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Busy day for Thornley with key chances across the card

Canterbury trainer-driver Sam Thornley has several each-way chances at Methven today for the Hororata meeting at Mt Harding racecourse. Thornley has nine drives in total, six of which are offering…

Thornley chasing payback after tough first day

West Melton trainer-driver Sam Thornley is looking for a few more things to go his way today when he lines up two runners on day two of the Westport harness…

Fear Gogh breaks maiden

Irwell trainers Peter and Mitchell Robertson clocked up 866 kms in the past four days, carting just one horse. But Fear Gogh’s (Vincent) win today at Oamaru proved it was…

Elton’s win appropriate for Blue September

Elton J’s (Always B Miki) win at Oamaru was fitting for the Blue September harness racing campaign and a great thrill for the horse’s breeder Lester Paisley. Elton J was…

Fletcher and Thornley combine to win junior feature

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…

Ken Barron – “The King”

Although the winners keep coming for West Melton trainer Ken Barron, he freely admits his training days are coming to an end. Barron has been involved in harness racing for…

Lather Up gelding provides first win for Pearson

Templeton trainer Jeremy Pearson trained his first harness racing winner yesterday when Coba Charged (Lather Up) took out the Wouldn’t Be Here Without Ted & Di Enright pace, with Sam…

AYDC representation battle heating up

The battle to represent New Zealand at July’s Australasian Young Drivers Championship (AYDC) in Brisbane is hotting up. Three of the four places in the team are cut and dried,…