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If there’s one horse that epitomises what this Sundays’ Harness 5000 at Ashburton is all about, its Rachmaninov (Diedre Don). Harness 5000 is a chance for not so expensively bred horses of all ages to race against those of the same or similar age for good money. It’s also a chance for not so high […]
When Rachmaninov (Diedre Don) fronted up on race day for the first time he was up against a future harness racing trotting superstar – not that anyone knew it at the time. It was February 10, 2017 and Rachmaninov finished fifth at Addington, with the race winner being another debutant by the name of Sundees […]
It doesn’t get much better than Group One racing at headquarters, and tomorrow night (Mar. 31) will see some of New Zealand harness racing’s elite trotters do battle in the 59th edition of the Fred Shaw New Zealand Trotting Championships at Addington Raceway. On what we have seen from the Greg and Nina Hope trained […]
A veteran of 178 starts, Rachmaninov (Diedre Don) was back in the winner’s circle at Rangiora yesterday, with harness racing trainer-driver Trevor Grant delighted at how well his eight-year-old trotter is going. “He’s never felt better.” The previous start Rachmaninov was a very unlucky second in a R35-39 race at Motukarara but with yesterday’s Canterbury […]
