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The dream run of trotting mare I Dream Of Jeannie continued at Ashburton today when she won the $60,000 Listed McKain Quality Construction Mobile Trot. Trained by Robert and Jenna Dunn the win was her third in a row and her seventeenth in a 101 start career. Her first twelve harness racing wins were for […]
Little Spike was the first North Islander to claim a title at today’s Pheobe Stud Harness 5000 at Ashburton today. The four year old gelding is raced by the Estate of the late Ken Piercy and his wife Audrey. “She’s ninety three and lives in Wellington. I hope she’s watching,” trainer Arna Donnelly said after […]
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. […]
Southland driver Kirstin Green brought up a milestone at Ashburton today when three year old trotter Mor Moonlight, which she also trains won the $60,000 Listed Mainland Repairs Mobile Trot. The three year old filly is raced by Tom and Julie Kilkelly, Jason McMath and Alan Dennis. “I’d just like to say a massive thanks […]
If there’s one horse that epitomises what this Sundays’ Harness 5000 at Ashburton is all about, its Rachmaninov (Diedre Don). Harness 5000 is a chance for not so expensively bred horses of all ages to race against those of the same or similar age for good money. It’s also a chance for not so high […]
The Ashburton Trotting Club will host a new Harness 5000 series in December of this year and qualifying races for the series will get underway next month. Harness 5000 targets horses sired by New Zealand based stallions that stand for $5,000 or less and it will culminate in a $720,000 race day at Ashburton Raceway […]
