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Given the right trip, Bettor’s Anvil (Bettor’s Delight) is lethal. And he proved it again tonight in winning the G2 $60,000 Lamb & Haywood ‘Canterbury Classic.’ As the race unfolded The Lazarus Effect, It’s Tough, Republican Party and Franco Sinatra took turns in front while Bettors Anvil’ s driver Tim Williams got on the back […]
The undercard at last night’s Premier race night at Addington provided it’s share of highlights with none better than Captain Wolf’s (Captain Crunch) win in the Tyre General Mobile Pace. “I’m ecstatic. We were here to find out whether we were aiming high or low and we’ve found out we are definitely aiming high,” part […]
Duke of Bourbon (Face Time Bourbon) cost $240,000 and although he had one win under his belt has cost punters a bit of money to prior to winning tonight’s Addington feature. But on a big track, racing left handed for the first time and having to endure a false start, the colt gave some back […]
Steven Reid has known it for a while, but for the first time live on television tonight he said Jumal (Downbytheseaside-SBSR) is the best horse he’s ever trained. “I’m not taking anything away from any other horse, but I think he’s the best horse I’ve trained,” he said. The three year old, helped by an […]
The Southern Bred Southern Reared brand was to the fore at Addington tonight with the region delivering seven wins on the Premier night. Although she’s small in stature I’m The Boss (Bettor’s Delight) showed plenty of the traits of her sire, including toughness and a will to win. In tonight’s $150,000 NZB Standardbred Harness Million […]
While the focus will be on some of the big name stables and higher profile horses at tonight’s Premier meeting at Addington, Southern trained horses will be well represented. Oamaru horseman Matty Williamson is taking four runners north; Axel Rose (En Solitaire), Tactical Bid (Tactical Landing), Oricorio (Father Patrick) and Seeking Clarity (Ultimate Sniper). Both […]
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 […]
The first of the big money meetings this spring will be held at Addington on Friday night with $720,000 in stakes spread across the twelve races and most of the big named horses in attendance. Northerners Apollo Eleven, Ride The Waves and Lucky Luka will get to measure themselves against their southern counterparts while some […]
At Addington last night Scoundrel (Captaintreacherous) announced his arrival when he knocked off some better credentialed two year olds and Indulge Me (Downbytheseaside) got a well-deserved win in the Nevele R Fillies Series heat. In the fourth heat of the Woodland Stud Sires’ Stakes Series for two year olds the two favoured runners Tour Party […]
The pointy end of the season is fast approaching and Southland trainer Nathan Williamson feels Indulge Me (Downbytheseaside) is beginning to peak as she heads towards her key assignments, the Nevele R Fillies Final and the New Zealand Oaks. “I’m really happy with her. She’s trained on really well and she’s slowly and surely […]
Young trotter Master McGoogan (What The Hill) demonstrated his speed off the gate for Matty Williamson tonight. From the outside of the front row in tonight’s $50,000 Group Three Greg and Leigh Ayers ‘The Sundon’ Two Year Old Classic at Addington, Williamson pushed the go button early and while second favourite Duke Of Bourbon galloped […]
Cran Dalgety says Republican Party (Bettor’s Delight) is ready to go. “He’s as fit as we can get him so it’s just about going to the races. It’s not a gimme because he’s got Marketplace and It’s Tough there. He’s going to have to work for his money now, but he’s not showing any seven […]
It’s an ominous warning, but Rangiora trainer Steven Reid thinks Jumal (Downbytheseaside) is a whole lot better since he was last raced in May. “To me he feels like a good 20 to 25% better than he was last time, especially mentally,” he said. The highly talented colt lines up in Friday’s Wai Eyre ‘Lazarus […]
Oamaru trotting filly Becky’s Girl (Majestic Son) upstaged some more favoured runners to narrowly win the $60,000 Group Two Macca Lodge Sires’ Stakes Three Year Old Fillies Classique at Addington tonight. After the early rush, driver Matty Williamson made sure he got Becky’s Girl on the back of the favourite Duchess Maria, driven by his […]
Wyndham trainer driver Craig Ferguson knows that unbeaten filly Imperious Girl (Imperial Count) will have to race against some serious horsepower in Friday night’s $60,000 Macca Lodge Sires’ Stakes Three Year Old Fillies Classique at Addington. “I’m as happy as I can be at home. She’s only had the one workout and we would have […]
Master trotting trainer Paul Nairn looks to have uncovered another young trotting star in Marikit (Waterloo Sunset). In last night’s race at Addington, the three year old filly got back early before improving with a lap to run to sit parked outside leader Harriot’s Moment. Turning in she mastered Harriot’s Moment, before holding out a […]
Trainer Nathan Williamson is confident Duchess Maria (Father Patrick) can finally get her three year old campaign underway after resumption was put on hold and she was scratched at Winton last Thursday. “We’re just working out what’s going on with her. She just had a wee hoof complaint which has been her problem. This hopefully […]
Woodend Beach trainer Bob Butt takes six horses to Addington tomorrow night with stable star The Lazarus Effect the standout in the Avon City Ford New Brighton Cup. Hear his take on each of his runners. Race One: Lean On Me (Captaintreacherous) – driver Bob Butt – FR2 Race Three: Always A Playa (Always B […]
There was plenty of action around him, but Bronski (Bettor’s Delight) remained calm and in the hands of Gemma Thornley he finished best to win Race Three at Addington tonight. As Carolan Questro came around the field the leader Tomogalak appeared to take fright and broke, putting the harness racing field into disarray. Once the […]
Ohoka harness racing trainer Tom Bagrie was relatively confident of a good showing from his three year old filly Song Of Seas, (Downbytheseaside) in the first heat of the Nevele R Fillies Series at Addington on Friday night. Bagrie shares in the ownership of Song Of Seas with Claire Sarsfield, Brian Cowley and his partner […]
“Perfect. It just worked out like a trial. Hopefully he’ll keep improving off that,” trainer driver Bob Butt said after The Lazarus Effect (Lazarus) won last night’s Allied Security Maurice Holmes Vase at Addington, earning himself an automatic entry into the New Zealand Cup. The five year old who has a big following, began superfast […]
Although there’s still a few weeks to go, Bring On The Muscle (Majestic Son) might just make the cut for the Renwick Farms Dominion Handicap come the second week in November. It’s not going to be an easy trip to get there, but all the Clark Barron trained five year old can do is win […]
Tomorrow night at Addington the trotters line up in the Basil Dean FFA. The race salutes one of this country pioneer trotters, who over four decades ago set Addington alight with a run for the ages in the New Zealand Trotting Championship. Raced over 2600 metres, his time of 3-15.3 was not only a New […]
With the running of the Maurice Holmes Vase on Friday, Addington once again salutes Maurice Holmes, the greatest horseman this country has ever produced. He was first licenced as a fourteen year old and in August 1925 at sixteen Holmes recorded his first win when Bonny Logan won a saddle pace. The article in the […]
