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The race dubbed the Cox Plate of harness racing, the Group 1 Victoria Cup, is the next major target for newly crowned Inter Dominion champion Captains Mistress. It will cap an Australian racing extravaganza on October 17, coming just hours after the huge Everest and Caulfield Cup thoroughbred meetings. It is a coup for Harness […]
A spectacular night of racing at Albion Park last night had plenty to like about it, especially if you’re from Southland in New Zealand. All three of the Group One winners in the main races were bred by southerners and all were developed by Branxholme trainer Nathan Williamson in what must be a rarity in […]
New South Wales colt Palladium (Bettors Delight) caused a surprise with a fighting harness racing win in the Group 1 $150,000 Ladbrokes Queensland Derby on Saturday evening. It was yet another fast run race with firstly Nymbal then favourite Brooklyn Dan taking up the lead at some stage. But then not long after Maxo Mighty […]
The stunning record-breaking harness racing win by Captains Mistress (Captaintreacherous) in Saturday’s 2026 Racing and Sports The Rising Sun, has been a few years in the making. The four year old mare was bred by Todd and Fleur Anderson of Taffy Limited and purchased as a weanling by Mick Boots. “It depends on what they […]
The well bred Treacherous Me (Captaintreacherous) recorded her second win and the first for her new connections, when she took out a heat of the Diamond Creek/SBSR Silk Road Winter Series at Ascot Park today. Todd and Fleur Anderson of Central Southland originally sold Treacherous Me to Australian Mick Boots who raced her through her […]
Australia’s leading mare Captains Mistress (Captaintreacherous) served notice that she will be right at her top in her forthcoming Queensland harness racing trip with a powerhouse display of front running to win the Listed JD Watts Memorial Free For All at Menangle on Saturday night. Drawn the coveted pole position Captains Mistress was not expected […]
LEVIATHAN owner Mick Boots is preparing for a huge role in the Queensland Constellations. And his hand is getting stronger by the day. Captains Mistress, Hollywood Strip, probably Swayzee and now boom two-year-old Jacwill Kid will be amongst his major players. Boots confirmed he recently bought a half-share in Jacwill Kid, winner of the Bathurst […]
Wonder mare Captains Mistress (Captaintreacherous) maintained her title as Australia’s top harness racing mare with an effortless speed display to take out the $200,000 Group 1 Prydes Easifeed Queen Elizabeth II mile for pacing mares at Menangle on Saturday evening. Her only defeat this preparation was a somewhat unlucky fifth in the Miracle Mile so […]
THE Mick Boots show has just started. Boots, a former garbo, pub worker and truck driver, made a fortune transforming his father’s landscaping business and selling it a few years ago. He got the “bug” for harness racing in 2009 through his first pacer Jaydens Castle and has turned into a dynasty since selling the […]
The trotters took a fair share of the limelight at today’s NZB Standardbred Sales in Christchurch. The Walner – Egee Money filly presented by Yabby Dam Farms and prepared by Laura Smith topped the Sale and was purchased by Stonewall Stud for $290,000. “NZB have done a great job and Laura Smith has prepared her […]
Brilliant New Zealand bred mare Captains Mistress (Captaintreacherous) gave another devastating display when she outclassed a quality field of harness racing mares in winning the Group 1$150,000 Benstud Standardbred Queen Of The Pacific at Melton on Saturday evening. On the strength of her previous all the way wins at Menangle and Cranbourne Captains Mistress was […]
Iron pacer Swayzee (Rock n roll Heaven) gave yet another fantastic staying performance in a thrilling Group 1 $250,000 Sportsbet AG Hunter Cup at Melton on Saturday evening. Before a capacity crowd to witness one of the best Hunter Cup fields the barrier draw proved to be the main factor with Swayzee taking advantage of […]
LEVIATHAN owner Mick Boots has warned fans to enjoy brilliant young harness racing mare Captains Mistress (Captaintreacherous) while they can. The four-year-old is $1.35 favourite to score her biggest win yet and make it four wins from as many starts for Jason Grimson in Saturday night’s $150,000 Group 1 Queen of the Pacific (2760m) at […]
Harness racing driver Nathan Jack has spoken of a terrifying race against time after a tyre blowout turned into a fully-engulfed truck fire as he transported horses to Saturday night’s (Jan 31) Cranbourne Cup meeting. Jack was travelling on the Hume Highway near Kilmore with four horses aboard when a rear tyre blew out on […]
Victorian husband-and-wife team Lisa and Mark Pitt are daring to dream big ahead of Saturday night’s (August 16) $150,000 Group 1 QBred Triad for two-year-old pacing fillies at Brisbane’s Albion Park. Their precocious filly Ride The Highs (Ride High) has drawn perfectly in barrier three to give the couple a dream shot at their biggest […]
Southland driver Nathan Williamson has been locked in to drive Captains Mistress (Captaintreacherous) in her next two races in Australia. Williamson developed the three year old filly and after a successful early season three year old campaign, it was decided by owner Mick Boots and Williamson to send her to Grant Dixon in Brisbane for […]
Australian owner Mick Boot’s run with horses bought in the south before they were old enough to race, continued today when Treacherous Me (Captaintreacherous) took out the Macca Lodge Two Year Old Mobile Pace at Winton. “He bought Captains Mistress and Utah Jazz and then bought this one. So we’ve had a good run,” trainer […]
Luke Whittaker drove his first New Zealand winner in more than three years when he reined home Zolton Boscik (Majestic Son) to win at Addington last night. Whitaker who trains the five year old in partnership with his father Jeff, drove his last New Zealand winner in November 2021 when he won with the Mike […]
Southland harness racing trainer Nathan Williamson is still buzzing after he won two Group races at Alexandra Park on Saturday night. Duchess Maria (Father Patrick) took out the Group Three IRT Two Year Old Young Guns Final for trotters by three lengths, while Captains Mistress (Captaintreacherous) was just as impressive in winning the Group One […]
While other fillies were staking their claims to be top of the tree in the three year old fillies ranks, Southland trainer Nathan Williamson was biding his time, waiting to stake his claim with his star filly Captains Mistress (Captaintreacherous). After winning the New Zealand Two Year Old Filly Title of the Year, Williamson maintained […]
Nathan Williamson has uncovered another smart filly judging by the way the Mick Boots owned filly Utah Jazz (Bettor’s Delight) won the $20,000 final heat of the Macca Lodge/Nevele R Southern Oaks Series at Winton today. UTAH JAZZ REPLAY “I always said about the Griffins Syndicate that they’re really patient and Mick’s the same. He […]
Branxholme harness racing trainer Nathan Williamson has decided Captains Mistress (Captaintreacherous) will skip the Northern Oaks and run in the Nevele R/ Macca Lodge Southern Oaks on Diamonds Day at Ascot Park in a fortnight. The three year old filly resumed on Friday night at Addington, running second to General Jen. “Luck wasn’t on our […]
Branxholme trainer driver Nathan Williamson delivered a training double for Australian owner Mick Boots at the Wairio harness racing meeting at Winton today. Passchendaele (Betterthancheddar) was the first on the board when he won the Wilbur Ellis NZ Ltd Mobile Pace by a neck from a late charging Share A Dream. PASSCHENDAELE REPLAY “He’s been […]
The well-bred Utah Jazz (Bettor’s Delight) got her harness racing career off to a winning start in the Ascot Four Square Stella Frost Stakes at the Northern Southland meeting today. After settling back from a wide draw, trainer driver Nathan Williamson slotted the three year old filly three back on the outside. That outside run […]
