. A capacity field of 14 trotting mares greeted […]
Further emphasising the talent New Zealand has in its ranks of young drivers, last night three female junior drivers drove five winners between them on the ten race card at an Auckland Premier race night. Alicia Harrison teamed up with DJ Rock (Rock N Roll Heaven) and Fernleigh Cash (Bettor’s Delight) to win for her […]
It’s been some harness racing journey for Springbank Mason (Majestic Son). The trotter who won his tenth race at Alexandra Park last night, was bred by North Otago trainer Chris McLeod and he won five races for Phil Williamson. Initially he was raced by Ray and Denise Smith whose horses carry the ‘Springbank’ prefix. Their […]
The chances of the Wallis-Hackett stable continuing their golden Alexandra Park trotting season have increased even before tonight’s (Aug. 17) harness racing meeting begins. The perennial leading trotting stable in the north are already up to 21 trotting winners this season and will have six of the eight starters in the feature trot on Thursday. […]
Junior harness racing driver Crystal Hackett is a star on the rise. The nineteen year old has come a long way in a short time and is currently third equal with Ben Hope, in the New Zealand Junior Drivers Premiership. In only her third season of driving she is honing in on her fiftieth winning […]
