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Owners Syd and Shona Brown and Branxholme trainer Kirk Larsen go a long way back and today at the Riverton TC meeting at Winton, Santiago (Art Major) impressively won his maiden race for the combination. Larsen wasn’t on course today so the horse was handled by Brad Williamson. “He warmed up nice in his first […]
It was a special day for young Winton junior driver Maddie Kyle at the Riverton Trotting Club meeting today. As she closed in on the line in the Macca Lodge/Southland Helicopters Mobile pace, she cracked a grin. And by the time she hit the winning post driving Dame West, (Sky Major) it had become a […]
Branxholme harness racing trainer Kirk Larsen heads to Ascot Park tomorrow with some good chances on the nine race card. Lakelsa’s half-sister Evie Royale (Fear The Dragon) lines up for Larsen in Race One. She was run off her feet on debut but the run is expected to improve her. Shakedown (Majestic Son) resumes for […]
While star million dollar pacer Merlin (Art Major) struts his stuff on the big harness racing stage, his older brother Durrant continues to graft away in the south, shaping his own legacy and closing in on $100,000 in stakes. Durrant was bred by Todd and Fleur Anderson under the Taffy brand and is out of […]
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 what must be a first in harness racing, yesterday Kirk Larsen and his son Tristan each drove winners at pretty much the same time, in two different countries. Whilst Tristan was getting Maestro (Love You) home to win at Gunbower in Victoria Australia, 2,572 kilometres away at Wingatui in New Zealand Kirk was reining […]
