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For a young man, Northern Southland harness racing breeder Paul Hailes has a bit of skin in the game. “I was never pushed into it, but I always had a bit of a fascination with the breeding side of it when I was younger. I lost interest when I went away to boarding school but […]
John Morrison takes some proven racehorses plus some fresh faces to the Kurow meeting at Oamaru tomorrow. Let’s hear what he has to say about each of his starters. Race Three: Just Amazing (Always B Miki) – Driver John Morrison (FR9) ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Race Four: Don’t Think Just Do (Rock N Roll Heaven) – Driver […]
The Forbury Park Trotting Club is racing at Gore tomorrow and local trainer Tony Stratford has a number of chances across the nine-race card. Race Three: Sky Patrol (Sky Major) – driver Hayden Douglas (J) – FR2 Race Three: Mr President (Sweet Lou) – driver Max Hill (J) – FR7 Race Six: Franco Nashville (Art […]
Canterbury couple Dayle and Kay Kinzett were on course at Addington on Friday night to see Cheer Up N Dance (Always B Miki), the latest from their ‘Dance’ breed, win on debut. The win further highlights a decision the couple made thirteen years ago to go to the yearling sales and buy the well-bred filly […]
Australian warhorse Swayzee (Rock N Roll Heaven) will be looking for more cash to carry home when he takes on a strong field in the Dawson Harford Taylor Mile tomorrow night. After storming home late to finish third in ‘The Race’ at Cambridge, trainer Jason Grimson decided to leave Swayzee in Auckland under the care […]
Shiver In The Dark (Rock N Roll Heaven) continued the wonderful record the Shirley family has had with this family. Bred by Raewyn Shirley, the three year old gelding is trained by Brent and raced by their son George. Shiver In The Dark is named after a line in the Dire Straits song Sultans of […]
Hawkes Bay mates Lester Drake (82) and Neville Jackson (80) who own a ten percent share in gun pacer Swayzee, (Rock N Roll Heaven) are considering being on course at Melton for this weekend’s Hunter Cup. “There’s every possibility we’ll go,” Drake said. Since hearing the gelding has drawn gate two in the $250,000 Group […]
Ashburton harness racing trainer John Morrison reckons Heaven’s Mark (Rock N Roll Heaven) starting in Race Twelve, will be his best chance at Roxburgh tomorrow. “It’s one of those races. It’s an even field. Bowlem Over has been going pretty good and Robin’s (Swain) team always goes good at Roxburgh. With her draw I’ll just […]
Gore’s leading harness racing trainer Tony Stratford won’t be driving anywhere tomorrow when he fronts up at his home meeting with seven pacers. Van Liberty (Sportswriter) draws five on the second row in Race One. He ran a good second at his last start at Winton two weeks ago. Debutant Dolmio Rocks (Sweet Lou) fronts […]
There have undoubtedly been some challenges, but Amistozo’s (Creatine) win at Oamaru yesterday rewarded her trainer and owners for their patience. The three year old trotting filly was slow away and took a few fancy steps before she settled. Once over the crossing, trainer driver John Morrison took her forward to sit parked before she […]
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 […]
Once the rains came at Methven and the grass surface slipped into a heavy rating, the $40,000 Group Three Alabar Methven Cup was going to be a race of survival of the fittest. Understandably all eight runners were driven conservatively. Winning driver Gavin Smith knew going into today’s feature that his charge Rakero Rocket (Rock […]
Mike and Sue McGuire still enjoy breeding and racing horses and the win at Winton today by the Amber Hoffman trained Rocky Pacific (Rock N Roll Heaven) added to their long list of success in both gaits. Driver Craig Ferguson positioned Rocky Pacific in the one one early. As the field straightened for the run […]
The hype is beginning to build around this year’s IRT New Zealand Trotting Cup and the strong possibly of two of Australasian’s best pacers Swayzee and Leap To Fame, going head to head in New Zealand’s greatest race. Both pacers have a strong New Zealand connection having Lady Delwin (Lordship) as their third dam. Lady […]
West Melton harness racing trainers Hayden and Amanda Cullen have three runners at both Alexandra Park and Addington tomorrow night. Their three Auckland runners General Jen (Captaintreacherous), Winelight (Downbytheseaside) and Arafura (Sweet Lou) will race in the $200,000 Group One Magness Benrow New Zealand Sires’ Stakes Three Year Old Fillies Final. General Jen has won […]
Way back in 1997, the champion harness racing pacer, Christian Cullen, gave the late Danny Campbell his first taste of Group One triumph as a young person making his way in the sport. Last night at Addington, the inaugural $200,000 G1 Christian Cullen provided another young person in our industry with his first major success […]
As far as preparations go for New Zealand harness racing’s ultimate staying test, the $1,000,000 IRT New Zealand Trotting Cup go, to say the Jason Grimson trained defending champion, Swayzee’s (Rock N Roll Heaven), was less than ideal would be an understatement. Undeterred, connections made the late payment of $28,000 to nominate for the NZ […]
Very few things in life are free…but for Victorian harness racing breeders, a service to a topline trotting or pacing sire could be this season! And there are no strings attached but breeders need to act fast. Three Victorian Clubs have combined to offer giveaway services to sires Lather Up, Classic Connection, Rock N Roll […]
A familiar face returns to New Zealand harness racing action on Friday night with champion reinsman Anthony Butt making a trip home to drive New Zealand Cup aspirant, Rock N Roll Doo (Rock N Roll Heaven). The ex pat Kiwi is the winner of 2484 races in Australasia has driven 36 individual Group One winners […]
Aussies coming to Addington to winning our greatest harness racing race, the IRT New Zealand Cup, need to be something special. After all, they have no advantages and have to wrest the IRT Cup away from the grasp of some incredibly talented local horsepeople and their wonderful horses who are so much more used to […]
Look out New Zealand … here comes Rock N Roll Doo (Rock N Roll Heaven). What at first seemed an ambitious plan to raid the NZ Cup now looks an inspired plan after Rock N Roll Doo’s dominant and powerhouse Group 1 Victoria Cup harness racing win last night (Oct 8). It takes a special […]
He is big, he is raw and he is bound for Addington. Emerging Victorian harness racing star Rock N Roll Doo (Rock N Roll Heaven) effectively booked a trip to the New Zealand Cup with his dominant Group 2 Kilmore Cup victory last night (Sep 24). THE NEXT BIG THING!Rock N Roll Doo dominant in […]
The Oamaru Juvenile Stakes was last run twenty five years ago, and on Sunday the $25,000 Two Year Old harness racing feature returns. Whether another star is born, only time will tell. Greats like Lordship, Holy Hal, Noodlum and Honkin Vision have won this race, so it carries plenty of mana. Canterbury trainer Cran Dalgety […]
