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After a couple of below par performances Penelope Lane (Volstead) bounced back into winning form in the Group Three The Dark Horse at Ascot Park today. The win made up for her disappointing run in The Jasmyn’s Gift at Oamaru last month. “She was disappointing at Oamaru but she was found to be a bit […]
A trip to one of the world’s biggest and most iconic trotting races is back on the radar for champion Victorian harness racing mare Keayang Zahara (Volstead). While co-trainer Marg Lee earlier this year ruled out ever chasing the famed Elitlopp in Sweden, her son and co-trainer Paddy Lee revealed it was back on the […]
On Sunday, the Williamson family will be starting close to thirty percent of the horses on the card at Southern Surge Finals Day at Winton. Phil (8), Matty (7), Brad (7) and Nathan (5) look set to play a big game across the ten races. Here’s what they had to say about their top two […]
Although she hasn’t raced since December, the Brad Williamson trained Penelope Lane (Volstead) proved to be in a class of her own when winning at Central Southland Raceway yesterday. And she had to sit parked to do it. “She could have relaxed better, but she settled from about the 800 to the 500. She’s definitely […]
Southern driver Nathan Williamson won six of the ten races at the Wyndham HRC meeting at Winton today and he also trained four of the winners. It was the first time Williamson has driven six winners on a racecard. “They all drew well, which made the difference,” Williamson said. First starter Redback Bob (Majestic Son) […]
Trainer Antii Ruokonen celebrated a Quinella when the mares that he trains No Money No Honey (Volstead) and Keayang Kurki fought out the finish in that order in the IRT Mares Trotters Free For All at Melton on Saturday night. It was a bold drive by Glen Craven which was the attributable factor in No […]
Grove City, OH – Sweet Valorie (Volstead) scored her second Buckeye Stallion Series win of the season on Wednesday (July 22) as the Crawford County Fair in Bucyrus, Ohio, hosted seven $20,000 divisions of the second leg for freshman filly trotters. Through two legs, Sweet Valorie is the lone freshman filly trotter with multiple BSS […]
Champion Australian trotting mare Keayang Zahara (Volstead) may be the best trotter this country has ever seen and she demonstrated just that in winning tonight’s $530,000 Listed TAB Trot at Cambridge. “We did a little bit out of the gate and I knew it was going to be tactical. Pete (Peter McMullen driving Gus) rolled […]
Keayang Zahara, Derek The Jet, Violet Stanford, Remus Phoenix, Maoris Mac, Enchauffour, Vytis, Maoris Mac, Pinnie, Sam Nien, Ajay Volstead, Empire City, Val Thorens… The list continues to grow, and so does the influence of Volstead on the Australasian trotting ranks, despite only two full Australian crops making it to the racetrack so far. […]
Champion mare Keayang Zahara’s (Vostead) immediate harness racing plans are in limbo due to her star stablemates. Co-trainer Paddy Lee said a gallop from Jilliby Ballerini and worrying flop by Jilliby Dreamlover at Melton last night have thrown plays into disarray. At the same meeting, Keayang Zahara posted her 26th win from 27 starts and her […]
The trotters took a fair share of the limelight at today’s NZB Standardbred Sales in Christchurch. The Walner – Egee Money filly presented by Yabby Dam Farms and prepared by Laura Smith topped the Sale and was purchased by Stonewall Stud for $290,000. “NZB have done a great job and Laura Smith has prepared her […]
Southern Bred Southern Reared numbers may be down for next month’s NZB Standardbred Yearling Sales in Christchurch, but there’s still plenty of quality spread across the forty one lots. Shard Farm, regular vendors for the SBSR brand have exited the yearling sales market. Price Bloodstock who normally prepare five to six yearlings have no entries […]
Master trotting trainer Phil Williamson never gave up on Empire City (Volstead) and she rewarded his faith in her with a good win in the $40,000 G3 Pryde’s Easifeed Southern Lights at Ascot Park today. It was the multiple Group winning mare’s first win since September 2024 when she took out the G2 Sires’ Stakes […]
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 […]
Southland driver Kirstin Green brought up a milestone at Ashburton today when three year old trotter Mor Moonlight, which she also trains won the $60,000 Listed Mainland Repairs Mobile Trot. The three year old filly is raced by Tom and Julie Kilkelly, Jason McMath and Alan Dennis. “I’d just like to say a massive thanks […]
A turret ring in the saddle worn by Penelope Lane (Volstead) caused quite a lengthy delay to Race Six at Oamaru today. However the Brad Williamson trained trotter handled the pressure like a pro and once underway, trotted all the way to win her fourth race in just ten starts at Oamaru today. “It came […]
Driver Jason Lee admits he still doesn’t know just how good Keayang Zahara (Volstead) is. But he expects to be a bit clearer after she faces yet another defining harness racing test, this time against one of her “own”, in Saturday night’s Group 1 Bill Collins Trotters’ Sprint at Melton. Keayang Zahara left rivals and […]
Oamaru trainer Phil Williamson is a great fan of trotting races for mares. Nevertheless he reckons it’ll be virtually impossible for his quality mare Empire City (Volstead) to win tomorrow’s $40,000 Group Three The Dark Horse at Ascot Park. “I give her no chance. 30 metres is ridiculous, and I don’t mind saying it out […]
After going through her first New Zealand campaign unbeaten, Australian superstar Keayang Zahara is the biggest mover in this week’s rankings for the Renwick Farms Dominion Trot and the IRT New Zealand Trotting Cup, to be held at Addington Raceway on Tuesday, November 11. The Volstead four-year-old, who famously won her first 15 starts, was […]
STUNNING mare Keayang Zahara (Volstead) is “no lock” to back-up in next Saturday night’s Group 1 Bill Collins Trot at Melton. As impressive as the four-year-old was winning first-up last night, harness racing driver Jason Lee said connections had some thinking to do. “It’s just not ideal running her two weeks in a row when […]
Grove City, OH – Sugar Instead (Volstead) is on a quest to become Ohio’s newest harness racing millionaire. The latest step in that journey is the Ohio Sires Stakes Veterans Championships on Saturday (Aug. 30) at Eldorado Scioto Downs. Among her competition is millionaire stablemate Refined. Scioto is hosting four $100,000 divisions of the OSS […]
Brad Williamson is taking a team of six to Ascot Park on Sunday and all have good winning chances. Williamson has three runners in Race Five, the $15,000 Gold Chip Final over 2700 metres. The talented To The Moon And Back (One Over Da Moon) starts from the unruly. His three starts have exposed his […]
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 […]
At the Forbury Park Trotting Club meeting at Wyndham today a well judged front running drive by Brad Williamson ensured his stable runner Penelope Lane (Volstead) started her racing career on a winning note. After beginning well Williamson sat his filly on the outside early before he took her to the front. After cutting out […]
