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Ross Houghton is kind of glad he doesn’t own his latest stable star. Because if he did then Kotare Rimu would probably be sold rather than a hot favourite to make it three wins on end at Addington tonight. The three-year-old has won his two starts since finishing fifth in Jumal’s Sires’ Stakes Final at […]
Swannanoa trainer Ross Houghton just recently got married and he and his new wife Trinity were on course at Ascot Park today, to see the Houghton trained filly Validation (Bettor’s Delight) win the $40,000 G3 Caduceus Club of Southland/Alabar Fillies Classic. Ross and Trinity have been travelling around the South Island in their campervan and […]
The Oamaru harness race track was super hot today and in both of the age group features, track and New Zealand records were broken. In the Diamond Creek/SBSR Juvenile Stakes, Incentivise (Bettor’s Delight) killed his rivals with a dominant one and a quarter length victory. “His work had been pretty awesome going into today, but […]
The sliding doors effect of harness racing was on full display lastnight for Ross Houghton and the Dancingonmoonlight camp. Having won the first juvenile race of the new season with the talented but recently sold Showmethetanlines (Downbytheseaside), his stablemate and runner up from a fortnight ago, Incentivise (Bettor’s Delight), stepped up and filled the void […]
There is always a bit of excitement when harness racing’s new wave of juveniles make their way to the races, and yesterday at Addington Raceway was no different for a variety of reasons. Firstly the field of six were under the umbrella of two trainers at contrasting stages of their careers, with Ken Barron no […]
This afternoon (31 Jan) at Addington Raceway, harness racing fans will be treated to the first juvenile race of the new season when half a dozen two-year-old pacers greet the starters gate to open their careers in the SBSR White Stables 2yo Mobile Pace. The six horse field in the sixth race on the programme […]
Swannanoa harness racing trainer Ross Houghton was delighted when Kotare Kelso (Always B Miki) took out the Harrison Bloy Plumbing & Bathrooms Mobile pace at Addington last night. “It was very good,” said Houghton. Kotare Kelso and driver Tim Williams settled midfield, one out one back, during the early part of the race. Williams then […]
Florence The Machine (What The Hill) notched harness racing success for good friends Ross Houghton and Craig White when bringing her best game to Addington on Wednesday (Mar 20). The three-year-old powered out of the pack to win with Houghton in the sulky, scoring an overdue maiden win in the process. Florence The Machine came […]
Forty five year old Swannanoa harness racing trainer Ross Houghton is having a great run with two closely related daughters of Vincent. But because he primarily breaks in horses, the fillies will soon be sent on to Woodend Beach trainer Bob Butt. Courtney Rose (Vincent) and Don’t Tell Jenny (Vincent) both of whom qualified recently […]
