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On Friday night three NZB Standardbred Sales Series races will be held at Addington. The series has been held since 1992, at which time PGG was the Sales Company running the National Sales. We take a look back at those inaugural winners at Alexandra Park. In 1992 the Sales Series for Two Year Old Trotters […]
Michael House’s about to start his bid to be a world champion. One of racing’s more colourful characters, the high profile Canterbury-based trainer is in Malta for the harness racing World Amateur Driving Championships which will be held this weekend. He will go head to head with 11 other international drivers from Austria, Belgium, USA, […]
Last season was a breakout season for 21 year old Canterbury junior driver Wilson House. Not only did he win the New Zealand Junior Drivers Premiership, he also drove his two hundredth winner and his first black type harness racing winner. His rise through the junior drivers rates has been impressive. In 2022 he drove […]
In the latest achievement for one of the country’s most consistent and enduring performers, Santanna Mach secured his 25th victory at Ashburton yesterday. Trained by Michael House and driven by son Wilson, the 12-year-old again showed he has plenty of oomph in his ageing legs. In his 265th start he ran the last 800 metres […]
Seth Hill drove his first Group winner on Friday when Cath (Sweet Lou) trained by his father Brendon, won the $50,000 ‘Betavet’ Millwood Nike Fillies Classic at Addington. Hill is in only his third season of driving and has now won forty seven races – thirty five of them this season. Last Friday from barrier […]
Sunday’s win by Della’s Fella (What The Hill) at the Waimate meeting proves it’s never too late to get into harness racing. “For me to get my first training win after just getting my license is amazing,” fifty five year old Maureen Hutchison said. She trains in partnership with her partner John Lemon who trained […]
In driving his first winner Bevron (Imperial Count) at Addington on Friday night, sixty three year old Waimate driver Robbie Crawford’s name was thrust was the talk of the track. Crawford has held a drivers licence off and on since 1986. His first drive was on his father’s horse Patron Lad at Gore in March […]
“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 […]
When you talk to recently crowned New Zealand Amateur Driving Champion Michael House you get to understand that his passion goes well beyond yesterday’s success at Addington. The win on the Bruce Negus trained Gliding High (Highview Tommy) in the first heat put House in the frame. This was followed by a third placing, driving […]
Two well-bred two year olds were on show for Nathan Williamson at the Invercargill Workouts on Friday. Treacherous Me, a Captaintreacherous filly out of Only Me, took out the three horse 1700 metre mobile workout from Simply Amazing – a Bettor’s Delight colt out of Simply Devine. Treacherous Me is the second foal out of […]
The “House” party looks set to continue at Manawatu today. The red juggernaut will be represented by 11 runners at Palmerston North this evening with all of them backing up from Tuesday’s harness racing meeting. Trainer Michael House had five winners then to take him to 903 career victories while son Wilson drove three of […]
Robyns Playboy (Shadow Play), affectionally known as ‘The Beast from the East’ has been retired and will join the HERO programme under the guidance of Invercargill trainer Shannon Armour. Trained by Ross and Chris Wilson, Robyns Playboy was a real family horse with all the members of the Wilson clan having a stake in him. […]
Two open class pacers – Macandrew Aviator (Panspacificflight) and The Big Lebowski (Mach Three) have returned to the south. After campaigning in Canterbury for Stephen Boyd, Macandrew Aviator is now in the care of Ascot Park trainer Jeremy Douglas. The eight year old last started in the Hannon Memorial in September, finishing third behind Republican […]
Numerically the Michael House harness racing stable has a massive presence at Manawatu today, and junior driver Wilson House is confident they’ll get some success. “It’s going to be a big day with 14 runners but there are a few that are well placed and have been racing well so I think we should go […]
The wins keep coming for Junior driver Harrison Orange and Canterbury based trainer Michael House with the pair combining to clinch the Wellington – Otaki Cup double after Gotta Elect Bill (Auckland Reactor) took out the Grant Plumbing Ltd Otaki Cup Mobile Pace yesterday. “It was pretty cool to get back to back wins on […]
Trainer Michael House and Harrison Orange combined to score a winning double at the North Island’s first race meeting of the New Year at Tauherenikau yesterday. “I rung Harrison three weeks ago to see if we could organise for him to come down and drive at these central districts grass track meetings and I’m really […]
When veteran trotter Aveross Majesty (Majestic Son) won at Oamaru recently for trainer Denis O’Connell, the win took the horse’s stake earnings to over the $100,000 mark. The eight year old gelding qualified at Ashburton as a four year old for Andrew Faulks and had seven starts for his stable before O’Connell took over. Aveross […]
When Swayzee won his second New Zealand Cup on Tuesday it made his two New Zealand harness racing owners very proud. Lester Drake and his good friend Neville Jackson who live in the Hawkes Bay largely fly under the radar, with trainer Jason Grimson, major owner Mick Boots and driver Cam Hart sharing the limelight. […]
It was business pretty much as usual, and expected, for the House harness racingjuggernaut at Manawatu this week. “I’d anticipated they’d all go good races as most of them had been racing well and we had targeted this meeting for them,” says driver Wilson House, “but it was pretty awesome to get four winners.” All […]
It is winter rewards time again. It’s a concept that was developed in recent seasons to accommodate low to mid range harness racing horses. Tonight there’ll be five races at Addington and four at Alexandra Park, each worth $25,000. One trainer that has supported meetings up and down the country is Prebbleton trainer Michael House. […]
When Sweet Spirit (Sweet Lou) won the first race at Addington today it was Prebbleton harness racing trainer Michael House’s hit the 800 wins mark. Driven by Andrew Sharpe the race was the first of two heats in the New Zealand Amateur Drivers Championship, a race House was also participating in. After some pedestrian early […]
Time is running out for those wanting to qualify for the first ever $30,000 Canterbury Plains Series harness racing final at Addington on Friday, May 17. The 10th and final heat will be held at Ashburton on Sunday. The latest horse to automatically qualify for the final was Santanna Mach (Santanna Blue Chip), who came […]
Mark and Nathan Purdon of The All Stars Stable are weighing their options for the upcoming Brisbane harness racing carnival in July. Three year old Major Hot (Art Major) has been pencilled in to make the trip. Races that may be considered for him are the Listed South East Derby at Albion Park on 13th […]
Racing is back in the Manawatu today and junior harness racing driver Wilson House is feeling confident with the team of eight horses trainer Michael House has contending at the meeting. “Most of them have been racing and working well and I’d like to think most of them can feature in the placings” says House. […]
