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In what must be a first in harness racing, yesterday Kirk Larsen and his son Tristan each drove winners at pretty much the same time, in two different countries. Whilst Tristan was getting Maestro (Love You) home to win at Gunbower in Victoria Australia, 2,572 kilometres away at Wingatui in New Zealand Kirk was reining […]
He’s one of the last Sundons running around and it’s been some journey for the Robert Wilson trained Bob Barrelit (Sundon) who won his first race at the Wairio harness meeting today. The five year old gelding spent most of his life at Nathan Williamson’s Branxholme property under the care of Williamson’s in-laws Ross and […]
Southland harness racing stable hand and Kidz Kartz driver Olivia Thomas is heading to Brisbane next month to represent New Zealand at the Inter-Dominion Pony Trots in Queensland, Australia. “I’m stoked. It’s a great opportunity,” she said. HRNZ selected Thomas and Anna Mangles from Canterbury and both have been invited by the Queensland Junior Harness Racing Association […]
The first race on the Tuapeka harness racing card was won by the Robert Wilson trained Galleons Future (Majestic Son) which beat Kohli Trouble (Superfast Stuart) by a neck. The winner was driven by Nathan Williamson. In Race Two trainer driver Brian Norman took the third favourite Close, (Washington VC) straight to the top and won […]
