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Steve and Amanda Telfer take a powerful team of pacers to Addington tomorrow night with Bettor’s Anvil in the Chairmans Handicap, their headline act. Hear Amanda’s views on Stonewell’s eight runners. Race One: Stella Rouge (Bettor’s Delight) – driver Tim Williams – FR5 Race Three: Tactacool (Lazarus) – driver Tim Williams – FR1 […]
Steve and Amanda Telfer’s thoughts of winning another Trainers Premiership might have diminished a bit, but in winning three races over two venues last night, there’s still a glimmer of hope they could get there. The Telfers are twenty five wins adrift of Premiership leaders Robert and Jenna Dunn. “They’ve got a bit of a […]
It’s been quite a week for Canterbury based junior driver Nikata Burton. She hasn’t driven a lot of trotters and her first win with Kairaki Spur (What The Hill) in the $25,000 Darren DeFilippi Memorial for junior drivers at Addington last night was a nice way to get started. “It was a bit of a […]
Get Seaside Lucky (Downbytheseaside) stamped himself as a strong winning prospect for April’s G2 Southern Supremacy Stakes Final when he took out the first heat of the series at Winton today. Driver Tim Williams took the Steve and Amanda Telfer trained gelding forward early, before handing up to favourite Stumblin In. “I wouldn’t have been […]
Stumpy Blackler (Bettor’s Delight) triggered some great memories when he won his maiden race at Cromwell today. Driver Nikita Burton took the Steve and Amanda Telfer three year old straight to the front and although he had to absorb some midrace pressure, he was too good, winning by three and a half lengths. STUMPY BLACKLER […]
Double Jeopardy, (Captaintreacherous) in the hands of harness racing driver Tim Williams was too good in the $25,000 Peter’s Genetics Roxburgh Cup, today’s feature pace at Roxburgh. After a solid start Williams got Double Jeopardy into the one one and mastered pacemaker Always Dreaming in the home straight, to win by two and a half […]
Built For Glory (Bettor’s Delight) trained by Steve and Amanda Telfer seems to have benefited from being gelded. “He got gelded this time in so he’s changed a lot. With him being a gelding he’s not so heavy. He travelled down with two fillies and didn’t seem to care,” said stable junior driver Nikita Burton […]
Despite having the toughest of trips, Miki Bennett (Always B Miki) produced a powerhouse harness racing performance to highlight last night’s meeting at Addington. Driven by Nikita Burton, the Always B Miki five-year-old was last at the 800 in the Ladies’ Night 13 June Book Now Junior Drivers Mobile Pace. But Burton was unphased. She […]
As first wins go Nikita Burton’s was about as easy as they get. “It was such a thrill,” the 18-year-old said after Seaside Rose cruised to victory in yesterday’s Placemakers Mobile Pace at Oamaru. Driving for her employers Steve and Amanda Telfer, Burton went forward with the four-year-old mare to sit parked. The combo stayed […]
After going so close last start Nikita Burton is hoping to go one better at Addington on Tuesday evening. The 18-year-old went within a neck of victory at Motukarara on February 16 when the Nigel Perkins-trained Ultimate Counsel just got beaten by Archie. “Up the straight I got to the front but Ricky (May) fought […]
