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Tony Hall of Stuff.co.nz reports that a High Court fight is brewing over the remains of New Zealand’s most famous harness racing horse – Cardigan Bay – and his final resting place could be paved over for a car park. The NZ Trotting Hall of Fame wants to exhume Cardigan Bay’s remains from Auckland’s Alexandra Park, where they were […]
The passing of Peter Wolfenden and the harness racing story of Cardigan Bay stirred up a few memories for me. First let me say that Cardigan Bay was way before my time although I do remember his appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show in 1968. As most teenagers did that night, I had tuned in […]
The 46th running of the G2 $63,000 Cardigan Bay stakes is being held on a bumper night of harness racing at Alexandra Park this Friday night (Mar. 24), serving as the penultimate feature race on the epic ten race programme headlined by the Great Northern Oaks and Derby. As far as supporting races go, the […]
Harnesslink is saddened to learn of the news of New Zealand harness racing icon Peter Wolfenden (MBE) and his passing yesterday at the age of 88. Peter Wolfenden won four New Zealand Cups, six Auckland Cups and five Rowe Cups and has reined home more than 1700 winners. But it is his association with arguably […]
Inflation has hit many of us very hard, especially all of us in harness racing. From food prices…gas prices…home prices….all prices… Why, I remember when we could all have a White Castle hamburger for eight cents—with the pickles. A quarter’s worth of candy could give one a belly ache. When I got my driver’s license […]
