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The Forbury Park Trotting Club is racing at Gore tomorrow and local trainer Tony Stratford has a number of chances across the nine-race card. Race Three: Sky Patrol (Sky Major) – driver Hayden Douglas (J) – FR2 Race Three: Mr President (Sweet Lou) – driver Max Hill (J) – FR7 Race Six: Franco Nashville (Art […]
After building a consistent form line, Tee Ball (Captaintreacherous) got the job done last night at Addington when he easily won the Garrards Horse and Hound Pace. From a mid-row draw, driver Robbie Close got Tee Ball away well and he was driven through to take the lead before setting up a solid pace. At […]
Seven year old trotting gelding Dark Ghana (The Pres) extended his winning way today at Blenheim, after been victorious on the first day of the two day meeting on Friday. From the ten metre handicap Dark Ghana began slowly. But driver John Morrison trotted the gelding up the inside to settle down in eighth on […]
Phil Williamson can’t quite figure out Empire City (Volstead) at the moment. The former Group winner starts in tomorrows $40,000 Group Three Pryde’s Easifeed Southern Lights at Ascot Park, but hasn’t won since she was three. “She’s been way below her best form. We haven’t been able to put our finger on why she’s been […]
He’s a horse that doesn’t win out of turn and his harness racing form depends on how he begins, but Jimmy Carter (The Pres) was on his best behaviour today in taking out the $25,000 Jaccka Lodge Gore Trotting Cup. Trained by Phil Williamson and driven by his son Matty, the ten year old settled […]
Winton harness racing trainer Lauren Pearson is hopeful rather than confident when accessing her three harness racing runners’ chances at Winton tomorrow. Wild East (Always B Miki) returns to the track after last racing in April. “He went in the wind so he’s had a wind operation. He went okay at the workouts and would […]
Oamaru trainer Phil Williamson’s golden run continued at Addington last night when both Jimmy Carter (The Pres) and Atlantic City (Volstead) won their races. Last Friday Becky’s Girl and Tarragindi won for the the stable and between times Our Pinocchio was successful on Thursday at the Forbury Park meeting. Atlantic City was patiently handled by […]
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 […]
Kim Nyhan’s bad luck in breaking her wrist, has brought a bit of good luck to West Melton harness racing trainer Tim Trathen. Because of the injury Nyhan was unable to work two of her trotters Night Life (The Pres) and Nellie Doyle (Majestic Son) so she passed the reins over to Trathen and yesterday […]
