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Just seven races are on the card at Ascot Park in Invercargill tomorrow and here are seven starters across the day well worth a look. Race One: Pyramid Mischief (Father Patrick) – driver Matty Williamson – UR1 Comment: Although she’s still on the Unruly, this three year old filly showed better manners when finishing second […]
Jeremy Douglas’ left-field approach paid its biggest dividends yet when Dragon Power scored at Winton yesterday. The pacer continued his fine form when powering home late for the richest win of his career in a $25,000 Winter Rewards Final. While Dragon Power has been a horse in the zone recently, his form hasn’t always been […]
The Invercargill Harness Racing Club is offering a nine-race card at Ascot Park tomorrow. See below, are six horses you might want to consider. Race Four: The Bricklayer (Art Major) – driver Peter Hunter (FR 7) Hasn’t raced since May and has been given one quiet workout (2nd) to fine tune for tomorrows race. Trained […]
Nearing the halfway point of the season, junior driver Hayden Douglas is sitting on sixteen wins. Last season he drove twenty eight winners and he’s hopeful of setting a new PB. “Picking up as many drives and building as many connections as I can is my main focus at the moment. It’s about building that […]
The Forbury Park Trotting Club is racing at Gore tomorrow and local trainer Tony Stratford has a number of chances across the nine-race card. Race Three: Sky Patrol (Sky Major) – driver Hayden Douglas (J) – FR2 Race Three: Mr President (Sweet Lou) – driver Max Hill (J) – FR7 Race Six: Franco Nashville (Art […]
The Otago region honoured horses and harness racing people last night at their annual Harness Racing Awards Evening. The premium Horse Of The Year title was won by Princess Sadie while the Outstanding Contribution to Harness Racing Award was presented to Otago vet Peter Gillespie. Other award winners were: Two Year Pacing Colt or Gelding […]
Hayden Douglas sorted his own birthday present with his winning double at Winton on Thursday. The junior driver caused an upset for punters in the opener at Central Southland Raceway when he guided Harold Hanover to victory at nearly 50-to-one odds. Douglas then doubled up a day before his 25th birthday when he combined with […]
There was no more deserving win at Cromwell today than that of Macandrew Aviator (Panspacificflight). It was not only his first win in a long time (905 days), but it was the perfect way for the horse’s trainer Jeremy Douglas and one of the gelding’s principal owners Megan Reidie who have just married, to celebrate […]
Race Five at Ascot Park today was the ‘Battle of the Mikis’ with Mighty Miki (Always B Miki) trained and driven by Matty Williamson beating by a head Miki Skipper, driven by Hayden Douglas who works for Williamson. Both horses were first and second favourites on the back of some solid form and both deserved […]
Free legged pacer Magnetic Beckers (Sportswriter) did the right thing when he won the Chris “Beckers” Beckley Memorial Mobile Pace at Ascot Park today. The SBSR Southern Surge feature was named after Chris who passed away in 2002. He was the youngest son of Neville and Muriel Beckley who own Magnetic Beckers. “He was a […]
Despite having a tough run, Always B Batman (Always B Miki) had too much quality for his eight rivals in the Ashford Motor Lodge Mobile Pace at Ascot Park today. Trained by Jeremy Douglas and driven by his son Hayden, the three year old was caught three wide early and had to challenge hard to […]
The top lot at the 2024 NZB Standardbred Yearling Sale in Auckland, Queen Lizzy, (Captaintreacherous) took her first step to recouping her $270,000 purchase price when she qualified at the Ashburton trials last week. Trained by her purchaser Mark Jones, the daughter of multiple Group One winning mare Princess Tiffany led and held on to […]
The Southland harness racing community celebrated its successes and achievements for the 2024 season last evening in Invercargill. Captains Mistress (Captaintreacherous) was named Regent Car Courts Southland Horse of the Year. Captains Mistress won four of her eight starts for stakes of $209,515. Owned by Mick Boots and trained By Nathan Williamson, Captains Mistress’s wins […]
In his breakout season Southland junior driver Hayden Douglas has chalked up twelve wins. Not bad for a driver with a fulltime job outside of the industry. Douglas who drives primarily for his father Jeremy is currently tied with Max Hill in the Southland Junior Drivers Premiership. Hill is having his own personal battle within […]
Before he heads to the big stage for ‘Aces and Oaks’ night at Addington on Friday, Wyndham trainer Craig Ferguson will present three runners at the Invercargill Harness Racing Club meeting at Ascot Park tomorrow. Recent addition trotter Ah Dinnae Ken (Majestic Son) has had two public runs for Ferguson since last racing in September […]
After a quiet start to the new season Ascot Park harness racing trainer Tyler Dewe finally got on the board with South Seas Rock (A Rocknroll Dance) scoring a well deserved win at the Wairio Trotting Club meeting at Winton today. Prior to today’s win Dewes last win was with the same horse on Cup […]
“Yeah, pretty awesome mate. I’ve got a lot to say but I can’t find the words for it to be fair,” Hayden Douglas said after winning his first race at the Invercargill Harness Racing Clubs meeting at Ascot Park today. However it didn’t take long for the first season junior driver to gather his thoughts. […]
