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Lawrence McCormick has a special liking for the Methven track. Over the past week the Tiwald based horseman has won two races there – last weekend with Vertigo (Peak) and yesterday at the Akaroa meeting with Father Mike (Father Patrick). Three of Father Mike’s four wins have been on the grass – twice at Methven […]
Southern trainer Alister Black takes three of his own team As well as one each from Brad Williamson and Brent and Tim White’s stable to Ascot Park tomorrow for the Northern Southland Trotting Club twilight meeting. Cruise Maguire, Urban Explorer and Train Station line up for Black, while Randel Huston P represents the White stable […]
It was fitting that Randel Huston P (Peak) won at Gore today. The gelding is named after American Country Music singer Randel Huston Parton, the younger brother of the late Dolly Parton and his win today happened in the Country Music Capital of New Zealand. In the Baynes Family Handicap Trot driver Blair Orange got […]
Gasherbrum (Peak) aided by an inch perfect drive from in-form reinswoman Kerryn Tomlinson, proved too good in yesterday’s Apparel Master Trot at Winton. Tomlinson took the gelding forward from the outside of the second row and had to sit parked with Don’t Look Kobe making the early pace. After looking around and seeing that no […]
Despite the favourite Jumal (Downbytheseaside) having a draw advantage, Ashburton harness racing trainer Tim White is positive that Forever Miki (Always B Miki) stands a chance in the $200,000 Group One Garrards NZ Sires’ Stakes Series Final tomorrow night at Addington. Tim trains Forever Miki with his father Brent and after having sat parked and […]
The wonders of water was proven yet again when Racey Krusa (Peak) won his first race in over a year, at Ascot Park today. Prior to joining Amber Hoffman’s Waikouaiti Beach stable the eight year old which is owned by Bruce Graham had had all seventy five of his starts for Amber Lethaby. “We’ve got […]
Whilst Cup Day is typically about the star harness racing horses and the headline names with the likes of Merlin, Duchess Megxit, Swayzee and Leap To Fame pulling in the crowds, spare a moment for a horse of the people like the David McCormick trained trotter, Maui (Peak). The six-year-old gelding wont be on a […]
Canadian harness racing enthusiast, Mike Tanev, is riding one helluva wave when it comes to horse ownership. Like a lot of things the used car salesman has thrown himself into, the man they called ‘Aardie’ harking back to his days on the baseball diamond, keeps coming up trumps. Tanev has adopted the nickname into his […]
Otematata owner-breeders Ian and Cheryl Munro enjoyed one of their biggest thrills in harness racing when Harrison (Auckland Reactor) produced a spectacular victory in the Kurow Cup at Oamaru yesterday. The pacer made a meal of the feature event’s standing start but he quickly put that behind him with trainer-driver John Morrison taking the six-year-old […]
