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Local trainer Tony (Wolfie) Stratford’s strong numbers at his local meeting in Gore tomorrow will be lead by the promising juvenile Captain Wolf. Let’s listen to what he has to say about each of his team of nine. Race One: Van Liberty (Sportswriter) – driver Blair Orange – SR1 Race One: Amarula (Always B Miki) […]
Wag Star (Sweet Lou) had his last win almost ten months ago. But since then he’s been placed in the Superstars Championship, the Uncut Gems and the Methven and Invercargill Cups. He’s also raced in the New Zealand FFA, so tomorrow’s Wairio Cup will be a massive drop back in class for the six year […]
Gore’s leading harness racing trainer Tony Stratford won’t be driving anywhere tomorrow when he fronts up at his home meeting with seven pacers. Van Liberty (Sportswriter) draws five on the second row in Race One. He ran a good second at his last start at Winton two weeks ago. Debutant Dolmio Rocks (Sweet Lou) fronts […]
Free legged pacer Magnetic Beckers (Sportswriter) did the right thing when he won the Chris “Beckers” Beckley Memorial Mobile Pace at Ascot Park today. The SBSR Southern Surge feature was named after Chris who passed away in 2002. He was the youngest son of Neville and Muriel Beckley who own Magnetic Beckers. “He was a […]
Nicky Chilcott has three runners for tomorrow’s Waikato Bay of Plenty Harness Racing meeting on her home track at Cambridge. Showtym Girl (Sweet Lou) takes her place in Race One and looks like the stable’s best chance. Seven year old trotter Stash The Cash (Muscle Hill) wears the stable colour in Race Four. He heads […]
Kennington harness racing trainer Greg Hunter in the thirty years he’s been training, has never raced a horse at Addington. But that’s about to change. On Friday night Beach Day (Sunshine Beach) will don the Hunter colours in the last race at Addington and will hopefully do the southern horseman proud. “There’s nothing for her […]
Oamaru horseman Matty Williamson will be clocking up the k’s in the next few days with harness racing meetings at Invercargill tomorrow, Addington on Friday and Diamonds Day at Ascot Park on Sunday. Tomorrow, he brings a team of five south. Hayley Robyn (Sportswriter) gets a draw upgrade in Race Two and as a six […]
In his breakout season Southland junior driver Hayden Douglas has chalked up twelve wins. Not bad for a driver with a fulltime job outside of the industry. Douglas who drives primarily for his father Jeremy is currently tied with Max Hill in the Southland Junior Drivers Premiership. Hill is having his own personal battle within […]
The money was spot on at yesterday’s (Apr. 30) Rangiora Harness Racing Club’s meeting with a betting plunge giving the bookies a bloody nose in the Waimakiriri Businesses Winter Cup Pace. The Colin and Julie DeFillipi trained Here’s Herbie (Sportswriter) was opened up at a $9 quote for the Country Cup feature on the 10 […]
Canterbury harness racing returned to the Banks Peninsula Trotting Club at Motukarara on Sunday afternoon (19 March.) for its penultimate race meeting before the seasonal changes get the better of the grass surface. When the Canterbury weather plays its part like it did yesterday, few meetings can turn on the atmosphere that epitomises what racing […]
Disneyman (Sportswriter) is the Quebec regional harness racing circuit’s new extended distance top dog after winning the 1.5 Mille at Ormstown on Saturday Sep. 10. He went right to the front for Antoine Desrochers and led unopposed through the first of three laps. He felt pressure from Keystone Prestige (Daniel Audet) entering the second half-mile, […]
CHARLOTTETOWN, PE – Harness racing driver Marc Campbell continued his dominance on the Saturday evening program (August 27) at Red Shores Racetrack and Casino at the Charlottetown Driving Park. Campbell won five races on the Saturday card including the final three dashes from his own barn as Time To Dance (A Rocknroll Dance) disposed of […]
The harness racing open class pacing ranks got a much-needed shot in the arm on Friday night with a cracking installment of the Maurice Holmes Vase won by the Colin & Julie De Fillipi trained, Heza Sport (Sportswriter). The 2600m race had more moves than a Korean pop group with six lead changes inside the […]
Vale Paul Harnett Harness Racing New Zealand sends its condolences to the family of Paul Harnett whose funeral was held earlier this week. A life member of the Kaikoura Trotting Club, he volunteered as a clerk of the course for more than 40 years. He also helped out at the Marlborough gallops and trots. A […]
The speed and staying prowess of the New Zealand-bred standardbred was on full display in Western Australia when Himself (NZ) (Sportswriter) won the $A30,000 Group Three Marathon Handicap (3309m) at Gloucester Park on Friday night. The four-year-old proved his superior staying abilities after running away from his harness racing rivals to win over the mammoth trip of 3309 […]
CHARLOTTETOWN, PE – It will likely only last a day but JM Sportsfan (Sportswriter) can declare herself the fastest harness racing horse of Old Home Week 2022 after a speedy performance in the Fillies and Mares Preferred 3 pace Friday evening (Aug. 12) at Red Shores Racetrack and Casino at the Charlottetown Driving Park. In […]
CHARLOTTETOWN, PE – The 63rd edition of the Gold Cup and Saucer, presented by Atlantic Lottery, is right around the corner and a caveat of top harness racing pacers have all ready made their way to P.E.I. as they tune up Saturday evening (Aug 6) at Red Shores Racetrack and Casino at the Charlottetown Driving Park. […]
Dreamfair Arnie B (Sportswriter) picked up seven positions and 19-and-a-half lengths to win the second division of the Ontario Sires Stakes Grassroots leg three for sophomore pacing males in a 14-1 upset at Hiawatha Horse Park on Saturday (Jul. 30). Driver Dan Clements dropped the colt back from the far-outside post eight and trailed through […]
Hightstown, NJ — There was little movement in the Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll, with the top-five harness racing horses holding their positions and Alrajah One IT (Maharajah) the only newcomer. Bulldog Hanover (Shadow Play), Joviality S (Chapter Seven), Test Of Faith (Art Major), Bella Bellini (Bar Hopping), and Beach Glass (Somebeachsomewhere) were ranked one through […]
