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Smoke On The Water in deep purple patch of form

The Matt Purvis trained pacer Smoke On The Water (Art Major) is in the best form of his life and his win today in the Donegal House Marlborough Pacers Cup…

Three live chances for Stevenson at Timaru

Ashburton harness racing trainer Wendy Stevenson takes three good each-way chances to Phar Lap Raceway in Timaru for their summer twilight meeting this afternoon. In Race 1, the Brosnan Transport…

Robbie Close starts New Year with a Rangiora double

Robbie Close is crediting a change in approach to his latest run of success. The harness racing driver, known as Goose, opened the year with a driving double at Rangiora…

Stuart and Close deliver upsets at big odds

Andrew Stuart and Robbie Close were the kings of the giant killers at Addington on Friday. The trainer and driver combined to win two races at a best fixed odds…

Stuart honours Brown at Addington

Rangiora horseman Andrew Stuart honoured his good friend and mentor Murray Brown at Addington today when Moonlite Blood (Art Major) won the Remembering Murray Brown Mobile Pace. Brown passed away…

Betterthancash great moneymaker

The Regan Todd trained Betterthancash (Art Major) is proving to be a great harness money maker for his connections. His win in the $25,000 Hunter Family Handicap at Wyndham yesterday…

Betterthancash takes the money with a great run

Canterbury harness racing driver Robbie Close handled the Regan Todd trained Betterthancash (Art Major) perfectly and won the thick end of the $18,000 stake in today’s Night ‘N Day/Tip Top…

Lakelsa a mare on the rise

The Regan Todd trained Lakelsa (Captaintreacherous) graduated into the harness racing big time tonight, when in just her fifteenth start she took out the $100,000 Group One Fahy Fence Hire…

Sinclair brothers hit the big time

Wyndham based harness racing brothers and owners Bruce and Al Sinclair are having the time of their lives and the ride continued last night when their mare Lakelsa (Captaintreacherous) trained…