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After being involved in breeding, racing and harness racing administration at the highest levels for over 60 years, Jack Phillips has died in Timaru, at the age of 93. Born in Kurow in 1929, Jack was born into a farming family, though racing was also very much in their blood. Jack’s father Gordon was a […]
A character through and through, respected and successful Mid Canterbury harness racing horse breeder and farmer Keith Grice, has died aged 96. Together brothers Keith and Bevan Grice bred nearly 600 horses since the late 1940s, with their stock winning as recently as last weekend. The Grice way was to breed and then lease, rather […]
Just 15 months ago champion trainer Mark Purdon received a reminder of the greatness of his father Roy, the harness racing icon who passed away on Thursday. Roy was 93 at the time but his eye for detail hadn’t deserted him and he rang Mark to tell him what he thought was bothering superstar pacer […]
Harness Racing Australia (HRA) were deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Mr Rod Pollock. Mr Pollock was a determined and loyal servant of the industry, including 11 years of distinguished service as Chief Executive Officer between 1997 and 2008. Among many other achievements, he was largely responsible for a number of advances within […]
The New Zealand Horse Ambulance Trust offers its sincere condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of Mac Henry, who passed away recently in Invercargill at the age of 72. Mac was a true Southland racing all-rounder. He rode winners, trained and owned winning thoroughbreds, and was a doyen of southern racing journalism. He was […]
Graham Laing is being remembered as a versatile and knowledgeable horseman and a “good everyday bloke”. He died at his Ashburton home, at the end of October. “He was a very good studmaster, blacksmith and trainer,” said his friend of more than fifty years, fellow Mid Canterbury trainer Patrick O’Reilly. “The first time I met […]
Denis Donovan Nyhan is being remembered as an exceptional horseman and administrator. One of harness racing’s all-time greats, Nyhan has died in Christchurch hospital after a career that included three New Zealand Cup triumphs in the 1960s and 70s, with Lordship and Robalan. Part of a famous and highly successful racing family, his association with […]
