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For a thirty year old, Nick Coxon has packed in a fair bit. The Palmerston North, born Hamilton Boy’s High educated Coxon represented New Zealand in the 2013 Australian Youth Golf Olympic Festival in Sydney. He’s won numerous amateur golf events and he turned professional in 2018. After touring American as a pro, Nick now […]
One of horse racing’s most enduring and loved characters says he “is a bit embarrassed” about being honoured in today’s King’s Birthday Honours. “It is a lovely honour but I have so many other people’s help in all facets of my life,” says Chin. And what a life that is. Away from harness racing, Dr […]
Doctor Luk Chin has been involved in harness racing for decades, but few people know much about the man. Michael sits down with him on race day at Alexandra Park to hear about his family immigrating from China, chat his work in medicine and racing, and lessons for a long, successful life From Trackside
Luk Chin brought up a milestone when Voronov (Orlando Vici) won at Cambridge last night, giving him his 200th training win. Of the 200, Luk has driven 159 himself. His biggest wins as a trainer have been the 1992 Group Two New Zealand Trotting Derby with Lady Cabello, the Group Three Northern Trotting Breeders Stakes […]
The longevity of the stock of Majestic Son was highlighted at Motukarara on Sunday with three of his older progeny winning races. The trio of wins was led by the Mark and Nathan Purdon trained nine year old entire Oscar Bonavena who won his second DG Jones Memorial/Banks Peninsula Trotting Cup. Eight year old trotting […]
Harness racing driver Doctor Luk Chin rated Jasinova (Love You) to perfection in tonight’s $40,000 G3 HR Fisken and Sons Northern Trotting Breeders Stakes at Alexandra Park. “She’s a real good stayer and not a sit and sprint horse. Some of the other times I’ve won in Auckland (with her) she’s run 3-27 so I […]
Nominations for the annual Norwood Rural Sports Awards close today, and harness racing will be represented by four of its best. The awards, which celebrate the best of rural sport – from shearing and woolhandling to timbersports and dog trials – will be held at the Awapuni racecourse on Friday, March 10 during the New […]
After the best day of his training career Luk Chin is considering a career change. “I might have to give up medicine and become a full time horse trainer,” joked Chin, or that should be Dr Chin, at Alexandra Park on Friday. Chin’s inspiration for the career change, from anaesthetist to full-time horse trainer, came […]
