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Winton trainer Chelsea Faithful has a small but select team of three heading to Ascot Park tomorrow for the Invercargill Harness Racing Club meeting. Listen to what she has to say about each of her runners. Race One: Jay Jay Denario (Downbytheseaside) – driver Craig Ferguson – FR2 Race Five: Father Ned (Father Patrick) – […]
Ramblin Rover (Net Ten EOM) got the perfect run at Gore today and in the home straight came up the inside to win the GWD/Tyreland Mobile Pace. “Craig ended up dropping to three fence and it worked out perfectly really. He did get held up a bit turning for home and I thought he may […]
Winton breeder Chelsea Faithful (SBSR) has plenty to juggle across a day. Working for Branxholme trainer Nathan Williamson in the morning, she also trains her own small team. And in addition she has two brood mares to manage. “It’s worked for the last eight years, but it’s hard work. At the moment I’ve got too […]
It’s been quite some journey for pacer Hijack (Courage Under Fire). Sold as an unqualified pacer, he was shipped from Winton New Zealand to Australia, where he had five starts. Later he was returned to his original trainer Chelsea Faithful, for whom he won today. The gelding was purchased for $8,000 at the 2021 NZB […]
Winton trainer Chelsea Faithful took a leap of faith in taking her three year old filly Ideal Crown (American Ideal) to Auckland for the Group One $100,000 Pascoes the Jewellers Northern Oaks, but she had unwavering belief in her horse. “For someone like me that only trains a half a dozen, it’s not every day […]
On Friday night, Winton harness racing trainer Chelsea Faithful will gear up Ideal Crown, (American Ideal) her first horse to race in Auckland. “I’m excited but nervous. I think a lot more excitement will come on Friday,” she said. It’s not the first time Faithful has had a runner in a Group One feature. Ideal […]
Naturally larger vendors are attracting attention in the lead up to next week’s NZB Standardbred Yearling Sales at Karaka and Christchurch, but there are also vendors who offer just one yearling at the sales. Lets put the microscope on them. Karaka Lot 24 – Captain Crunch filly out of six win Art Major mare Simply […]
Father Ned (Father Patrick) did the right thing today when he won on “the Lords Day” at the Winton harness racing meeting for local trainer Chelsea Faithful. FATHER NED REPLAY After getting back early, driver Craig Ferguson sent the four year old forward with a lap to run to sit outside the leader, Phishing. […]
Quality owned Southland mare Braeview Kelly (Bettor’s Delight) has produced her first foal, a colt by Captaintreacherous. Raced by Paul and Mandy Pierce, Braeview Kelly won eighteen races, was second thirteen times and ran third seven times, banking $459,030. For most of her career she was trained in Australia by Jack Trainor where she won […]
Southland harness racing trainers Jeremy Douglas, Chelsea Faithful, Peter Hunter, Lyndon Bond and Nathan Williamson will trek north to Ashburton for Sunday with hopes of snaring a victory or two and hopes of continuing the great run southern stables have had in the last month. Douglas lines up Ten Da Touch (Downbytheseaside) in the first […]
Winton trained trotting mare Precious Memories (Majestic Son) provided Riverton Trotting Club President Tracey McMaster with a special win today at her Club’s meeting at the Central Southland Raceway in Winton. The lightly raced five year old made the most of a good getaway and in the hands of Craig Feguson took out the Bill […]
Not many young harness racing trainers win a Group race at their first attempt with a horse that’s having its first start. But that’s what Winton trainer Chelsea Faithful did with Ideal Crown (American Ideal) at the Northern Southland TC meeting at Ascot Park today. “Having a first Group starter – it’s been nerve-wracking all […]
Young Winton breeder and trainer Chelsea Faithful has prepared yearlings for the NZB Standarbred Yearling Sales in Christchurch for the past three years. Her best result so far has been Tact Tena which she prepped for Trevor Procter and Diane Dynes in 2022 and was sold to Mark Jones for $150,000. This year she’s preparing […]
Riverton Trotting Club President Tracey McMaster and committee member Bridget Stevens were in tears when Precious Memories (Majestic Son) won her maiden trot at the Riverton harness racing meeting today. “It was very special with lots of tears because we never thought we’d get her to the races,” Stevens said. The five year old who’s […]
Nine year old harness racing gelding Dangerous (Shadow Play) is in the form of his life. On Saturday he recorded his sixth win. Dangerous qualified as a three year old at Winton in December 2017 and ran second on debut. He won his first race at Ascot Park nearly six years ago, at that time […]
Young Winton harness racing horsewomen Chelsea Faithful has a lot of strings to her bow. She successfully trains a small team, works for the busiest stable in the province, is breeding from two mares, is preparing two yearlings for the upcoming sales and is photographing yearlings for a handful of clients. “I was born into […]
