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Alan Beecroft has been the real journeyman and on Sunday at Kaikoura, Royal Diedre (Royal Aspirations) provided the Weedon based trainer with his second winner. Alan was introduced to harness racing through his grandfather who’s brother was successful West Melton trainer Peter Yeatman. “I used to go out to the stables with Grandad when I […]
Merlin (Art Major) returned to his winning ways in the 100th running of the Kaikoura Cup today. The five year old entire hadn’t had a win since Show Day last year when he won the NZ FFA. Not that it worried his trainers Barry Purdon and Scott Phelan who were building with the long game […]
The Dominion Trot is a race trainer Kevin Townley would love to win and after Father Time’s (Father Patrick) win in today’s $60,000 Group Three The White Murph South Bay Trotters Cup, he now has to decide whether to start him in next week’s feature or wait another year. “It’ll be up to Kev whether […]
The Lazarus Effect (Lazarus) showed once again how good he is when he demolished a tidy field in the $50,000 Listed NZB Standardbred Yearling Sales Age Group Classic at Kaikoura today. After beginning well, trainer driver Bob Butt took the four year old straight to the top and he didn’t allow any possible challengers to […]
At this time of the harness racing season the best shine. And that was evident today at Kaikoura when the country’s leading reinsman Blair Orange was able to read the early part of two feature races and go on to win both. Mystic Max (Vintage Mystic) driven by Orange became the third trotter to win […]
A lot of ducking and diving took place on the front line at the beginning of the Group Two Alabar Kaikoura Cup today and the Regan Todd trained harness racing pacer Mo’unga (Bettors Delight) was one of the benefactors. From barrier four Kango cut across a number of horses on his outside, affecting Merlin and […]
Wag Star (Sweet Lou) has two Cups on his radar and tomorrow’s Alabar Kaikoura Cup will be the decider as to whether the Wyndham trained harness racing gelding will start in the IRT New Zealand Cup on Tuesday of next week. “If he manages to get a spot in the Cup we’ll certainly go. It’ll […]
After a busy few driving days Sam Ottley fronts up at the coastal South Bay Racecourse for the Kaikoura harness racing meeting tomorrow with a good book of drives. Dawn To Dark (Sweet Lou) faces a small field of six two year olds in Race Two, over 1900 metres. He faded late on debut at […]
Kaikoura Trotting Club will hold it’s feature harness racing meeting tomorrow at the picturesque South Bays Raceway. Robert Dunn has Charlie Brown and Mighty Looee starting in this year’s Alabar Kaikoura Cup. He’s previously won the race six times, with Classie Brigade (2019, 2020 and 2021), Franco Nelson (2016) and Master Musician (1992 and 1993). […]
Apart from a few “tweaks here and there” the Kaikoura Trotting Club believe they are close to the harness racing event they want it to become as a lead up to IRT New Zealand Cup week. “The racing was great, we got good crowds and the turnover was exceptional,” says Club President Ben Smith. The […]
After another dominating win in the G2 Kaikoura Cup, Akuta (Bettor’s Delight) has been shortened to $1.90 in the betting market by the TAB for the IRT New Zealand Trotting Cup on harness racing’s big day at Addington in fifteen days time. “We were a bit slow away again but he was able to get […]
After a couple of ordinary runs, the Michael Purdon trained Mystic Max (Village Mystic) bounced back into winning form when he won the South Bay Trotters Cup today at the coastal harness racing track at Kaikoura. “It’s not the horse’s ability, it’s more me as a trainer learning how to train a free for all […]
It’s Cup Day today, Kaikoura’s biggest harness racing day at the picturesque South Bay Racecourse overlooking the sea. Mark Jones has five runners spread over the nine race card starting with debutant Bubble Me (Downbytheseaside) in Race Two. The two year old filly qualified in April and has been back to the trials twice since […]
Two days of harness racing action kicks off at the stunning South Bay Racecourse in Kaikoura on Sunday with the Fast 10 format being run over eight races between 3.35pm and 6.00pm. Burnham trainer Mark Jones has four runners, starting with Rosie Richer (Always B Miki) in Race Three. The nine start maiden has three […]
