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The win by Ride The Waves (Downbytheseaside) in the Woodlands Stud North Island Silk Road Series Final at Alexandra Park last Friday night further highlights the wonderful bloodline Southern breeder and horse hotelier Diane Cournane has developed over a long period of time. “I think she’s a very good progressive filly by the looks of […]
Many in the deep south of New Zealand will have their eyes on among others, The Janitor (Always B Miki) at Albion Park on Saturday night. The gelding who is named after former All Black halfback Brad Weber is looking to gain points and qualify for next weekend’s $1,000,000 ID26 Pacing Championship Grand Final. The […]
New Zealand bred Australian based stallion King Of Swing produced his first winner today when Fanfare (King Of Swing) held on to beat a late charging Guess Who in the Macca Lodge New Zealand Kindergarten Stakes Prelude at Gore today. Trained by Bob Butt and sent south to Lauren Pearson’s Winton stable, the two year […]
The Craig Ferguson trained Nek Delight (Bettor’s Delight) won her first race in nearly a year when she took out yesterday’s $25,000 Diamond Creek/SBSR Robin Dundee Crown at Ascot Park. “She was just going through the motions and we were just about to sack her. We took her to Oamaru and what happened was the […]
Winton harness racing trainer Lauren Pearson is hopeful rather than confident when accessing her three harness racing runners’ chances at Winton tomorrow. Wild East (Always B Miki) returns to the track after last racing in April. “He went in the wind so he’s had a wind operation. He went okay at the workouts and would […]
Winton harness racing trainer Lauren Pearson is venturing into new territory tomorrow as she heads up to Christchurch for Cup Day. When Duchess Of Kent (Art Major) starts in the $200,000 Nevele R Three Year Old Fillies Final it’ll be the first time Pearson has had a runner in a Group One race. Pearson’s only […]
Southland trained Duchess Of Kent (Art Major) has stamped herself as an early contender for the Nevele R Filles Series with her impressive win at Addington last night. “I normally don’t get too nervous. But last night was a bit different,” said trainer Lauren Pearson who watched the race from her Winton home. After she […]
It takes a bit to get experienced Southland horseman Brent Barclay excited, but he is genuinely excited about Duchess Of Kent (Art Major) after her win at Ascot Park today. DUCHESS OF KENT REPLAY Trained at Winton by Barclay’s partner Lauren Pearson, Duchess Of Kent is out of Galleons Honour and was bred by the […]
Duchess Of Kent’s (Art Major) win at Ascot Park today gave her dam Galleons Honour the perfect broodmare record – eight foals for eight winners. From barrier five driver Brent Barclay pressed forward with the mare and she went down to the line two and a half lengths clear of Northview Ocean. DUCHESS OF KENT […]
Luke Whittaker drove his first New Zealand winner in more than three years when he reined home Zolton Boscik (Majestic Son) to win at Addington last night. Whitaker who trains the five year old in partnership with his father Jeff, drove his last New Zealand winner in November 2021 when he won with the Mike […]
The American owner of Duke Of Cornwall (Sweet Lou) Richard Poillucci is hopeful the gelding can return to racing, but an x-ray at the end of the month will determine the stallion’s harness racing future. Duke of Cornwall won four of his nine starts as a two year old for his New Zealand trainer Lauren […]
Woodlands Stud stallion Lather Up, is on a bit of roll with two of his harness racing progeny, Atalanta and Party Up Denario, running first and second at Gore on Friday. Atalanta is very well bred, out of a granddaughter of Scuse Me while Party Up Denario is part of the famous Party family. Lather […]
Winton harness racing trainer Lauren Pearson has turned around the fortunes of six year old trotting mare Aroha (Love You). And rewarding her owner’s patience, she won her first race today at the Young Quinn Raceway in Wyndham. Aroha qualified at Rangiora in February 2021 for part-owner and trainer Bob Butt. But after furthers trials […]
Duke Of Scotland (Sweet Lou) finally got his maiden win at the Invercargill Harness Racing meeting at Ascot Park yesterday. As a three year old Duke Of Scotland owned by Lester Smith, raced against the best in his age group in the south, finishing seventh in last year’s Alabar Southern Supremacy Stakes behind Ohoka Connor. […]
Winton harness racing trainers Lauren Pearson and Alister Kyle take teams to the Invercargill meeting at Ascot Park tomorrow. The Kyle colours will be on track for Race One when Tasha’s Bad Girl (Sir Lincoln) represents the stable. She was pushed wide at Riverton and didn’t run on but gets a chance to improve with […]
South of the Waitaki 2023 Cup Week will see the nineth running of the Macca Lodge ‘South of the Waitaki’. Run on Show Day, the race is exclusively for horses trained south of the Waitaki River – essentially Oamaru south. The inaugural race held in 2015 was won by the Nathan Williamson trained and driven […]
