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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 […]
Classy mare and new mum Resolve’s (Andover Hall) re-appearance at the races, after a long spell away, will add plenty of interest to Sunday’s feature trot at Oamaru. The now eight-year-old, trained by Paul Nairn, is not only starting a new harness racing campaign but she’s returning to the Jasmyn’s Gift Fillies and Mares Stakes, […]
The win by the Paul Nairn trained and driven trotter Marikit (Waterloo Sunset) at Addington today had a special meaning, as it was a fitting farewell to Southland horseman Vin Nally who passed away in Invercargill on Friday. MARIKIT REPLAY As a founding member of the Dolomite Syndicate, Nally bred Karimaia, the dam of Marikit. […]
Leeston trainer Paul Nairn heads to Addington today armed with a trio of chances, including two new trotters having their maiden starts. Marikit and Radiant, both take their spots in Race 2, the Avon City Ford Trot (1.56pm) over 2600m. “I’m not really sure how good they are just yet,” cautioned Nairn. “They both qualified […]
Canterbury trained trotter Kawatiri Trev (Marcoola) steps into group harness racing racing for the first time tomorrow night but that isn’t fazing master trotting trainer Paul Nairn. “It’ll be a test but I’d like to think he’ll be able to compete with that good one of Brent Lilley’s (Kyvalley Ray) and the one of Dunn’s […]
Julie Maghzal has a lifetime of wonderful memories through her involvement in harness racing. When the Greg and Ben Hope trained Habibti Pat (Father Patrick) recently won the New Zealand Trotting Derby, it was her fiftieth win as an owner, many of them with her late husband Gaby. “We just thought the distance would suit […]
Well respected Southland veterinarian and standardbred breeder Peter Williams passed away recently aged 81. In an interview with Peter nine years ago he shared with me some aspects of his involvement in harness racing. As a young man Peter trained as a vet as part of the first ever Veterinary class at Massey University and […]
You will be waiting a long time before you see master trainer Paul Nairn train another 139-1 trotting double. And even longer to see such a longshot harness racing pair bolt in quite as easily as Wilma’s Boy and Forgiveness did at Addington on Friday night. Nairn started the ball rolling when former exciting juvenile […]
New Zealand’s trotting master is looking to add another string to his bow at Addington tonight. Paul Nairn, the most feared harness racing trainer of trotters in the country, will debut his two-year-old pacer Lookin Snazzy (Bettors Delight) in Race 7. Nairn has trained 425 winners in New Zealand since lining up his very first […]
“I’m a little bit speechless actually. I don’t want to get emotional but there are so many people I want to thank on the way. It’s just unreal,” driver Sam Ottley told Matt Markham on Trackside after Masterly (Love You) produced her 100th winning drive for the season at the Westport harness racing meeting today. […]
While many harness racing juniors would love to win a Dominion Handicap or a Rowe Cup, it’s the Darren De Filippi Memorial that twenty three year old Riley Harrison has previously labelled she’d love to win. That ambition came to fruition when Luvavici (Orlando Vici) cleared out to win the feature race by five lengths […]
Leeston horseman Paul Nairn has three trotters starting at Addington Raceway tomorrow night on the ten race harness racing card. Two year old gelding Waterloo Station (Waterloo Sunset) had strong support on debut but was badly checked at the 900 finishing last. He starts in Race Four. Luvavici (Orlando Vici) wears the famous Nairn colours, […]
A cold Addington Raceway last night offered up a bit of warmth to Leeston harness racing trainer Paul Nairn when he achieved a trotting double with Forgiveness (Father Patrick) and Tectonic (Majestic Son). Driven by Bob Butt, Forgiveness won the TK Plastering Trot, beating Aspirational Dream by four lengths. FORGIVENESS REPLAY After getting away safety […]
The man they call ‘the master’ in New Zealand harness racing circles brought up win number 400 tonight (Dec 1.) in his illustrious training career in remarkable fashion with Resolve (Andover Hall) claiming the G2 $60,000 Trotting Mares Handicap at Addington Raceway. The daughter of Andover Hall had to call on her class to claim […]
An outstanding drive by harness racing reinsman Bob Butt got the Paul Nairn trained Resolve (Andover Hall) home in the $40,000 Jasmyn’s Gift Fillies and Mares Stakes at Oamaru today. Resolve and Bob Butt winning the Jasmyn’s Gift (Bruce Stewart – Photo) After getting away safely Bob settled the five year old mare back in […]
Master trotting trainer Paul Nairn has three trotters ready to kick some harness racing goals at Addington on Friday night. Two year old Head Em Up (Waterloo Sunset) qualified just last week at Rangiora and is starting in Race Two. His second dam is sixteen race win mare So Long Eden (Penrod Eden) so there’s […]
Confessional (Father Patrick) won’t be off to church repenting any time soon after bouncing back from a fresh-up gallop with a G2 win at the home of North Island harness racing tonight (May 19) at Alexandra Park. It was a phenomenal effort from the Paul Nairn trained and driven trotter to claim the $52,000 3YO […]
Friday night (25 Nov.) harness racing action at Addington Raceway will be remembered as a night where the trotting females in our racing population were duly rewarded, with the first ever Group One fillies trot and the richest race feature for trotting mares run on the same programme. The measures for success were there for […]
Paul Nairn is looking forward to heading to Ashburton on Sunday where he will line-up a handful of harness racing debutants, including four juveniles. Four-year-old gelding Tu Tangata (Waterloo Sunset) will kick-off the day for the Leeston horseman, who will also take the reins behind the son of Waterloo Sunset in the Happy Birthday “Trevor […]
