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Strong winds at Ascot Park in Invercargill this morning have blown over a section of the stalls used on training mornings and race days. The section which contained fourteen stalls or tie ups was completely flattened in a strong gust of wind around 7.00 this morning. Southern Harness General Manager Jason Broad said neither horses […]
Murray Brown and Beaudiene Bad Babe are each to be honoured at the Invercargill Cup meeting in December. Brown, a successful and popular harness racing figure in the south passed away last month and the Invercargill HRC of which he was a committee member for thirty one years have decided to name a race after […]
Hail Mary (Bacardi Lindy) extended the grand record of her harness racing dam Juliana when she impressively won on debut at Cromwell today. The race was a bit of a messy affair with numerous breakers. But in the hands of Ollie Kite, Hail Mary remained calm and focused and got the job done, winning by […]
American powerhouse Diamond Creek Farm is set to expand it’s harness racing breeding operation in New Zealand. The farm shuttles a number of stallions to the Southern Hemisphere but is now planning to send mares as well. “We’re sending two mares (to NZ) at the moment but will probably do four to six. We’re just […]
Southern Harness Racing’s mobile vehicle is to have a digital timer fitted and it’ll be the first of its kind in New Zealand. The timer will sit on the framework of the mobile arm and give both drivers and race day officials a countdown to start time. “We looked at it a few years ago […]
