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Steve and Amanda Telfer will be hoping to retain their good record in the Southern Belle Speed Series when the line up two runners in Sunday’s $40,000 final at Winton. The stable has won the mares’ feature three times – Darling Me in 2022, Sweet Diamond 2024 and Seaside Rose last year. This year they’ll […]
Although he wasn’t happy at being three wide, driver Mark Hurrell secured what proved to be the winning run for Beach Day, (Sunshine Beach) duly winning the $40,000 Group Three Kubala Seeds Champagne Stakes at Wyndham today. Hurrell got onto the back of an improving Just Like Jagger and she gave Beach Day cover for […]
Harness racing trainer Amanda Telfer is confident her eight runners will perform well at tomorrow’s Invercargill Cup Day at Ascot Park. She and her brother Steve have starters spread across the twelve race programme, including the $100,000 Ascot Park Hotel Invercargill Cup, the Group One feature. Sandy Shore (Sunshine Beach) starts in the Diamond Creek […]
Steve and Amanda Telfer will be bringing strong numbers south for the Invercargill Cup meeting in eleven days. Ascot Park Hotel Invercargill Cup prospect Alta Meteor will head the team with Sonofamistery, Bettor’s Anvil, Always B Magic and JT Boe also pencilled in to head south. Meanwhile Amanda reports Ohoka Connor (Sunshine Beach) is back […]
Southland trained mare Beach Day’s (Sunshine Beach) win in the $50,000 Listed Rico Lodge Uncut Gems Mares’ Classic was trainer Greg Hunter’s first winner at Addington and his biggest in a harness racing career that spans thirty years. The five year old mare is also the first horse the former Wyndham now Kennington based trainer […]
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 […]
Tim Williams, the man they call ‘Turtle,’ wasted no time in getting his 900th harness racing win at the Wairio meeting today. His 900th ticked over in Race Five when he reined home Bondi Lustre (Sunshine Beach) to win for Ladsbrooks trainer Ivan Court. Williams found the front from a wide draw, led all the […]
2024 is certainly a season of change for harness racing with All Stars Racing announcing Blair Orange will be their number one driver for the future. Orange has driven full time for the stable in the past and he’s already driven 396 winners for Mark Purdon and his various training partnerships. The first winner for […]
AN injury plagued $9000 purchase at the yearling sales has emerged as the horse to beat in next week’s Group 1 Vicbred Super Series (4YO Entires & Geldings) Final at Melton. The Aaron Dunn trained pacer Eyethink (Sunshine Beach) chalked up his sixth consecutive victory when he scored an authoritative all the way win in […]
It was a fight to the finish and Bee Two Bee (Sunshine Beach) won the harness racing battle in the $39,000 Open Handicap Pace Monday (Aug. 29) at Yonkers Raceway. The 8th race feature started off with I’ll Drink To That (Austin Siegelman) going to the early lead with Bee Two Bee and driver George […]
Plainville, MA — After finishing second parked out last week fresh off a harness racing track record tying performance on August 1, Moonshine Kisses (Sunshine Beach) got back to his winning ways by taking the $20,000 Open pacing feature at Plainridge Park on Monday afternoon (Aug. 15). The five horse field produced a four horse […]
CHARLOTTETOWN, PE – The first six spots for the 63rd edition of the Atlantic Lottery Gold Cup and Saucer will be decided Saturday evening (Aug. 13) at Red Shores Racetrack and Casino at the Charlottetown Driving Park as part of Old Home Week harness racing. The city track has a 7 P.M. first race post […]
CHARLOTTETOWN, PE – A field of 22 of the finest half-mile harness racing pacers from Canada and the U.S. will contest three trials of the 63rd Gold Cup and Saucer, presented by Atlantic Lottery commencing Saturday night (Aug. 13) at Red Shores Racetrack and Casino at the Charlottetown Driving Park. The $100,000 Gold Cup and Saucer final will […]
Batavia, NY — Just in case anyone was wondering, Jim Morrill Jr. made it perfectly clear why he is the leading harness racing driver at Batavia Downs after putting on a clinic in the sulky Saturday night (Aug. 6). Morrill won six of the 13 races on the card while finishing second and third twice […]
Quebecoise (Sunshine Beach) and Momentarily (Control The Moment) flaunted their prowess with powerful performances in the two Ontario Sires Stakes Grassroots divisions at Woodbine Mohawk Park on Monday (Aug. 1). Scott Young made two moves to the front with 2/5 favourite Quebecoise and secured a permanent lead in the second panel of the first division. […]
Plainville, MA — Moonshine Kisses (Sunshine Beach) made his first 2022 Plainridge Park start a memorable one after scorching the oval in 1:49.3 to tie the track record for aged pacing horses in the $20,000 Open harness racing pace on Monday afternoon (Aug. 1). Moonshine Kisses (Jay Randall) led the field to the quarter in […]
ELORA, Ont., August 1 – Sophomore pacing fillies made their way to Grand River Raceway for the Industry Day festivities, competing in Ontario Sires Stakes Gold harness racing action. The pair of $100,400 divisions produced a first time Gold winner, and a return to the winner’s circle for a freshman superstar. The second Gold division […]
