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Matthew Atkinson

Matthew Atkinson joins Nathan Turnbull’s powerhouse stable

By Michael Dumesny · 17 December 2025

Matthew Atkinson is making the move to the Western Districts to join the powerful Nathan Turnbull stable at Bathurst. The 16-year-old was raised in the Southern Highlands and has grown up around harness racing, working alongside his father Dean, an accomplished trainer at the family’s Marulan property. To date, Matthew has competed in 83 races, […]

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First win with flying colors for teenage reinsman

By Harness Analyst · 5 September 2025

Seventeen-year-old reinsman Matthew Atkinson is the latest fresh face to join the harness racing winners’ list, landing his first victory in the sulky at Goulburn on Tuesday (September 2). Atkinson, who works full-time alongside his father Dean at the family’s Bungonia property near Goulburn, produced a perfectly judged drive to score on the consistent Flying […]