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Luke Sutherland

Digging deep: Sutherland’s road to success

By Trackside · 29 April 2026

When New Zealander Luke Sutherland packed his bags for Australia in 2023, harness racing wasn’t high on his list of priorities. Instead, the 35-year-old had his sights set on hard work and big machines. “Back home I was a drainage layer, and I moved to Queensland really with an eye to make better money doing […]

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Former Kiwi ditches the tools for the sulky

By Jordan Gerrans · 11 December 2025

Kiwi Luke Sutherland spent more than a decade working on the tools dreaming of a gig in the harness racing game. A qualified drain layer and excavator operator, the 35-year-old has over the last year ditched the tools to chase his ambitions with the standardbreds. Sutherland has been a new face in the Queensland concession […]