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Harrison Orange looks forward to sharing the big harness racing stage with champion Leap To Fame in the Go Media New Zealand Cup in November. “It’ll be cool to be in a race with him,” he said. Better Knuckle Up’s (Bettor’s Delight) win last night at Alexandra Park means Orange will experience two firsts – […]
While some of her higher profile opposition went to war, Fly High (Bettor’s Wish) in the cool hands of Harrison Orange sat back, watched the race upfold and came with the last run to dab Ride The Wave and Ripples in last night’s harness racing heat of the Nevele R Fillies Series at Alexandra Park. […]
There is an unfamiliar name listed in this week’s Bathurst form guide. Star junior Kiwi reinsman Harrison Orange is in the central west on a working holiday, spending time at the stable of Nathan Turnbull, and has four drives at Bathurst on Wednesday night. The 19-year-old is a member of one of New Zealand’s […]
There’s no better way to advertise your breeding brand than having winners on the racetrack and the Southern Bred Southern Reared brand had them in spades last night. The southern group who breed and sell as a collective, last night recorded three winners at Alexandra Park and four at Addington. And there’s the promise of […]
After the dizzying heights of being a Group 1 player for the last month it is back to reality for young harness racing driving star Harry Orange at Alexandra Park tonight. But it is not a bad reality for a young horseman. Orange won his first Group 1 at the carnival that ended last week […]
You can’t beat father and son rivalry, especially at Group One level, and that’s what played out tonight at Alexandra Park in the G1 $100,000 HR Fisken & Sons Anzac Cup. While stablemate and favourite Meant To Be broke, third season junior driver Harrison Orange stepped Higher Power (Father Patrick) away beautifully and got a […]
The young man with a big name knows he will get plenty more chances to win a Group 1 after this Friday’s $100,000 Taylor Mile at Alexandra Park. But his equine best mate might not. Harrison Orange is on his way to becoming the next big thing in New Zealand harness racing, passing his latest […]
Harrison Orange warmed up for his birthday with a winning treble at Taupo yesterday. The talented teenager, who’s made a huge impact since joining the junior driving ranks in 2024, turns 19 today. Yesterday he reined three home as Taupo hosted its first ever harness racing meeting. It’s the third time he’s had three winners […]
Harrison Orange’s incredible rise up the junior harness racing driving ranks has just earned him a New Zealand call up. The 18-year-old secured selection for the Australasian Young Drivers’ Championships (AYDC) with a double at Alexandra Park on Friday night. That gave him 39 wins for the year so far, and tellingly one ahead of […]
Harrison Orange has a big few days ahead of him. He has four harness racing drives at Cambridge tonight, four more at Alexandra Park tomorrow and is listed to drive Goorambat Art at Ashburton on Sunday. Depending on how he goes he could book himself a spot in the Australasian Young Drivers’ Championships (AYDC) at […]
Two well-bred two year olds were on show for Nathan Williamson at the Invercargill Workouts on Friday. Treacherous Me, a Captaintreacherous filly out of Only Me, took out the three horse 1700 metre mobile workout from Simply Amazing – a Bettor’s Delight colt out of Simply Devine. Treacherous Me is the second foal out of […]
Last night’s Hunter Cup result was close to perfect result for Winton breeders John and Katrina Price. Although they would dearly have loved Republican Party (Bettor’s Delight) (whom they bred) to win, his third place behind super stars Swayzee and Leap To Fame was full of merit. Last year the couple bought into the Swayzee […]
The wins keep coming for Junior driver Harrison Orange and Canterbury based trainer Michael House with the pair combining to clinch the Wellington – Otaki Cup double after Gotta Elect Bill (Auckland Reactor) took out the Grant Plumbing Ltd Otaki Cup Mobile Pace yesterday. “It was pretty cool to get back to back wins on […]
Trainer Michael House and Harrison Orange combined to score a winning double at the North Island’s first race meeting of the New Year at Tauherenikau yesterday. “I rung Harrison three weeks ago to see if we could organise for him to come down and drive at these central districts grass track meetings and I’m really […]
Junior driver Harrison Orange is hoping to get his harness racing season off to a good start at Tauherenikau races on Thursday (January 2) with four competitive drives for Canterbury based trainer Michael House. “I’ve never been to Tauherenikau before so I’m looking forward to racing on the grass there and the drives I’ve got […]
Harrison Orange has kicked off his harness racing driving career in the best possible fashion, winning with his first ever race day drive. As the son of leading New Zealand driver Blair Orange and former driver Lisa Godsall, the 17-year-old clearly has natural talent, but he was surprised, and delighted, to get Ilsa’s Son (Majestic […]
Newly licensed junior harness racing driver Harrison Orange is excited to be starting the 2024-25 season with his first race day drive at Alexandra Park tonight for his employers Barry Purdon and Scott Phelan. As the son of multiple New Zealand premiership-winning driver Blair Orange and Lisa Godsall, who also had success as a junior […]
