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You can’t beat a trotter in form and at the moment Moses (Father Patrick) has the form line of a very good trotter. His win in the $20,000 Kim McDowall…

Herculean effort by Spiritinthesky

The Kirstin Green trained trotting mare Spiritinthesky (Father Patrick) put in a herculean effort in the Jimmy Dillon Cup Gold Chip Final at Winton today. After sitting three wide for…

Heff makes amends

Ryal Bush owner Francis Russell had not raced horses for twenty five years. But a casual chat with her neighbour, trainer Brett Gray, got her back in the game. “Brett…

Green takes good team to Invercargill

Invercargill HRC will host nine races at Ascot Park tomorrow and local harness racing trainer Kirstin Green should have a part to play. Five year old gelding Shergar (Bettor’s Delight)…

Gray on weather watch for Riverton

Ryal Bush trainer Brett Gray is keeping a close eye on the weather before today’s Riverton Trotting Club meeting at Riverton. He thinks most of his horses will handle the…

Inside the Phil Williamson camp

Phil Williamson can’t quite figure out Empire City (Volstead) at the moment. The former Group winner starts in tomorrows $40,000 Group Three Pryde’s Easifeed Southern Lights at Ascot Park, but…

Father Ned wins on the holy day

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…

Lovin the Habibti run

Julie Maghzal has a lifetime of wonderful memories through her involvement in harness racing. When the Greg and Ben Hope trained Habibti Pat (Father Patrick) recently won the New Zealand…

Bits and Bridles

Seth Hill drove his first Group winner on Friday when Cath (Sweet Lou) trained by his father Brendon, won the $50,000 ‘Betavet’ Millwood Nike Fillies Classic at Addington. Hill is…

Good team – bad draws

Ryal Bush trainer Brett Gray heads to Ascot Park with a good team tomorrow, but he’s not been too lucky with the draws. In Race One, Gray has maiden trotter…

Hope paid off

Greg and Ben Hope never gave up hope that the training partnership’s star trotting filly Habibti Pat (Father Patrick) could win tonight’s $200,000 Group One Garrards New Zealand Trotting Derby….

Fresh legs and familiar faces for Show Day

Show Day dishes up another day of high end harness racing with some horses backing up but others with fresh legs likely to add spice to the thirteen race programme….