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New Zealand

Bits and Bridles

By Duncan Dornauf ·

Group One winning filly Our Shangri Lana (Art Major) is close to starting her three year old season and is due at the trails on Wednesday. “She had a minor throat operation and bounced back. I’m really really happy with her. She seems a million dollars,” trainer Steve Dolan said. Our Shangri Lana will have […]

New Zealand

Captain Kobe slam dunks them

By Michael Carter ·

Captain Kobe (Captaintreacherous) was an impressive winner at Addington harness racing meeting today. Trained at Russley by Steve Dolan, Captain Kobe’s driver Sam Thornley pushed the three year old gelding out from gate five and he led all the way, coming away from a chasing bunch to win by ten and quarter lengths. He ran […]

New Zealand

Career on hold for Anything Goes

By Harnesslink ·

Up and coming harness racing pacer Anything Goes (American Ideal) wont be seen until later in the year, having had a wind operation a week ago. “He’s out of action for the next two months. He’ll then come back in, do some light work and then work towards racing in the back half of the […]

New Zealand

Dolan taking cautious approach with Our Shangri Lana

By Tim Bojarski ·

Steve Dolan takes a reserved approach when talking about his harness racing filly Our Shangri Lana (Art Major) who will run in the Box Seat Ace of Diamonds on Sunday at Addington. After winning the Sires Stakes for two year old fillies on Show Day, the filly led, trailed and stuck on for fifth, last […]

Australia

Star mare Amore Vita dies tragically in training

By Harnesslink ·

There is a saying in harness racing that bad luck and injuries only happen to the ‘good ones’. While we know that not to be the case, the loss of a champion brings with it its own news cycle and seems to resonate more with the general public in the sense of the trials and […]

New Zealand

Amore Vita looking for a Vicbred clean sweep

By Harnesslink ·

Steve Dolan (above right) has booked his flight from Christchurch to cheer for his mighty harness racing mare Amore Vita (Art Major) as she chases a slice of history at Melton on Saturday night (Sep. 16). Dolan, who owns and used to train Amore Vita, said it would be “kinda cool” if the four-year-old could […]

New Zealand

Success for ‘Amore’ on both sides of the Tasman

By Harnesslink ·

Harness racing trainer Steve Dolan and his partner Devon van Til are on cloud nine after a magic twenty four hours.  The ‘Amore rush’ started last night at Albion Park in Brisbane when Amore Vita, (Art Major) owned by Dolan and the estate of Grant Adamson, won the group one Garrards The Golden Girl in […]

New Zealand

Star’s brother being broken in

By Harnesslink ·

The half brother of rising harness racing star Ohoka Connor (Sunshine Beach) which won Sunday’s (Apr. 23) Group Two Alabar Southern Supremacy Stakes at Ascot Park, is in the process of being broken in after he missed last February’s yearling sale because of injury.  Ohoka Cobra (Bettor’s Delight) has recovered from the paddock injury that […]

New Zealand

Anything Goes caps a dream week for Devon van Til

By Harnesslink ·

Devon van Til capped a dream week when one of her two favourite fellas Anything Goes (American Ideal) won the $45,000 Coca Cola Superstars at Addington on Saturday. ANYTHING GOES REPLAY Because while the giant pacer she loves gave the 31-year-old junior driver the biggest win of her harness racing career, an unplaced drive earlier […]

New Zealand

Speedy NZ filly to contest Breeders Crown

By Harnesslink ·

Last start winner Amore Vita is about to embark on an Australian raid after pleasing her connections with her impressive Addington harness racing victory last Friday night. Her trainer Steve Dolan told Harnesslink this morning that Amore Vita (Art Major) would contest the Breeders Crown harness racing series in Victoria which start in November. “She […]

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