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Just seven races are on the card at Ascot Park in Invercargill tomorrow and here are seven starters across the day well worth a look. Race One: Pyramid Mischief (Father Patrick) – driver Matty Williamson – UR1 Comment: Although she’s still on the Unruly, this three year old filly showed better manners when finishing second […]
Tauranga owner Graeme Cooney has bred and owned a stack of horses and most have raced out of Hamish Hunter’s Ryal Bush barn in Southland. Today at Winton the pair racked up another win when Honeycomb (Always B Miki) got up to win the $25,000 Kerry Hodges Memorial Winter Rewards Mobile Pace. “The series has […]
The Invercargill Harness Racing Club is offering a nine-race card at Ascot Park tomorrow. See below, are six horses you might want to consider. Race Four: The Bricklayer (Art Major) – driver Peter Hunter (FR 7) Hasn’t raced since May and has been given one quiet workout (2nd) to fine tune for tomorrows race. Trained […]
A number of first starters line up at Wairio tomorrow. Race One: Imperious Girl (Imperial Count) – trainer Craig Ferguson. This three year old filly went to five workouts for Brian Norman before transferring to Craig Ferguson’s barn from which she qualified by an impressive fifteen lengths, running home in 58.5. Imperious Girl is from […]
Confederate (Bettor’s Delight) has been sold and will race in America. He was purchased as a yearling for $240,000 at the NZB Standardbred Sales and was raced for a group of owners that included Katrina Purdon, Dean Shannon and his breeders John and Katrina Price. Trained by Barry Purdon and Scott Phelan, over two seasons […]
Luk Chin brought up a milestone when Voronov (Orlando Vici) won at Cambridge last night, giving him his 200th training win. Of the 200, Luk has driven 159 himself. His biggest wins as a trainer have been the 1992 Group Two New Zealand Trotting Derby with Lady Cabello, the Group Three Northern Trotting Breeders Stakes […]
Southland harness racing trainers Jeremy Douglas, Chelsea Faithful, Peter Hunter, Lyndon Bond and Nathan Williamson will trek north to Ashburton for Sunday with hopes of snaring a victory or two and hopes of continuing the great run southern stables have had in the last month. Douglas lines up Ten Da Touch (Downbytheseaside) in the first […]
Invercargill harness racing trainer Warren Bryant wasn’t at the races at Winton yesterday but still got a great thrill out of seeing his first starter Rising Storm (Raging Bull) sit parked and win over a mile by a length and a quarter in 1-55.0. RISING STORM REPLAY “It’s special. That’s what we do it for […]
The future career of Southland harness racing mare Raklou (Sweet Lou) will take place in Western Australia for Gary Hall Snr. The four year old mare won four races for Ryal Bush trainer Peter Hunter with her biggest win the Group Three Helen Pope Fillies Classic at Ashburton. She also won the Bionic Chance Bracelet […]
The Hunter name is synonymous with the Wyndham harness racing district and Ryal Bush trainer Peter Hunter returns to his roots with four runners at the Wyndham HRC meeting tomorrow. Hunters’ day gets underway in Race Two with Here’s Johny (Johny Rock). The two year old raced against good company in Rubira, Always Dreaming and […]
Southern trained horses are getting set for this Sunday’s Grand Prix premier age group harness racing meeting at Addington. See below, trainer comments on the nineteen that will be flying the southern flag on Sunday. Race Two: $110,000 IRT Group One Ace of Clubs for two year old trotting colts and geldings – 1980 mobile […]
Rakauhauka harness racing owner Brendan Fahy is ready for a big day at the races on Sunday. The Southland breeder and owner has four horses in the Grand Prix meeting at Addington. All are in Group One races and he’s as excited as a Southland farmer can get. His two runners in the G1 Box […]
Major withdrawals in the upcoming Grand Prix harness racing meeting at Addington have made it easier for a number of southerners. With leading candidates Chase A Dream (Captaintreacherous), Vessem (Vincent) and Cold Chisel (Always B Miki) coming out of the Ace Of Spades Southland, pacer Dreams Are Free (Captaintreacherous) has been elevated to seventh on […]
Harness racing breeding group Southern Bred Southern Reared and southern owned horses experienced a golden couple of days (Friday and Saturday) this week in Australia. South Coast Arden (Somebeachsomewhere) and half-sister Platinum Stride (Captaintreacherous) both won; South Coast Arden at Menangle and Platinum Stride at Melton. Since heading to Australia South Coast Arden has won […]
Today at Ashburton Raklou (Sweet Lou) gave harness racing trainer Peter Hunter his first group success both as a trainer and a driver. The high quality two year old sat parked for the entire 1700 metres in the $27,000 Group Three Helen Pope Fillies Classic but still won by two and a quarter lengths beating […]
Ryal Bush harness racing trainer Peter Hunter doesn’t drive very often at Addington but tonight (May 19) he notched his first driving win at the Christchurch track with Raklou (Sweet Lou). “She got a bit lost under the lights, but it was her first time at Addington,” he said. In a small field Hunter had […]
Ryal Bush trainer/driver Peter Hunter heads north to Addington tomorrow (May 19) hoping to pick up his first winning drive at the South Island headquarters of harness racing. Hunter will drive Raklou (Sweet Lou) in the $18,000 Woodlands Stud Bionic Chance Bracelet. After winning at Rangiora last weekend the two year old filly was left […]
Ryal Bush harness racing trainer Peter Hunter doesn’t train a lot of juveniles, but he’s excited about Raklou (Sweet Lou) after her impressive win at Rangiora on Sunday (May 7). “I’ve never trained one like her before and it’s a novelty to have a horse like her (laughter). We’ve taken our time with her and from […]
Peter Hunter has been around horses long enough to know you don’t just show up in Canterbury and win. On paper, the Southland harness racing trainer-driver’s two-year-old filly Rakalou (Sweet Lou) looks well capable of doing exactly that in the King Charles III Coronation 2YO Fillies Mobile at Rangiora on Sunday. Rakalou could barely have […]
Ryal Bush harness racing trainer Peter Hunter will be looking to add to his training record when he takes three good chances to Ascot Park for Wednesday’s (Dec. 14) meeting. The ultra-consistent Need A Change (Changeover) kept coming at her last start at Winton, and finished sixth. She gets a nice draw in Race Two. […]
Trainer Peter Hunter has forgiven Rakanotta for having a bad day at the office ahead of her return to Ascot Park on Saturday. View the Ascot Park harness racing fields click here! The three-year-old showed quality when winning her debut at Winton before running a nice second in her next start at Ascot Park. Rakanotta […]
