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Veronica Bennellick’s name stands out in the racebook because she’s a much-needed new face in the sport. The thirty three year old lives in Feilding on a 28-acre family farm with her partner Michael Hay and their five year old son Mason. And this is her first season of training. Veronica has been around horses […]
Gore trainer Tony Stratford is a beneficiary of the decision by Canterbury training establishment Spreydon Lodge to cut back on their numbers and Amarula Franco’s (Always B Miki) win at Winton on Thursday is proving to be a win/win for the Lodge and Stratford. “Steven McRae rang me a few months ago and said a […]
The Sapling Stakes run at Ashburton is New Zealand’s oldest two year old feature and this year’s running will be the 106th. The list of winners includes Young Quinn, Noodlum, Hilarious Guest, Inky Lord, Tuapeka Knight, Terror To Love, Krug and Marketplace. The win in 1998 by Inky Lord (Lordship) was very much a Mid-Canterbury […]
Ashburton horseman John Hay doesn’t train a big team these days but when he takes a horse to the races you know they’ll be ready to win. That was the case today when Moonshiner (Always B Miki) cleared harness racing maiden ranks at Addington. Today Hay sat parked with the three year old for most […]
Ashburton trainers John Hay and Laurence Hanrahan will take some quality pacers to the Timaru Harness Racing meeting at the Phar Lap Raceway tomorrow. Laurence’s day gets under way in Race Five when he lines up Woodbine Rocks (A Rocknroll Dance). The four year old gelding has a good standing start record and since running […]
Ashburton trained harness racing four year old Wheels Of Fortune (Always B Miki) is a pacer becoming accustomed to winning and in today’s $40,000 Regent Car Court Southern Cups Final at Ascot Park he took out his sixth race at start number eleven. After beginning well from the ten metre mark trainer driver John Hay progressed […]
Ashburton harness racing driver John Hay carries a lot of respect when he takes his horses to the front and that was evident today (Mar. 18) in the $20,000 MLT Wyndham Centennial Cup over 3200 metres. By the time Wheels Of Fortune (Always B Miki) had stepped from the ten metre mark and filled his […]
