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Habibti Pat’s been the star performer in this week’s Go Media New Zealand Trotting Cup day rankings. The Group 1-winning Father Patrick mare was a convincing winner of last Friday’s Tactical Approach D G Jones Banks Peninsula Cup at Addington, with the win sealing her a place in the $400,000 Renwick Farms Dominion Trot on […]
The rankings for the New Zealand Trotting Cup and the Renwick Farms Dominion Trot have had a minor re-jig following last Friday night’s harness racing action at Addington Raceway. The Lazarus Effect (Lazarus) sealed his spot in the Cup on Tuesday, November 10 with his win in the first of the automatic qualifiers, the Allied […]
The draws are out for the IRT New Zealand Trotting Cup and the Renwick Farms Dominion Trot, to be held at Addington Raceway next Tuesday. And there’s plenty of good news for the harness racing favourites. Australian superstar Leap To Fame (Bettor’s Delight) has drawn 6 in the Cup, with hometown hero Republican Party (Bettor’s […]
The two big winners at Kaikoura yesterday have been the two biggest movers in the latest and final rankings for the IRT New Zealand Trotting Cup and the Renwick Farms Dominion Trot.Both features will highlight a stellar Cup day at Addington Raceway next Tuesday. Father Time was an upset winner of the South Bay Trotters […]
The withdrawal of the two Keayangs has seen a reshuffle in this week’s rankings for the Renwick Farms Dominion trot, to be held at Addington Raceway on Tuesday, November 11. The firm favourite in the TAB market Keayang Zahara (Volstead) was withdrawn from the race by her Victorian trainers Margaret and Paddy Lee last week, […]
Aussie invaders Keayang Zahara (Volstead) and Jilliby Ballerini have made their presence felt in the latest Renwick Farms Dominion Trot harness racing rankings. Fresh from running one-two in the Group 1 Bill Collins Sprint at Melton, the two Margaret and Paddy Lee-trained stablemates are now sixth and seventh on this week’s leaderboard. The pair were […]
After going through her first New Zealand campaign unbeaten, Australian superstar Keayang Zahara is the biggest mover in this week’s rankings for the Renwick Farms Dominion Trot and the IRT New Zealand Trotting Cup, to be held at Addington Raceway on Tuesday, November 11. The Volstead four-year-old, who famously won her first 15 starts, was […]
Key lead-up races the Holmes D G and the Methven Cup have prompted a big change in this week’s harness racing rankings for the IRT New Zealand Trotting Cup, to be held at Addington Raceway on Tuesday, November 11. Sooner The Bettor became the sixth horse to automatically qualify for the $1m NZ Cup with […]
There have been plenty of moves in this week’s harness racing rankings for the IRT New Zealand Trotting Cup and the Renwick Farms Dominion Trot, to be held at Addington Raceway on Tuesday, November 11. Helped by the fact that the Western Australian pacers Minstrel and Heza Sport were withdrawn, Renegade has been the biggest […]
The big guns are coming. Nominations for the IRT New Zealand Trotting Cup and the Renwick Farms Dominion Trot closed at 3pm (NZT) today. There are a total of 34 harness racing nominations for the New Zealand Cup and 41 for the Dominion – both Group 1s will be held at Addington Raceway on Tuesday, […]
A bigger, better and more seasoned Arcee Phoenix (Trixton) will return for a second crack at the Group 1 Renwick Farms Dominion Trot at Addington in November. Trainer-driver Chris Svanosio admits last year’s NZ Cup Week harness racing campaign was as much about “building foundations” as it was hoping to win. Arcee Phoenix is just […]
The harness racing Ford – Tomlinson families have enjoyed success over the past few months. Amanda Tomlinson and her father Ken Ford trained his 200th winner when Misty Blue won at Banks Peninsula on 16th February. Then eleven days later at Winton, Amanda’s youngest daughter Kerryn trained her first winner Dare Devil, which she part […]
Whilst Cup Day is typically about the star harness racing horses and the headline names with the likes of Merlin, Duchess Megxit, Swayzee and Leap To Fame pulling in the crowds, spare a moment for a horse of the people like the David McCormick trained trotter, Maui (Peak). The six-year-old gelding wont be on a […]
There have been contrasting fortunes for the Australians in today’s harness racing barrier draw for the $1m IRT New Zealand Trotting Cup and the $400,000 Renwick Farms Dominion Trot. The draws for the two 3200 metre features next Tuesday were conducted this afternoon at a special function at Addington Raceway . In the Dominion Trot […]
It’s Australian pacers one-two-and three in this week’s final IRT New Zealand Trotting Cup harness racing rankings. It’s been a turbulent week with on-going uncertainty about whether the champion Leap To Fame would cross the Tasman and then the sudden re-emergence of defending champion Swayzee, after his connections made the late payment of $28,750. Both, […]
Last year’s IRT New Zealand Trotting Cup winning trainer Jason Grimson won’t defend his title this year following the withdrawal of his two remaining contenders, Major Moth (Art Major) and Nerano (Tintin In America). The pair ran way below their best in a free-for-all behind Aussie champion Leap To Fame at Menangle last Saturday night […]
There’s been minimal movement in this week’s harness racing rankings for both the IRT New Zealand Trotting Cup and the Renwick Farms Dominion Trot to be held at Addington Raceway on Tuesday, November 12. In the Cup rankings the top 10 are the same as last week with Sooner The Bettor now 11th, up one, […]
Two races, one at Addington and one in Kilmore in Australia, have had a big bearing on the latest harness racing rankings for the IRT New Zealand Trotting Cup at Addington Raceway on Tuesday, November 12. The first three from Friday’s Group 2 Lamb and Hayward Canterbury Classic were always going to gain automatic qualification […]
Following his stirring win in the Tactical Approach D G Jones Banks Peninsula Cup, Mr Love (Love You) has sneaked into the harness racing field for the Renwick Farms Dominion Trot in the latest rankings. The Greg and Nina Hope-trained trotter came from a long way back to mount a huge finish to win the […]
Group 1-winning Australians Just Believe (Orlando Vici) and Better Eclipse (Betterthancheddar) are among the latest nominations for the $400,000 Renwick Farms Dominion Trot and the $1m IRT New Zealand Trotting Cup at Addington Raceway on Tuesday, November 12. Trained by Jess Tubbs and driven by husband Greg Sugars, the pair reigned supreme at Alexandra Park […]
A total of 32 horses – 16 pacers and 16 trotters – have been nominated for the IRT New Trotting Cup and the Renwick Farms Dominion Trot at Addington Raceway on Tuesday, November 12. Included in the early nominations have been two Grant Dixon-trained Australians, champion pacer Leap To Fame and Aroda. Leap To Fame […]
Harness racing’s biggest day just got bigger. The country’s most prestigious trotting race, the Renwick Farms Dominion will move from its traditional Show Day position to being part of a bumper IRT New Zealand Trotting Cup Day at Addington on Tuesday, November 12. “IRT New Zealand Trotting Cup Day is the pinnacle day in […]
Co-trainer Greg Hope is happy with Muscle Mountain (Muscle Hill) leading into tomorrow’s G1 Renwick Farms Dominion Handicap on Canterbury harness racing’s Show Day at Addington. “We couldn’t be happier with the horse. He’s working super and he’s in a really good frame of mind,” said Greg Hope who trains in partnership with his wife […]
After their one-two finish at Kaikoura on Monday, Mystic Max (Village Mystic) and Harold Smith (Andover Hall) have both jumped up in the latest IRT New Zealand Cup and Show Week harness racing rankings. At double figure odds, Mystic Max beat his closest rival by a neck in the Group 3 IRT Your Horse. Our […]
