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After a couple of below par performances Penelope Lane (Volstead) bounced back into winning form in the Group Three The Dark Horse at Ascot Park today. The win made up for her disappointing run in The Jasmyn’s Gift at Oamaru last month. “She was disappointing at Oamaru but she was found to be a bit […]
While the focus will be on some of the big name stables and higher profile horses at tonight’s Premier meeting at Addington, Southern trained horses will be well represented. Oamaru horseman Matty Williamson is taking four runners north; Axel Rose (En Solitaire), Tactical Bid (Tactical Landing), Oricorio (Father Patrick) and Seeking Clarity (Ultimate Sniper). Both […]
In the aptly named Master Blaster Mobile Pace at Ascot Park today, Cruise Maguire (Always B Miki) had his opposition gasping for air a long way from home. And when the winning time of 2-37.0 was posted, those on course and the gelding’s trainer Alister Black were staggered. “I’m dumbfounded. That time is unreal. He […]
Southern trainer Alister Black takes three of his own team As well as one each from Brad Williamson and Brent and Tim White’s stable to Ascot Park tomorrow for the Northern Southland Trotting Club twilight meeting. Cruise Maguire, Urban Explorer and Train Station line up for Black, while Randel Huston P represents the White stable […]
On Sunday, the Williamson family will be starting close to thirty percent of the horses on the card at Southern Surge Finals Day at Winton. Phil (8), Matty (7), Brad (7) and Nathan (5) look set to play a big game across the ten races. Here’s what they had to say about their top two […]
Buoyed by Penelope Lane’s impressive win at Winton last Sunday, Oamaru trainer Brad Williamson heads south for round two of the Diamond Creek Farm/ SBSR Southern Surge at Ascot Park on Sunday. Brad shares the oil on his six starters. Race Four: To The Moon And Back (One Over Da Moon) – driver Kerryn Tomlinson […]
Although she hasn’t raced since December, the Brad Williamson trained Penelope Lane (Volstead) proved to be in a class of her own when winning at Central Southland Raceway yesterday. And she had to sit parked to do it. “She could have relaxed better, but she settled from about the 800 to the 500. She’s definitely […]
There’s no better way to advertise your breeding brand than having winners on the racetrack and the Southern Bred Southern Reared brand had them in spades last night. The southern group who breed and sell as a collective, last night recorded three winners at Alexandra Park and four at Addington. And there’s the promise of […]
Well bred Train Station (Bettor’s Delight) cleared maiden ranks at Ascot Park today in the Hyde Landscape Mobile Pace. The four year old harness racing gelding from his inside second row draw, was stuck on the pegs for the first fifty metres. But when Better Class broke, driver Brad Williamson was able to get him to the outside […]
Owners Syd and Shona Brown and Branxholme trainer Kirk Larsen go a long way back and today at the Riverton TC meeting at Winton, Santiago (Art Major) impressively won his maiden race for the combination. Larsen wasn’t on course today so the horse was handled by Brad Williamson. “He warmed up nice in his first […]
Brad Williamson is hoping for a drastic turnaround from two of his best drives at Winton on Sunday. Both He Ain’t Fakin and Harriet’s Moment barely made an impact on Diamonds Day at Ascot Park last weekend, though for contrasting reasons. Harriet’s Moment was a late scratching after she backed into the outside fence as […]
Southland trainer Alister Black has had seven runners in the Alabar Southern Supremacy Stakes Final Over the last ten years. The first was Six Diamonds in 2016 and the last was Captain Tom in 2023. His best results have been with Captain Tom and Idealism who both ran third. This year Black lines up Cruise […]
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 […]
“I’ve had a few sleepless nights over the last ten days, getting up at all hours of the night, but we got there,” trainer Alister Black said after Cruise Maguire (Always B Miki) impressively won on debut at Ascot Park today. The three year old created plenty of chat after he won a workout in […]
On Sunday, the Wyndham Harness Racing Club will race at Central Southland Raceway in Winton with ten races on the card. Most races will be fairly even contests. Here are six runners worth putting in your betting mix. Race One: Relay For Life Mobile Pace The Nathan Williamson trained Rise Up N Dance (Art Major) […]
A turret ring in the saddle worn by Penelope Lane (Volstead) caused quite a lengthy delay to Race Six at Oamaru today. However the Brad Williamson trained trotter handled the pressure like a pro and once underway, trotted all the way to win her fourth race in just ten starts at Oamaru today. “It came […]
“He’s shaping up to be quite a nice horse for the future,” trainer Brad Williamson said after talented three year old trotter To The Moon And Back (One Over Da Moon) driven by Kerryn Tomlinson, beat six older rivals at Gore today. TO THE MOON AND BACK REPLAY Williamson says the talented trotter has some […]
Local trainer Tony Stratford scored a hometown double at the Gore Raceway today. Quality three year old Leithan Louie (Sweet Lou) was chased out of the gate by driver Nathan Williamson and in blustery conditions, led all the way to win by two and a quarter lengths from Shezabettorgirl. LEITHAN LOUIE REPLAY “He’s only a […]
Branxholme trainer driver Alister Black drove his first winner in over nine years when he reined home Donttellarty (Love You) to win on debut at Winton today. Black who still holds a graduation license is rarely seen in the cart on race days, preferring to concentrate on training. After beginning well, Donttellarty trailed favourite Majestic […]
This Sunday one of the feature races on the Oamaru harness racing card is the $40,000 Group Three Jasmyn’s Gift Fillies and Mares Stakes. The race is named after Jasmyn’s Gift which was bred by Phil and Bev Williamson and she was named after their daughter Jasmyn. Phil trained her to win seventeen races and […]
Carl Hanna has been around horses most of his life and after a short time away from the game milking cows, he’s back working at Macca Lodge and training winners. “There’s a bit more flexibility with the family. We missed out on getting a house at Riversdale so we live in Tapanui,” Hanna said after […]
Fourteen years after his first win, Oamaru horseman Brad Williamson drove his five hundredth winner at Gore today. His first winner was on the same track in August 2011 when he won on Graceandtemika for trainers Geoff and Jude Knight. “Unfortunately they’re not in the game anymore. They did a lot for all the Williamson […]
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. […]
Phil, Nathan, Matty and Brad Williamson collectively have 20 runners booked for the Southern Surge meeting at Ascot Park on Sunday – Matthew and Brad with seven runners each, Nathan with four and Phil with two. Of the 22 runners they took to last Sunday’s Southern Surge meeting at Winton, they recorded two wins, five […]
