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Anita Mary a special win for Hailes

Anita Mary’s (Fear The Dragon) win at Ascot Park today was extra special for Northern Southland owner Paul Hailes, as the three year old filly is named after his late…

Macca Lodge excited about upcoming season

There’s an element of excitement at Southland’s breeding nursery Macca Lodge. As the North American stakes season starts to ramp up two stallions on the Macca Lodge roster, Perfect Sting…

Harness 5000 hot topic

The Ashburton Trotting Club will host a new Harness 5000 series in December of this year and qualifying races for the series will get underway next month. Harness 5000 targets…

Macca takes weanlings north with confidence

Southern harness racing nursery Macca Lodge has twelve weanlings earmarked for this month’s NZB Standardbred National Standardbred Weanling Sale at Karaka. The weanlings will leave Macca Lodge for the 1,500…

Bits and Bridles

The progeny of trotting stallion Father Patrick are enjoying a golden run at the moment. His stock has won 33 races so far this season with Meant To Be and…

Trainer in float park while filly upsets in Oaks

Canterbury harness racing trainer Brad Mowbray got so nervous before the $60,000 Group Two Nevele R/Macca Lodge Southern Oaks Final at Ascot Park today that he couldn’t watch as his…

Diamonds Day – 10 years ago

The tenth running of Southern Harness Racing’s Diamonds Day will be held at Ascot Park on Sunday. And it’s ten years since the Club initiated running the Southland Oaks, the…

Southern harness about to ramp up

In the next three weeks Southern Harness Racing is ramping up with high stakes meetings at the Central Southland Raceway at Winton on Thursday and then Diamonds Day at Ascot…

Stonewall Stud wins ‘Kindie’

Stonewall Stud pays substantial money at the Sales in order to buy good quality stock and they’re keen to target juvenile racing. There’s no doubt then that Sonofamistery’s (Sweet Lou)…

Diamonds Day 2025 looking different

This year’s Southern Harness Racing’s Diamond Day on April 27th will have some noticeable changes. Firstly, the Southern Oaks and the Southern Supremacy will be shortened to 2200 metres from…

Macca Lodge proud to present ‘best draft yet’ in 2025

Macca Lodge, located in the Riversdale district of Northern Southland, has significantly influenced New Zealand’s harness racing industry as a premier nursery for Standardbred talent in the Deep South. Since…

Nathan chats Northern Southland Cup Day

Branxholme harness racing trainer Nathan Williamson takes a team of six to Ascot Park tomorrow for Northern Southland Cup Day. Two maiden runners, Two-Sweet DJ (Sweet Lou) and Sweet Sue…