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When the Brian O’Meara owned Jesse Owens (Bettor’s Delight) won at Ashburton last Thursday, he added to the list of horses with famous names O’Meara has trained. Christian Cullen was the most famous, he was named after his namesake in the All Blacks. CC won twenty two of his thirty one starts and over a […]
The Sapling Stakes run at Ashburton is New Zealand’s oldest two year old feature and this year’s running will be the 106th. The list of winners includes Young Quinn, Noodlum, Hilarious Guest, Inky Lord, Tuapeka Knight, Terror To Love, Krug and Marketplace. The win in 1998 by Inky Lord (Lordship) was very much a Mid-Canterbury […]
By Joshua Smith, Harness News Desk Di Caprio’s IRT New Zealand Trotting Cup campaign is over. The Brian O’Meara-trained entire had been in career best form, however, a troubling corn burst after his win in the Group 3 New Brighton Cup (2600m) last month, prompted the decision to send him for a spell. “It goes […]
