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The wet old day at Ascot Park today was of no disadvantage to Delphyne (Sundon) who pushed off the gate early, avoided any backwash and led all the way to the finish line. At the line the three year filly who’s trained by Brent McIntyre had half a length to spare on Jaccka Ace, with […]
Southern driver Nathan Williamson won six of the ten races at the Wyndham HRC meeting at Winton today and he also trained four of the winners. It was the first time Williamson has driven six winners on a racecard. “They all drew well, which made the difference,” Williamson said. First starter Redback Bob (Majestic Son) […]
Talent and natural improvement can combine to propel the team from Macca Lodge into the winner’s circle at Ascot Park on Sunday. Trainer Brent McIntyre and stable foreman Carl Hanna will line up Hazel Grace and Delphyne after the pair produced nice fresh up efforts at Winton a fortnight ago. Hazel Grace stepped up sharply […]
A number of first starters line up at Wairio tomorrow. Race One: Imperious Girl (Imperial Count) – trainer Craig Ferguson. This three year old filly went to five workouts for Brian Norman before transferring to Craig Ferguson’s barn from which she qualified by an impressive fifteen lengths, running home in 58.5. Imperious Girl is from […]
The Ashburton Trotting Club will host a new Harness 5000 series in December of this year and qualifying races for the series will get underway next month. Harness 5000 targets horses sired by New Zealand based stallions that stand for $5,000 or less and it will culminate in a $720,000 race day at Ashburton Raceway […]
Buffy Northstain (Majestic Son) kept Sam Thornley’s Junior Drivers Premiership hopes alive when she won the Ward and Sinclair Limited Trot at Gore today. Trained by Bruce Negus, the six year old mare got back in the running and stormed home late to beat Tinkerbelle. The win was Buffy Northstain’s twelfth and puts Thornley on […]
If The Dark Horse winner Eurostyle makes next months Renwick Farms Dominion Handicap, trainers Derek and Adele Jones will be looking for a change of luck. They trained Majestic Lavros which started in the 2022 Dominion won by Sundees Son, but he broke at the 700, finishing thirteenth. If Eurostyle’s usual driver Kim Butt takes […]
With Addington form on the board, Aretha (Fear The Dragon) was always going to be hard to beat at the Gore Harness Racing meeting today. In today’s two year old feature on a rain affected track driver Jonny Cox settled Aretha off the pace early before looping the field, and she went down to the […]
Northern Southland harness racing stud and stable Macca Lodge take four runners to the Gore meeting tomorrow and all have some good performances in their formline. In Race Two trainer Brent McIntyre presents two runners, Atalanta (Lather Up) and Aretha (Fear The Dragon). Maiden pacer Cranachan (Sweet Lou) raced wide and faded at his last […]
South of the Waitaki 2023 Cup Week will see the nineth running of the Macca Lodge ‘South of the Waitaki’. Run on Show Day, the race is exclusively for horses trained south of the Waitaki River – essentially Oamaru south. The inaugural race held in 2015 was won by the Nathan Williamson trained and driven […]
Three year old pacer Coaster (Downbytheseaside) is on the float tonight (Oct. 26) heading to harness racing’s pinnacle, Cup Week at Addington. Trained at Macca Lodge by Brent McIntyre the target is The Macca Lodge South of the Waitaki, a race he sponsors which is run on Show Day. Coaster was made favourite today on […]
Unbeaten harness racing pacer Raupunga Lad (Raging Bull) is on the comeback. “He’s been back in just over a month and he’s looking real good,” said trainer Brent McIntyre. The now four year old began his racing career in stunning style, winning by nine and a half lengths on the Central Southland Raceway in Winton […]
Riversdale harness racing mare Tayla Me (American Ideal) showed she won’t be out of place in some of the better mares races. Today (Mar. 18) at the Wyndham meeting she beat a small field which included Folklore (Sportswriter) who’s had four wins and Play Philly (Art Major) who’s won five. In heat six of the […]
