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Tristan Larsen is hoping his return to Southland is more than just a catch up. Larsen will take a break from his commitments in Victoria and be back home in time for the last heats and the final of the Southern Surge in Invercargill this Sunday. The junior driver is hopeful he can enjoy success […]
Six year old gelding Madigan (Sweet Lou) showed a welcome return to form with a tough staying performance to hold out his rivals in the Moama Bowling Echuca Pacing Cup on Thursday evening. Heavily backed into second favourite Madigan was on the outside of the second row with favourite Triple Rock Saint also on the […]
Country harness racing is always at its best on Cup nights and the Swan Hill Harness Racing Club is right up with them. The picturesque circuit is on the inside of the galloping track and Swan Hill is a known tourist destination on the Murray River. Sharing the complex with the gallopers has its advantages […]
In winning the Trillian Trust Auckland Cup, Republican Party (Bettor’s Delight) has become the second harness racing horse to win the Invercargill – Auckland Cup double. The other was Burlington Bertie. Bred by John and Katrina Price, Republican Party adds to the long list of success Southland bred pacers have had in the race. Amazing […]
In what must be a first in harness racing, yesterday Kirk Larsen and his son Tristan each drove winners at pretty much the same time, in two different countries. Whilst Tristan was getting Maestro (Love You) home to win at Gunbower in Victoria Australia, 2,572 kilometres away at Wingatui in New Zealand Kirk was reining […]
Young harness racing reinsman Ryan Sanderson barely had time to catch his breath during a whirlwind 24-hour two-State winning blitz at the weekend. The 21-year-old drove Dangerous (Sweet Lou), trained by his father Shane, to perfection to win in the third-round heats of the Inter Dominion at Menangle on Saturday night – before enduring a […]
The future of Victorian harness racing was on show at the Mildura Cup Carnival. Young New Zealand reinsman Tristan Larsen scored the biggest win of his relatively short career in Australia when he partnered Kyvalley Heist (Muscle Mass) to an all the way win in the $20,000 Mildura Trotters Cup. Earlier in the night 18-year-old […]
