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The Otago region honoured horses and harness racing people last night at their annual Harness Racing Awards Evening. The premium Horse Of The Year title was won by Princess Sadie while the Outstanding Contribution to Harness Racing Award was presented to Otago vet Peter Gillespie. Other award winners were: Two Year Pacing Colt or Gelding […]
Transport issues didn’t stop Oamaru trainer Phil Williamson from winning at Gore today. Although two of his more favoured runners Rangitata and What’s The Whisper had to be scratched from Race Three, class trotter Tarragindi (Majestic Son) was on course in time to race and win the Phoebe Stud Grassroot Breeding Southern Surge Handicap Trot. […]
The win by the Craig Ferguson trained Saucy Delight (Bettor’s Delight) at Ascot Park today was Bev Williamson’s 100th winner as an owner. SAUCY DELIGHT REPLAY Her first was Iona Whiz at Winton in December 1997. Her biggest winners have been Jasmyn’s Gift (17), Aroha Kenny (7), Dwindle Star (7) and Dwindle Mist (6). Bev […]
Oamaru trainer Phil Williamson ticked off another milestone at Addington last night when Love N The Port (Love You) became his 800th winner. LOVE N THE PORT REPLAY “It’s a good number no doubt, but I don’t think about it (milestones) too much,” Williamson said. 780 of his successes have been with trotters and many […]
While most were expecting To The Moon And Back to win the first race at Ascot Park today it was first starter and stablemate Muscle Mist (Muscle Mass) that came away with a convincing win. “She’s been trialling up well lately. Dad (Phil) drove her for me at Ashburton last week and he was happy […]
The Otago Harness Racing Awards for the 2024 season were held on Friday night at The Loan and Merc in Oamaru. The Horse of the Year award was won by trotting filly Empire City (Volstead) owned by Peter and Janet Argue and trained by Phil Williamson. She won four of her eleven starts and was […]
At the NZB Standardbred harness racing sales in Christchurch today aptly named The Eagle Has Landed, announced the arrival of the progeny of super star trotter Bold Eagle in New Zealand. The winner of more than five million euros has limited numbers on the ground and the stunning colt was offered by Oamaru breeder Bev […]
