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Draws out for $500,000 Show Day slot races

By Harness Racing New Zealand ·

The draws have been made for the two $500,000 3YO slot races at Addington Raceway on Show Day (Friday, November 14). In the Hill, Lee and Scott THE VELOCITY Marketplace has got the early advantage, drawing two with  arch rival Got The Chocolates at 6 (the outside of the front row). Australian visitor Fate Awaits […]

New Zealand

Eight confirmed for Addington’s Show Day slot races

By Harness Racing New Zealand ·

And now there are eight. Four more trotters and pacers have been announced for the two big Show day slot races at Addington Raceway on Friday, November 14. Habibti Pat (Habibi Inta) and Rogue Hero (Ford Contracting) will join Tarragindi and Meant To Be in the field for the Majestic Horsefloats THE ASCENT while Fate […]

New Zealand

Slot-holders confirmed for $500,000 Show Day slot races

By Harness Racing New Zealand ·

The slot-holders for the two $500,000 Show Day slot races have been confirmed. Both the Majestic Horse Floats THE ASCENT and the Hill Lee and Scott THE VELOCITY, to be run over 1980 metres on Friday, November 14, have been fully subscribed, with 10 slot-holders in each race. Some horses for the two races are […]

New Zealand

Three year old beats older rivals

By Harnesslink ·

“He’s shaping up to be quite a nice horse for the future,” trainer Brad Williamson said after talented three year old trotter To The Moon And Back (One Over Da Moon) driven by Kerryn Tomlinson, beat six older rivals at Gore today. TO THE MOON AND BACK REPLAY Williamson says the talented trotter has some […]

New Zealand

Addington seeks slot holders for Show Day

By Harness Racing New Zealand ·

Applications are now open for anyone wanting to get involved in Addington Raceway’s two Show Day harness racing slot races. The two $500,000 races – the Majestic Horsefloats LP The Ascent and the Hill, Lee and Scott The Velocity – will both be held on Friday, November 15. The process to find slot-holders for the […]

Australia

Addington annihilation: 'Zahara' brains them in The Ascent

By Harnesslink ·

She’s done it there, now she’s done it here, hail the new queen of Australasian harness racing, Keayang Zahara, she won the inaugural $500,000 Ascent by 19 metres. It wasn’t quite Christian Cullen at the Miracle Mile all those years ago, but the performance by the Marg Lee trained daughter of Volstead at Addington Raceway […]

New Zealand

Donnelly not without her chances on Show Day

By Peter Wharton ·

North Island harness racing trainer, Arna Donnelly, heads to the second day of the Addington Cup and Show Week carnival with a team of pacers who are looking for a change in fortunes after some contrasting performances and luck in the running since arriving south. For the most part, her team has been racing in […]

Australia

The clash of the Volsteads

By Harnesslink ·

Oamaru harness racing horseman Phil Williamson knows the enormity of facing freak Australian trotting filly Keayang Zahara tomorrow at Addington but he’s up for the challenge. “They’re saying it’s a horse like they’ve never seen before so we’ll see,” Williamson said. The two Volstead fillies face off in the $500,000 Listed – Majestic Horsefloats ‘The […]

Australia

Bring On The Muscle gets slot

By Harness Racing New Zealand ·

Following a stunning performance in last Monday’s Hambletonian at Ashburton, Bring On The Muscle (Majestic Son) has been snapped up for the $500,000 Majestic Horse Floats LP THE ASCENT by Australian based harness racing owner Scott Whitton, under his Tumby Park brand. Owned by Jackie Barron and trained by her husband Clark, the whole slot […]

New Zealand

Empire City targets The Ascent

By PHHA/Harrah's Philadelphia ·

One of the country’s leading three year old trotters Empire City, (Volstead) is about to resume her three year old season with some lofty targets on her agenda including the newly launched $500,000 slot race The Ascent. Trained by Phil Williamson, Empire City has won three of her five starts this term and ran third […]

Australia

New look Show Day to feature THE ASCENT and THE VELOCITY

By Harness Racing New Zealand ·

THE ASCENT and THE VELOCITY have been unveiled as the names for Addington Raceway’s first ever slot races on Show Day, on Friday November 15. Featuring the best three-year-old trotters and pacers, the two races will each be worth $500,000, and highlight what will now be known as the Show Day Twilight Races. “We are […]

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