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Aspiring Beauty (Royal Aspirations) gave West Melton trainer Michael Cunningham his first winner since Ares (Pay Me Christian) won at Alexandra Park in July 2015. Handled by Sam Thornley, Aspiring Beauty began well and lead before handing up to Ellagater Al. Turning in, Thornley hooked Aspiring Beauty away from the inside running line and she […]
If you thought there was something familiar about the colours worn by Worsethanted (Royal Aspirations) when he won at Gore yesterday, it’s because his colours are the same as the great galloper Bonecrusher. Worsethanted’s part-owner Paul Hillis said, “At the time I was working at Simper Lodge (Riverton) and went for the white colours with […]
First starter Royal Monarch (Royal Aspirations) annihilated his harness racing rivals when winning at Addington last night. Driver John Dunn settled the two year old three back on the inside but when the leader Donavan started to go rough, Dunn shot him around the outside to lead and proceeded to put a big gap on […]
Encouraged by the late Katie Cox and his daughter’s partner Aaron Swain, Murray Alfeld renewed his driving licence this season and got back into the winning groove with Chocolate Angus’s (Royal Aspirations) win at Methven today. Alfeld last held a licence ten years ago and his last winning drive was Sunny Yankee at Banks Peninsula […]
If there’s one horse that epitomises what this Sundays’ Harness 5000 at Ashburton is all about, its Rachmaninov (Diedre Don). Harness 5000 is a chance for not so expensively bred horses of all ages to race against those of the same or similar age for good money. It’s also a chance for not so high […]
Alan Beecroft has been the real journeyman and on Sunday at Kaikoura, Royal Diedre (Royal Aspirations) provided the Weedon based trainer with his second winner. Alan was introduced to harness racing through his grandfather who’s brother was successful West Melton trainer Peter Yeatman. “I used to go out to the stables with Grandad when I […]
Veteran trainer Fred Fletcher and junior reinsman Sam Thornley combined to win last night’s Darren DeFilippi Memorial at Addington with Royal Gypsy (Royal Aspirations). After a perfect start Thornley made full use of Royal Gypsy’s handicap advantage and took her straight to the top and stayed out of trouble. While some of the opposition made […]
“I probably will have a couple of beers on the way home I think (laugher),” Oamaru trainer Kaleb Bublitz said after he trained his first winner The Merc, (Royal Aspirations) at Winton today. The four year old began well and Bublitz positioned him three back on the inside. When the pair trotted past the 400 […]
Royal Aspirations has become the latest trotting sire to join the $1m club. And for a New Zealand harness racing stallion that’s a pretty rare feat. Last weekend when KD Royalty (Royal Aspirations – Kazzle Dazzle) and Paris Prince (Royal Aspirations – Paris Belle) won at Addington and Rangiora respectively it pushed his progeny’s career […]
They say good things come in threes, and the trio of Fred Fletcher, Sam Thornley and Royal Aspirations are all synonymous in the success each of them is enjoying in the 2022 harness racing season. Royal Aspirations (Monarchy) is a sire on the rise and the last few months in particular, there’s hardly a New […]
