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In the most remarkable run ever seen in a New Zealand Cup, Kingman (Always B Miki) sat three wide for the last lap and still had the horsepower to beat champion Leap To Fame. “I’m actually out of breath. What a great horse. I didn’t get away quick enough to get any handier. I thought […]
Hayden and Amanda Cullen have some quality stock heading to Addington tomorrow for New Zealand’s biggest day in harness racing. The Rolleston based couple have ten starters, with Arafura (Sweet Lou) at $2.45 their shortest priced runner. Their day starts mid card in the $60,000 Group Two TAB Junior Free-For All when Hadron Collider (Sweet […]
When Pinseeker (Downbytheseaside) takes his place in Tuesday’s IRT New Zealand Trotting Cup, it will be the first time trainer Jonny Cox has had a runner in the race and the first time the Cox family have had their name on the Cup racebook page. “It’s a very exciting time and a lot of people […]
When Australian driver Luke McCarthy takes the reins on Kingman (Always B Miki) in Tuesday’s IRT New Zealand Trotting Cup it’ll be his third drive in the great race. His first drive was on Washakie in 2009 which finished fourteenth and his second on For A Reason which ran third in 2014. He might not […]
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 IRT New Zealand Trotting Cup is now less than a week away. From TAB NZ
VICTORIA Cup hero Kingman (Always B Miki) will head to Menangle tomorrow to cap his preparation for a New Zealand raid. The untapped four-year-old will work over 3200m from a standing start in preparation for a flight from Sydney to Christchurch, via Auckland, on Sunday morning. Kingman is $4 second favourite behind fellow Aussie star […]
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 […]
Two-time champion Swayzee is out of the IRT New Zealand Trotting Cup. The Jason Grimson-trained star was vying to become just the fourth horse to win three New Zealand Cups in a row but today he’s been officially withdrawn from the $1m harness racing feature at Addington Raceway on Tuesday, November 11. The news was […]
Champion stayer Swayzee’s (Rock N Roll Heaven) quest for a slice of IRT NZ Cup harness racing history looks over. The mighty seven-year-old was scratched from a vital lead-up race at Menangle tonight (Saturday) with a suspected cold. Given Swayzee hasn’t raced since October 4 and the NZ Cup is just 10 days way, it’s […]
D-DAY is here for the pacing brute that is Swayzee (Rock N Roll Heaven). The champion Menangle stayer needs to win and make a statement in tomorrow night’s Graham McNeice Memorial (1609m) at Menangle to show he is on target to chase a record-equalling third NZ Cup harness racing win on November 11. It won’t […]
Victoria Cup winner Kingman (Always B Miki) is a lock for the IRT New Zealand Trotting Cup at Addington Raceway on Tuesday, November 11. Owner-breeder Mick Harvey ended days of speculation and added an exciting new dimension to the Cup when he confirmed the harness racing raid was a goer. “We’re going,” he said. “We […]
Is Kingman (Always B Miki) coming? That question will be answered tomorrow (Thursday) by his owner Mick Harvey on whether the $28,750 late payment is lodged for the IRT New Zealand Trotting Cup. Another hurdle was jumped today, however, at Club Menangle when the four-year-old stallion safely negotiated the tapes to gain his standing start […]
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, […]
Kingman’s (Always B Miki) win in the $250,000 Group One Victoria Cup on Saturday night at Melton served to highlight a great breed that’s resurfaced at the highest level. Kingman was bred in New Zealand by the horse’s owner Australian Mick Harvey and is out of Dali mare Gotta Go Dali Queen, the winner of […]
VICTORIA Cup winner Kingman (Always B Miki) could be a shock late entry for the $1million IRT NZ Trotting Cup. Owner-breeder Mick Harvey dropped the bombshell on Melbourne radio SEN Track this morning. “We’ll see how the next few days go once Luke (McCarthy, trainer-driver) gets him settled back home, but if you asked me […]
The odds are mounting against Swayzee’s quest for a record-equalling third successive IRT New Zealand Trotting Cup win at Addington Raceway on Tuesday, November 11. The champion stayer missed defending his Victoria Cup title with a bowel infection and owner Mick Boots revealed it is still an issue. “He’s touch and go for NZ,” Boots […]
Republican Partys (Bettor’s Delight) win in last night’s Group Two Lamb and Hayward ‘Canterbury Classic’ was cause for a double celebration by his breeders John and Katrina Price. REPUBLICAN PARTY REPLAY On Tuesday Republican Party’s dam Democrat Party produced her latest foal, a filly by Captaintreacherous. “That was what we were hoping for. She’s the […]
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 […]
Nathan Williamson’s thoughts about a possible winning time in this year’s New Zealand Cup are interesting and bound to generate debate. The two Australians, Swayzee and Leap To Fame are the favourites and Williamson said in response to my question “A lot will depend on the day. If the track is in the order that […]
The hype is beginning to build around this year’s IRT New Zealand Trotting Cup and the strong possibly of two of Australasian’s best pacers Swayzee and Leap To Fame, going head to head in New Zealand’s greatest race. Both pacers have a strong New Zealand connection having Lady Delwin (Lordship) as their third dam. Lady […]
The first harness racing rankings are out for the IRT New Zealand Trotting Cup and the Renwick Farms Dominion Trot, to be held at Addington Raceway on Tuesday, November 11. Nominations for the two Group 1s closed late last month (34 in the New Zealand Cup and 41 for the Dominion). In the $1m New […]
