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As reported by Barry Lichter for Lincoln Farms, Harness Racing New Zealand gained unanimous approval to acquire the assets of Waikato Bay of Plenty Harness Racing at a special general meeting in Christchurch last night. Subject to rubber stamping by Cambridge club members tonight, HRNZ will take over on September 30 by raising a mortgage […]
Anthony Butt has been doing plenty of homework ahead of Cambridge’s meeting tonight. Having relocated from Australia earlier this year, Butt is now working at Stonewall Stud and is on duty up north with seven harness racing drives for the Steve and Amanda Telfer team, while Tim Williams has five for the stable at tonight’s […]
Jade Wakeling will head to Cambridge Raceway tonight with two genuine opportunities to notch up her first race day victory as she continues to settle into life in the sulky. After earning her licence earlier this year, Wakeling has already had seven race day drives, with the former Environmental Science student quickly adapting to the […]
A $2,000 punt at the weanling sales will turn into something far more meaningful than stakes or sectionals at Cambridge Raceway tonight, when Stephen Argue unveils harness racing first starter Kasi Joy (Speeding Spur) in the Hire A Venue At Cambridge Raceway Handicap Trot (5.35pm). The four-year-old mare brings with her a pedigree that reads […]
The fields for the two big slot races at Cambridge’s Night of Champions are all but finalised. The seven trotters in the $530,000 TAB Trot were confirmed late last month, as have nine of the 10 runners in the $1m The Race by Sport Nation. The only slot left is the one owned by Mark […]
Unbeaten this campaign, Doo You Want Me (Captain Crunch) faces his toughest assignment to date when he steps into free-for-all company in tonight’s Group 2 Waikato Pacers Flying Mile (8.31pm) at Cambridge Raceway. The son of Captain Crunch has been faultless through four starts this preparation, quickly working his way through the grades and now […]
The Janitor (Always B Miki) and Gus, (Majestic Son) two Australian runners in the slot races to be held at Cambridge early next month, will fly into Auckland on Sunday. Both are trained by Brisbane horsewoman Chantal Turpin and will have the opportunity to get a feel for the Cambridge circuit next Thursday when The […]
In form trotter Crazy heads to Cambridge Raceway tonight with momentum on his side, chasing a winning hat-trick in the Drax Project At Night Of Champions Mobile Trot. The nine-year-old son of Crazed has turned a corner in recent starts, putting together back-to-back victories for local trainer Tim Hall, who also owns the gelding. “He […]
The “trooper” that is Barbarossa (Captaintreacherous) produced another dominant display at Cambridge Raceway on Thursday night. Trainer-driver Benjamin Butcher allowed Barbarossa to ease back in the early stages of the Hire A Venue At Cambridge Raceway Mobile Pace. With 1600 metres to run, the pair made their move, sweeping around the field to take control […]
New Zealand’s richest night of harness racing has been confirmed for next year with the Night Of Champions to go ahead at Cambridge in April. The meeting will once again feature the $1m Pacing slot race and the $600,000 Trot, which were sponsored by Betcha and the TAB respectively this year. Both races were won […]
Welcome to today’s segment from our harness racing analyst. Providing you with free expert tips and selections for harness meetings run in New Zealand. Harness racing hits Cambridge again today with 7 races on the card. The racing starts at 5:13pm and we highlight some specials and value runners we think can give you a run […]
Fresh from her first ever New Zealand harness racing driving win at Alexandra Park last Friday, Brooke Wilkins is aiming for more success at Cambridge tonight. The Australian-born links up with the Ival Brownlee-trained Emily Bay in Race 4, the IRT.Your Horse.Our Passion .Mobile Trot (6.52pm). “She’s a really consistent little trotter, and she always […]
Welcome to today’s segment from our harness racing analyst. Providing you with free expert tips and selections for harness meetings run in New Zealand. Harness racing hits Cambridge again today with 6 races on the card. The racing starts at 5:28pm and we highlight some specials and value runners we think can give you a run […]
Irish Whispers (Art Major) looks a good chance of racking up harness racing career win number four at Cambridge Raceway tonight. He’ll line up in Race 4, the Dunstan Horsefeeds Mobile Pace (7:39 p.m.) Trained out of Ohaupo by Peter Brown, the son of Art Major was purchased from the Christchurch yearling sales by Peter’s […]
Welcome to today’s segment from our harness racing analyst. Providing you with free expert tips and selections for harness meetings run in New Zealand. Harness racing hits Cambridge again today with 6 races on the card. The racing starts at 6:03pm and we highlight some specials and value runners we think can give you a run […]
A new ownership group is bringing fresh energy to Cambridge Raceway, as the Taylor Street Syndicate begins to make its mark on the track. The Taylor Street Syndicate, established by Cambridge Raceway, was created with the goal of offering everyday people the opportunity to experience the thrill of harness racing ownership. Launched through the popular […]
After getting things wrong at Alexandra Park on Friday night, Crazy (Crazed) is set to step out at Cambridge Raceway this evening, and local trainer Tim Hall is confident the quirky campaigner is ready to deliver—if he can keep his cool. The eight-year-old son of Crazed returned from a two-year Australian stint in January. Due […]
The father-daughter duo of Derek and Neita Balle have two harness racing runners set to take the stage tonight at Cambridge Raceway. A relatively new partnership, Neita admits she didn’t quite believe her dad when he first offered to train together. “We were having a laugh a few months ago when I jokingly asked him […]
Australian visitor Don Hugo (Art Major) and Oscar Bonavena (Majestic Son) appear to be the two winners out of today’s harness racing draw for Friday’s two big Slot races at Cambridge’s Night of Champions. Recent Miracle Mile winner Don Hugo has drawn ideally at two for the $1m The Race by betcha with key rivals […]
Here’s the latest update on the confirmed harness racing runners for The Race by betcha and The TAB Trot. Three announcements tonight with I’m Ready Jet (Quaker Jet) being confirmed in the Haras Des Trotteurs slot in The TAB Trot which completes this field. Then in The Race by betcha we have had Chase A Dream (Captaintreacherous) confirmed in the […]
“It was do or die tonight,” trainer Mark Purdon who trains in partnership with his son Nathan, said after Chase A Dream (Captaintreacherous) turned his form around and caused an upset in the $60,000 Group Two Garrards Waikato Pacers Flying Mile tonight at Cambridge. Prior to tonight’s run the four year old stallion had looked […]
Welcome to today’s segment from our harness racing analyst. Providing you with free expert tips and selections for harness meetings run in New Zealand. Harness racing hits Cambridge again today with 8 races on the card . The racing starts at 4:39pm and we highlight some specials and value runners we think can give you a […]
Waikato-Bay of Plenty Harness Racing Incorporated’s two slot races, The Race and TAB Trot have been confirmed for 2025. The races will headline the renowned Night Of Champions meeting at Cambridge Raceway on Friday April 4. “We’re excited to confirm both races will be run again,” Cambridge Raceway CEO Dave Branch said. “It will be […]
Captain Sampson (Captaintreacherous) will have something of a NZ Cup Day audition when harness racing resumes at Cambridge today. The Captaintreacherous two-year-old, who has created a big impression with two wins in just three career starts, was a bit of a surprise inclusion in Tuesday’s fields. But driver Tony Cameron says Captain Sampson’s trainers Brian […]
