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Lex Williams has had one of the most amazing journeys as a harness racing owner and breeder. He and his late wife Heather formed One Over Lodge, following the huge success of their champion trotter One Over Kenny, who took them to Group One glory on both sides of the Tasman. The legendary trotting mare […]
Two mares Lex and the late Heather Williams bought and successfully bred from – Fleet’s Pocket and One Over Kenny, popped up in the pedigree of two horses that won at the weekend; One Over Da Line (Majestic Son) and Hughes Two Me (Art Major). “They both retired and are in the old girls paddock […]
Mighty Flying Miki’s (Always B Miki) win at Cromwell on Tuesday extended the fantastic record as a broodmare of her dam Fleet’s Pocket (In The Pocket). Fleet’s Pocket has left eighteen foals of racing age and fifteen have won races. Her foals have collectively won a remarkable one hundred and forty six races for a […]
One Mhor For Heather (One Over Da Moon) is doing exactly what was named to do. And that is win races so her owners could remember and celebrate in the name of the late harness racing owner Heather Williams. Heather, with her husband Lex, raced some wonderful horses before Heather sadly passed in November 2020. […]
Harness racing participants will pause for a special moment of remembrance at Alexandra Park this Friday night when Gavin Smith dons the racing colors of the late Greg Sugars in the $200,000 Rowe Cup. Greg Sugars, widely regarded as one of Australia’s greatest drivers, sadly passed away in New South Wales over the weekend. His […]
The unbeaten Cocktails And Caviar (Bettor’s Delight) which hasn’t raced since April is still recuperating from a knee injury which halted his promising harness racing season. He still has another six weeks in the paddock. Trained by Steve and Amanda Telfer the three year old gelding has won both of his starts at Addington. The […]
Dunedin harness racing breeder Lex Williams is scaling down his breeding operation. “I’ve got a bit disillusioned with the industry. The future of breeding is uneconomic. My numbers are too high and I’ve had to get other people to do my horses. I’ve got eight weanlings that I’m working with at the moment,” he said. […]
Reunions pop up in the most unusual of places. Just recently prominent Otago-based harness racing identity Lex Williams had a notable, but not totally unexpected one, in Hobart. He’d heard through the grapevine that one of his former horses One Yankee Ginga was being used to “cart” tourists around the Tasmanian capital. ln January Williams […]
After a gap of thirty nine years the Forbury Park Dunedin Trotting Cup will be on the race card again when the Forbury Park Trotting Club races at Wingatui on Friday. Between 1979 and 1984 The Dunedin Trotting Club was a feature of the April meeting for the Club and the names of some top […]
Son Of The Cleaner (Love You) was on his best behaviour today (Aug. 24) at the Gore Harness Racing Clubs meeting at Wyndham. Trained for the early part of his career by former Southlander Tony Barron, Son Of The Cleaner was sent south to Tony Stratford’s for a change of scenery and easier opposition. At […]
Harness racing breeding group Southern Bred Southern Reared and southern owned horses experienced a golden couple of days (Friday and Saturday) this week in Australia. South Coast Arden (Somebeachsomewhere) and half-sister Platinum Stride (Captaintreacherous) both won; South Coast Arden at Menangle and Platinum Stride at Melton. Since heading to Australia South Coast Arden has won […]
Earlier this month, Otago harness racing breeder Lex Williams was named New Zealand Standardbred Breeder of the Year and he’s stoked about it. “I was pretty rapt. It’s a prestigious honour and to think we could get up and compete with all the other big breeders,” he said. In the 2022 calendar year Lex raced […]
