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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) – […]
While the focus will be on some of the big name stables and higher profile horses at tonight’s Premier meeting at Addington, Southern trained horses will be well represented. Oamaru horseman Matty Williamson is taking four runners north; Axel Rose (En Solitaire), Tactical Bid (Tactical Landing), Oricorio (Father Patrick) and Seeking Clarity (Ultimate Sniper). Both […]
The pointy end of the season is fast approaching and Southland trainer Nathan Williamson feels Indulge Me (Downbytheseaside) is beginning to peak as she heads towards her key assignments, the Nevele R Fillies Final and the New Zealand Oaks. “I’m really happy with her. She’s trained on really well and she’s slowly and surely […]
Young trotter Master McGoogan (What The Hill) demonstrated his speed off the gate for Matty Williamson tonight. From the outside of the front row in tonight’s $50,000 Group Three Greg and Leigh Ayers ‘The Sundon’ Two Year Old Classic at Addington, Williamson pushed the go button early and while second favourite Duke Of Bourbon galloped […]
Wyndham trainer driver Craig Ferguson knows that unbeaten filly Imperious Girl (Imperial Count) will have to race against some serious horsepower in Friday night’s $60,000 Macca Lodge Sires’ Stakes Three Year Old Fillies Classique at Addington. “I’m as happy as I can be at home. She’s only had the one workout and we would have […]
Ryal Bush trainer Brett Gray will load seven horses onto his truck to go to the Winton meeting tomorrow. Brett comments on each runner. Race One: Princess Alia (Captain Crunch) – driver Brent Barclay – FR2 Race One: Harvey (Sky Major) -driver Daniel Anderson – FR5 Race Three: Don’t Stop Believing (Creatine) – driver Brent […]
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 […]
After a successful harness racing campaign in Australia, on Tuesday Marketplace (Bettor’s Delight) returned home to Regan Todd’s Yaldhurst stable. “He looks awesome, is in great nick and straight back into work. He’ll have two lead up runs heading into the Canterbury Classic (October 16th), they’ll be handicap races. The Hannon Memorial is probably going […]
In form trainer Brian Norman takes seven runners to Winter Rewards Finals Day at Winton on Sunday. Race One: Delightingold (Bettor’s Delight) – Driver Craig Ferguson – FR5 Note: Seventeen start maiden who is new to the stable. Previously trained by Donna Williamson. Race Two: Turn N Burn (Art Major) – Driver Craig Ferguson – […]
The Forbury Park Trotting Club is racing at Gore tomorrow and local trainer Tony Stratford has a number of chances across the nine-race card. Race Three: Sky Patrol (Sky Major) – driver Hayden Douglas (J) – FR2 Race Three: Mr President (Sweet Lou) – driver Max Hill (J) – FR7 Race Six: Franco Nashville (Art […]
Southern driver Mark Hurrell has nine drives across the ten races at Invercargill tomorrow. Here are his thoughts on each runner. Race One: Pacific Arc (Washington VC) – trainer Brian Norman (F2) “He hasn’t had a good draw for a long time. The one horse (Rakamick) looks like he’s got enough gate speed to hold […]
Australian driver Luke McCarthy will drive Marketplace (Bettor’s Delight) in his upcoming Australian harness racing campaign, which will culminate with the $300,000 The Rising Sun in Brisbane. “We just thought since we were going over there and staying with Luke McCarthy and travelling with him, he might as well drive him as well. He’s one […]
Today’s racing at Winton provided plenty of highlights. Now in her third season of training a small team, Mataura horsewoman Nicole Aitken trained her third winner today when Cash Is King (Captain Crunch) cleared maiden ranks. Driver Kerryn Tomlinson positioned Cash Is King four back on the inside but with a moderate pace being set […]
Gore trainer Brian Norman is excited to be the owner of unbeaten trotting filly Imperious Girl (Imperial Count). Norman who loves his trotters, hasn’t bred too many squaregaiters in recent years but has developed and sold a handful of good ones, including Sky Commander which he sold to Merv and Meg Butterworth. He won three […]
“We mainly bought her as a galloping pacemaker. She’s doing a great job with the babies and earning her keep,” winning trainer Shannon Armour said after Searing Light (He’s Watching) won at Ascot Park today. The mare began her racing career with Alan Edge in April 2021 and won two races for the Weedons trainer. […]
“The plugs were still in. I didn’t have to urge her, she just cruised up on her own. I think she’s got a bright future,” said trainer driver Craig Ferguson after Imperious Girl (Imperial Count) won impressively on debut at the Wairio meeting today. After beginning well from the inside, Imperious Girl slotted three back […]
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 […]
Although he wasn’t happy at being three wide, driver Mark Hurrell secured what proved to be the winning run for Beach Day, (Sunshine Beach) duly winning the $40,000 Group Three Kubala Seeds Champagne Stakes at Wyndham today. Hurrell got onto the back of an improving Just Like Jagger and she gave Beach Day cover for […]
Swannanoa trainer Ross Houghton just recently got married and he and his new wife Trinity were on course at Ascot Park today, to see the Houghton trained filly Validation (Bettor’s Delight) win the $40,000 G3 Caduceus Club of Southland/Alabar Fillies Classic. Ross and Trinity have been travelling around the South Island in their campervan and […]
After running two close seconds at his last two starts, Wag Star (Sweet Lou) finally got a well-deserved win when he took out the $20,000 Gore Town & Country Club Summer Cup at Gore today. After beginning well from the thirty metre mark, the Craig Ferguson trained and driven gelding pushed on to take the […]
Wag Star (Sweet Lou) had his last win almost ten months ago. But since then he’s been placed in the Superstars Championship, the Uncut Gems and the Methven and Invercargill Cups. He’s also raced in the New Zealand FFA, so tomorrow’s Wairio Cup will be a massive drop back in class for the six year […]
Judging by the way she won her R41-R60 race at Ascot Park today, six year old trotting mare Ah Dinnae Ken (Majestic Son) appears to be a mare on the rise. From barrier three, trainer driver Craig Ferguson took her straight to the top. Nubliah Chamay tried to take the lead but Ferguson was having […]
Clotilde Wainwright proved the perfect tonic for trainer Nathan Williamson as he recovers from a race night injury that fractured his skull just over a week ago. “There will not be a more popular win in harness racing in New Zealand this month I reckon,” commentator Matt Cross said at the end of his commentary. […]
The Craig Ferguson trained Nek Delight (Bettor’s Delight) won her first race in nearly a year when she took out yesterday’s $25,000 Diamond Creek/SBSR Robin Dundee Crown at Ascot Park. “She was just going through the motions and we were just about to sack her. We took her to Oamaru and what happened was the […]
