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Southland pacer Dreams Are Free (Captaintreacherous) was too smart when winning the $20,000 Waitaki Hotel Kurow Cup at Oamaru today. Trainer driver Nathan Williamson got the entire away well from the 35 metre mark and he said, “He was quick into his gear and it certainly helps to make up a bit of the handicap […]
Gore trained Rylan Charlie (Changeover) is a horse that slides up and down the ratings. But today at Ascot Park he was in his happy place in the R35-R36 band. “The rating system has helped him quite a bit and when he gets back down in that 35 grade he’s competitive. That’s what keeps the […]
On Sunday, the Wyndham Harness Racing Club will race at Central Southland Raceway in Winton with ten races on the card. Most races will be fairly even contests. Here are six runners worth putting in your betting mix. Race One: Relay For Life Mobile Pace The Nathan Williamson trained Rise Up N Dance (Art Major) […]
Disco Inferno (Fear The Dragon) made the most of some fast early sectionals to come over the top of his ten rivals and win at the Tuapeka Harness Racing Club meeting at Ascot Park today. Gore trainer Wayne ‘Syd’ Breen has had the horse for just seventeen days after he was brought south by Canterbury […]
Canterbury harness racing driver Sam Ottley has been heading south regularly during the past two months and she’s been rewarded with a handful of southern wins. Her two victories today at Winton helped counter the cold and wet raceday conditions and made the trip worthwhile. The first win came driving Tact Teena, (Bettor’s Delight) trained […]
“I was happy to get seven drives but to get three wins is a bit of a bonus,” harness racing driver Sam Ottley said after wins on Superfast Ronnie (Superfast Stuart), Rylan Charlie (Changeover) and Judaque (Always B Miki) at Gore today. RYLAN CHARLIE REPLAY Both Rylan Charlie and Judaque were bred by Judy Dillon […]
Bobbie’s Majorette (Art Major) commences in Race Two for Gore trainer Shane Matheson at the Gore Harness Racing meeting tomorrow. The nicely bred four year old mare had eight workouts before qualifying at Balfour on the grass in December. She’s had one start, finishing sixth at Riverton at the end of January. Since then she’s […]
Abadabado (Superfast Stuart) is in the form of her life for Gore harness racing trainer Shane Matheson. After being used to educate young horses she indicated to her trainer that she was ready to go back to the races. “We were putting her in front of all our young ones and we thought she was […]
The first race on the Tuapeka harness racing card was won by the Robert Wilson trained Galleons Future (Majestic Son) which beat Kohli Trouble (Superfast Stuart) by a neck. The winner was driven by Nathan Williamson. In Race Two trainer driver Brian Norman took the third favourite Close, (Washington VC) straight to the top and won […]
Harness racing is back on track this Sunday at Wyndham after Thursday’s meeting at Invercargill was abandoned because of a lack of horse numbers. Gore trainer Shane Matheson has four runners down to start on the Young Quinn circuit. He has a good opinion of Seabrooke (Mach Three). She loss ground in her last start […]
