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Thirty one year old Group One winning Canterbury harness racing trainer Tom Bamford has moved from Rakero Racing to training on his own account. He’s now based at Tom Bagrie’s property at Ohoka with a small team of young horses. “It’s good. One chapter closes and the next one opens. You’ve got to take it […]
Once the rains came at Methven and the grass surface slipped into a heavy rating, the $40,000 Group Three Alabar Methven Cup was going to be a race of survival of the fittest. Understandably all eight runners were driven conservatively. Winning driver Gavin Smith knew going into today’s feature that his charge Rakero Rocket (Rock […]
After taking out his first Group One training win with NZB Standardbred graduate Rakero Rocket (NZ) (Rock n Roll Heaven) at the end of last year, Thomas Bamford has put his hand up as one of New Zealand’s emerging young guns. We had a chat with Thomas ahead of the 2025 National Yearling Sale, where he will be […]
After impressively winning the Nelson Pine Industries Nelson Classic, rising harness racing star Rakero Rocket (Rock N Roll Heaven) is heading for a break, but he has some big targets on his agenda. Driver Gavin Smith took the free going pacer straight to the top and dictated the tempo of the race with his main […]
When veteran trotter Aveross Majesty (Majestic Son) won at Oamaru recently for trainer Denis O’Connell, the win took the horse’s stake earnings to over the $100,000 mark. The eight year old gelding qualified at Ashburton as a four year old for Andrew Faulks and had seven starts for his stable before O’Connell took over. Aveross […]
Lindsay Thomson looks to have another nice trotter. The Southland based owner whose horses are trained by Alister Black previously raced Abraham Jones (2), Get Lucky (7) and Don’t Ask (6). Abraham Jones and Get Lucky were raced in partnership with his brother Ian. Lindsay’s latest qualifier, two year old filly Roseanna, (Southwind Frank) is […]
Way back in 1997, the champion harness racing pacer, Christian Cullen, gave the late Danny Campbell his first taste of Group One triumph as a young person making his way in the sport. Last night at Addington, the inaugural $200,000 G1 Christian Cullen provided another young person in our industry with his first major success […]
Young Rangiora harness racing trainer Tom Bamford lines Rakero Rocket (Rock N Roll Heaven) up tomorrow night in a Group One race, a level where neither horse or trainer has been before. Bamford who’s into just his sixth year of training and Rakero Rocket a thirteen start rookie, head into new territory when the gelding […]
Rangiora trainer Tom Bamford will line up four runners at today’s Rangiora harness racing meeting, including stable star Rakero Rocket (Rock N Roll Heaven) in the Waimakariri Businesses Rangiora Winter Cup. Bamford kicks off his chances with his 100th starter to the races in race 2 the Anne Thompson graduation series for pacers, with heat […]
The owners of Pinseeker (Downbytheseaside) which had a good win at Addington on Saturday confirmed after the race they’d purchased a harness racing yearling at the NZB Standardbred Christchurch Sales in February. Pinseeker’s trainer Jonny Cox purchased a Tall Dark Stranger colt named Olympian for $70,000 post sale on behalf of Iain Wilson, Peter Brinsdon, […]
Muscle Bank (Muscle Hill) made it two from two in the $20,000 Seddon Shield Series Marlborough Trotters Cup at Waterlea Raceway today (Jan. 21) for young harness racing trainer Tom Bamford. After a number of lead changes driver Sam Thornley waited patiently at the back with Muscle Bank and with a lap to run became […]
Young harness racing trainer, Tom Bamford achieved his second milestone of the 2022 racing season when Muscle Bank (Muscle Hill) won the North Motors Handicap Trot at the Geraldine Cup meeting on Saturday afternoon (Nov 26.). Having celebrated his first winning drive only 6 months ago, Bamford registered his first win as a trainer with […]
