HarnessLink

Tag

Ollie Kite

New Zealand

Merlin’s big bro ‘Taffy’ doing the business too

By Harnesslink ·

While star million dollar pacer Merlin (Art Major) struts his stuff on the big harness racing stage, his older brother Durrant continues to graft away in the south, shaping his own legacy and closing in on $100,000 in stakes. Durrant was bred by Todd and Fleur Anderson under the Taffy brand and is out of […]

New Zealand

Hail Mary extends record

By Alex Kraszewski ·

Hail Mary (Bacardi Lindy) extended the grand record of her harness racing dam Juliana when she impressively won on debut at Cromwell today. The race was a bit of a messy affair with numerous breakers. But in the hands of Ollie Kite, Hail Mary remained calm and focused and got the job done, winning by […]

New Zealand

Pacer wins but trotter disappoints

By Harnesslink ·

Branxholme trainer Nathan Williamson experienced the ups and downs that harness racing can dish up when his two runners performed at different ends of the spectrum today at the Gore Harness Racing meeting. While Rise Up N Dance (Art Major) won in the hands of junior driver Ollie Kite, Hidden Talent (Bacardi Lindy) also with […]

New Zealand

Itoje wins but trainer not happy

By Harnesslink ·

Hot favourite Itoje (Betterthancheddar) may have won but Branxholme trainer Nathan Williamson isn’t happy with where the five year old is at. “He went terrible I thought. We’ll do every test we can and find out what’s wrong with him. At home his work’s been good. He got the free win so that was good,” […]

New Zealand

Plenty of milestones at Ascot Park today

By Harnesslink ·

Junior harness racing driver Ollie Kite has turned a corner, well demonstrated by his two winning drives at Ascot Park today (Sep. 15). “It was the first time I’ve had a double on race day, and it was kind of cool to get it back to back,” he said after winning with Steve (Repeat Love) […]

New Zealand

Hidden Talent on the way to better things

By Harnesslink ·

Hidden Talent (Bacardi Lindy) kicked off her four year old season with a display of class at the Winton Harness Racing Club’s meeting at the Central Southland Raceway today. In the capable hands of junior driver Ollie Kite, the mare settled second last after starting off the twenty metre mark. Inside the last 1200 metres […]

Ollie Kite | Harnesslink