Tag
Gore trainer Tony Stratford is a beneficiary of the decision by Canterbury training establishment Spreydon Lodge to cut back on their numbers and Amarula Franco’s (Always B Miki) win at Winton on Thursday is proving to be a win/win for the Lodge and Stratford. “Steven McRae rang me a few months ago and said a […]
Cinderella Franco (Ultimate Machete) trained by Steven McRae has been one of the stars on the Central Otago harness racing circuit this year and her two recent wins demonstrate she’s a mare with plenty of potential. Today at Cromwell driver Gemma Thornley quickly took Cinderella Franco to the lead and although she looked under pressure […]
The race’s first few seconds are likely to decide whether Steven McRae goes home with today’s Shannon Farm Cromwell Cup again. McRae has been a fixture at the Central Otago summer harness racing circuit in recent seasons and is already enjoying another successful trip south before the final meeting at Cromwell. Cinderella Franco was as […]
Amaretto Franco (Terror To Love) is a harness racing mare that’s kicking a few goals and her win last night at Addington extended her record to four wins from just twelve starts. “She’s been a bit of a slow burn but I’ve always liked her a bit. She’s just had a combination of bad luck […]
The Steven McRae-trained Galway Girl (Majestic Son) further added to the harness racing legacy of her maternal family becoming the fifth Group Race winner from her dam, Una Bromac (Live Or Die), when taking out tonight’s G3 $40,000 Haras Des Trotteurs Heather Williams Memorial at Addington Raceway. It was a faultless display from the daughter […]
Canterbury harness racing driver Craig Thornley has a strong book of drives at the Oamaru HRC meeting on the grass tomorrow. Creatine three year old Whatever It Takes starts the day in Race One. Trained by Thornley’s partner Donna Williamson, Whatever It Takes has had two workouts and a qualifying trial in preparation for his […]
Although he has an exceptional record on the grass, winning four of his six starts on this surface, Spreydon Lodge harness racing trainer Stephen McRae says Franco Norton (A Rocknroll Dance) is still not at his peak for Sunday’s Methven Green Mile. Over the three seasons the gelding has raced, McRae has found him quite […]
In today’s Mataura Licensing Trust Gore Pacing Cup former Southland harness racing trainer Steven McRae returned home to take out his second Cup with Franco Norton (A Rocknroll Dance). The gelding was driven by Craig Thornley. McRae with Thornley won the Gore Cup when it was run on the all weather track in 2011 with […]
Steven McRae will be a popular man at Oamaru on Wednesday. The trainer takes four horses south and all four have opened at short quotes in their races’ fixed odds markets. Franco Norton looks a good thing in race 9 following his desperately unlucky last start Cromwell and his nice trial since. McRae agrees in […]
