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The annual Southland Harness Awards were held tonight at Ascot Park Racecourse in recognition of the sport’s highest achievers of last season. The Premier Award – the Regent Car Court Horse of the Year was won by Lakelsa. Owned by brothers Bruce and Al Sinclair and trained by Regan Todd, Lakelsa in the 2025 season […]
Southern Bred Southern Reared numbers may be down for next month’s NZB Standardbred Yearling Sales in Christchurch, but there’s still plenty of quality spread across the forty one lots. Shard Farm, regular vendors for the SBSR brand have exited the yearling sales market. Price Bloodstock who normally prepare five to six yearlings have no entries […]
Luke Whittaker drove his first New Zealand winner in more than three years when he reined home Zolton Boscik (Majestic Son) to win at Addington last night. Whitaker who trains the five year old in partnership with his father Jeff, drove his last New Zealand winner in November 2021 when he won with the Mike […]
Rangiora harness racing trainer Steven Reid thinks Jumal (Downbytheseaside) could potentially be the best juvenile pacer he’s trained. “Monkey King never raced as a two year old because he used to get on his knees and jump out of his gear. Bailey (Bailey’s Dream) was right up there as a juvenile and Gold Ace was […]
Southland harness racing owners Dave Kennedy and Cleland Murdoch have sent their good mare Treacherous Gall (Captaintreacherous) to Victorian trainer David Aiken. “She arrived in Australia about eight days ago. There’s nothing here for her. She’s in a grade were she’s uncompetitive. I can’t see any point in knocking her around,” Kennedy said. The four […]
