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The recently completed Southern Surge has been deemed a huge success. “I’m more than happy. It just shows how much a little bit of extra money can make a difference to the region and trainers are happy to carry on training their horses for a wee bit longer than they would have,” Southern Harness General […]
Phil and Melinda Cummings have been charged with continuing the harness racing legacy that is Tuapeka Lodge. The Lodge which is based in Lawrence in Central Otago New Zealand has been operating for fifty five years and Phil is a fifth generation Cummings. The stud can lay claim to 10 sale toppers: Armbro View (1977 […]
The Southern Bred Southern Reared Yearling Tour is done and dusted for another year and harness racing owners and trainers, after casting an eye over close to seventy lots, are getting ready to bid at next weeks NZB Standardbred Sales in Christchurch. “The weather has been fantastic and with the sun on their backs the […]
Many would agree that the Southern region of the South Island is one of the best places in the country to raise young stock, whether it be lambs, calves or young harness racing standardbreds. The late Fr Dan Cummings, well known and respected in the harness racing industry was a great believer in the value […]
The excitement is starting to build with harness racing’s spotlight beaming in on the NZB Standardbred New Zealand National Standardbred Yearling Sales in Auckland and Christchurch. The number of trotters entered in this year’s Christchurch Sale is slightly higher than last year, a pleasing trend for this gait. There are undoubtably more opportunities for trotters […]
For over a decade, harness racing yearlings produced out of Southland, Otago or Central Otago under the Southern Bred Southern Reared banner have been amongst the sale toppers at the annual standardbred yearling sales in Christchurch. With the sales fast approaching, it’s time to look back on the legacy that is SBSR and the success […]
