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Thirty year old Kim Blakemore is taking a break from harness racing for now as she focuses on being a new Mum to her ten week old daughter. Despite the excitement of having a new baby, her enthusiasm for breeding horses albeit on a small scale, has not diminished. She’s currently breeding from Love Yourself, […]
Woodend Beach harness racing trainer Matt Purvis takes a team of seven to the Rangiora winter meeting today. Although there are no standouts from the barn, Purvis is relatively happy with his team, and expects them all to perform satisfactorily, meaning punters will need to give serious consideration to the horses donning green jackets. Kicking […]
First starter Royal Monarch (Royal Aspirations) annihilated his harness racing rivals when winning at Addington last night. Driver John Dunn settled the two year old three back on the inside but when the leader Donavan started to go rough, Dunn shot him around the outside to lead and proceeded to put a big gap on […]
Trotter Didn’t Di (Majestic Son) has turned a bit of a corner and after a string of ‘outs’ he got his first win on the board at Reefton on Sunday. The gelding was bred by Phil Williamson who qualified him and gave him seven starts for two thirds – each on grass tracks. He was […]
The Matt Purvis harness racing stable looks to be one to watch at Westport today, with a number of very live chances. Two of his runners go around in Race 1, the Stu Bailey Memorial (Sponsored By Mark Jones) HCP Trot over 2600m. Drawn one is Learning To Fly, to be driven by Robbie Close. […]
The Matt Purvis trained pacer Smoke On The Water (Art Major) is in the best form of his life and his win today in the Donegal House Marlborough Pacers Cup was his fourth in a row. “They keep giving him massive handicaps and we haven’t struck a dry track yet. It’s always been wet and […]
“He’s a nice horse and a perfect one for her,” trainer Matt Purvis texted after Denver (Windsong Espoir) gave stable junior Tayla Duley her first winning drive at Addington today. Duley gave the gelding the perfect trip, positioning the seven year old in the one out running line and with plenty of speed he powered […]
Woodend Beach harness racing trainer Matt Purvis takes a trio of intriguing runners to tonight’s meeting at Addington Raceway. Kicking off in race one, the TAB 2nd & 3rd Bonus Cash Back Mobile Pace over 1980m, Kotare Kelso ($21.00FF) with driver Sheree Tomlinson will be looking to be competitive from his wide draw of seven. […]
Major Hipster (Art Major) who’s been with Woodend Beach harness racing trainer Matt Purvis for just six starts, achieved his second win for his new stable at the Banks Peninsula meeting today at Addington. Driver Seth Hill with a peach of a drive controlled the front and the four year old, too classy for the […]
Four year old harness racing gelding Smoke On The Water (Art Major) had to be tough today in the $20,000 Tuapeka Lodge Cup and he was just that, when beating Miraculous and Pinseeker. Trained by Matt Purvis and driven by his brother-in-law Matty Williamson, Smoke On The Water stepped well from the 20 metre mark […]
There are changes afoot for harness racing junior driver Alana Cameron. She and her partner, trainer Matt Purvis, welcomed their baby boy Reuben just over a year ago, and Alana who until recently was working for Swannanoa trainer Benny Hill, is about to take up a job in the real estate industry. “I’ve been there […]
Quality two year old pacer A Little Silence (Downbytheseaside) has been sold by Woodend Beach harness racing trainer Matt Purvis. “It’s not very often horses like that roll into the barn but when you’re starting out you also need the money in the bank,” he said. The deal was put together by Peter Blanchard and […]
The two-year-old colts and geldings are set to battle at Ashburton today (Jun. 4) in the 104th running of the Group 2 Sapling Stakes, for $45,000. Fixed odds harness racing favourite, the Mark and Nathan Purdon trained Bronson ($2.70FF) will be looking to turn the tables on the Katie Cox trained second favourite, and Welcome […]
Woodend Beach harness racing trainer Matt Purvis heads to Addington tomorrow afternoon with five runners and some hope for a winner or two. Philadelphia Filly (Betterthancheddar) draws wide at seven in Race Two and has the services of stable junior driver Alana Cameron. “First day at Westport was really good. The second day she got […]
It’s not uncommon to see a standardbred win 10 races, after all, it used to be the metric by which you were allowed to partake in New Zealand’s greatest race. The longevity of the trotter has seen plenty of square gaiters eclipse the mark, a handful have done it in one harness racing season, the […]
