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Lawrence McCormick has a special liking for the Methven track. Over the past week the Tiwald based horseman has won two races there – last weekend with Vertigo (Peak) and yesterday at the Akaroa meeting with Father Mike (Father Patrick). Three of Father Mike’s four wins have been on the grass – twice at Methven […]
The 2026 McMillan Equine Feeds New Zealand Junior Drivers Champion Wilson House now has his sights set on the Australasian Young Drivers Championship to be held in New Zealand this November. “That’s my next target,” said House. The series, sponsored by 1 Equine, begins on November 4 at Cambridge Raceway, concluding on Cup Day at […]
Wilson House has claimed his first McMillan Equine Feeds NZ Junior Driver Championship after two more wins in Sunday’s second day of heats at Ashburton. After Friday’s three heats at Alexandra Park House had a two point lead going into the final four heats. At one stage he was actually headed by Harrison Orange by […]
Wilson House has a two point lead heading into the final four heats of the McMillan Equine Feeds New Zealand Junior Driver Championships at Ashburton on Sunday. House compiled 34 points in the opening three heats at Alexandra Park on Friday night courtesy of a fifth with Brienne in the opening heat, then a fourth […]
Nearing the halfway point of the season, junior driver Hayden Douglas is sitting on sixteen wins. Last season he drove twenty eight winners and he’s hopeful of setting a new PB. “Picking up as many drives and building as many connections as I can is my main focus at the moment. It’s about building that […]
It was a case of handlebars down and catch me if you can tactics for Mister (Father Patrick) in todays Wyndham Workouts Committee Gold Chip Final at Gore. Mister began brilliantly for driver Wilson House and soon opened up a massive margin on his rivals. “Ever since I’ve had him he’s been one of the […]
While some of the country’s best horses were battling it out in Group races at both Alexandra Park and Addington, harness racing also had two big winners off the track at Palmerston North last night. Hall Of Fame trainer Barry Purdon and the country’s leading junior driver last season Wilson House both took away gongs […]
Last season was a breakout season for 21 year old Canterbury junior driver Wilson House. Not only did he win the New Zealand Junior Drivers Premiership, he also drove his two hundredth winner and his first black type harness racing winner. His rise through the junior drivers rates has been impressive. In 2022 he drove […]
Maybe Race 4 at Monday’s big harness racing meeting at Motukarara will mirror the battle in the 2025 Junior Drivers Premiership. In the Canprint Mobile Pace Wilson House just got home with $38 outsider Sweet Willow (Sweet Lou) over Carter Dalgety and Beaudiene Always B in a spirited finish. There was only a half neck, […]
With just seven meetings left in 2025, the Junior Drivers Premiership is neck and neck. Just one win separates Carter Dalgety, with 88 for the season, and closest rival Wilson House (87), with the TAB having Dalgety at $1.60 to win the premiership for a second time while House is at $2. Both will be […]
The battle to represent New Zealand at July’s Australasian Young Drivers Championship (AYDC) in Brisbane is hotting up. Three of the four places in the team are cut and dried, with Wilson House, Carter Dalgety and Sam Thornley all seemingly assured of making the flight. They will go as the leading South Island driver, the […]
Two well-bred two year olds were on show for Nathan Williamson at the Invercargill Workouts on Friday. Treacherous Me, a Captaintreacherous filly out of Only Me, took out the three horse 1700 metre mobile workout from Simply Amazing – a Bettor’s Delight colt out of Simply Devine. Treacherous Me is the second foal out of […]
Two open class pacers – Macandrew Aviator (Panspacificflight) and The Big Lebowski (Mach Three) have returned to the south. After campaigning in Canterbury for Stephen Boyd, Macandrew Aviator is now in the care of Ascot Park trainer Jeremy Douglas. The eight year old last started in the Hannon Memorial in September, finishing third behind Republican […]
Numerically the Michael House harness racing stable has a massive presence at Manawatu today, and junior driver Wilson House is confident they’ll get some success. “It’s going to be a big day with 14 runners but there are a few that are well placed and have been racing well so I think we should go […]
Last night’s Hunter Cup result was close to perfect result for Winton breeders John and Katrina Price. Although they would dearly have loved Republican Party (Bettor’s Delight) (whom they bred) to win, his third place behind super stars Swayzee and Leap To Fame was full of merit. Last year the couple bought into the Swayzee […]
Ha’penny (Art Major) provided local Blenheim harness racing trainer Allan Shutkowski with his tenth home course win in Blenheim on Sunday. After the early rush, driver Wilson House sat Ha’penny four back on the inside with Apatchofgold leading. When Ideal Chevron took over, Ha’penny was pushed back to near last. Turning in, she was second […]
It was business pretty much as usual, and expected, for the House harness racingjuggernaut at Manawatu this week. “I’d anticipated they’d all go good races as most of them had been racing well and we had targeted this meeting for them,” says driver Wilson House, “but it was pretty awesome to get four winners.” All […]
Canterbury harness racing father and son Jeff and Luke Whittaker have gone into training partnership. Luke has recently returned from a stint in Australia where he drove 61 winners, including Wee Man Trouble to win the Group One Queensland Trotters Cup for Shannon Price. Before leaving for Australia Luke drove 45 winners in New Zealand, […]
A 10-day stay in the Sunshine State in Queensland has lived to its name for top junior harness racing driver Wilson House. “It’s been lovely here, it’s 23 (degrees) at the moment,” says House, “and it’s been nice to get out of the mud back home and see what racing here is all about.” The […]
Racing is back in the Manawatu today and junior harness racing driver Wilson House is feeling confident with the team of eight horses trainer Michael House has contending at the meeting. “Most of them have been racing and working well and I’d like to think most of them can feature in the placings” says House. […]
Wilson House flew back home to Christchurch a happy man on Sunday night (Feb. 19) after a pleasing week of harness racing results at Manawatu Raceway. He ended the week on a high when reining home a double for his father Michael House at Palmerston North on Sunday, and led home a stable trifecta in […]
By Joshua Smith, Harness News Desk Junior reinsman Wilson House secured a winning double at his home away from home on Thursday, Manawatu Raceway. House has spent plenty of time in Palmerston North campaigning horses for his father Michael House, and the Canterbury barn was once again dominant at Manawatu Raceway this week. Wilson House […]
by Joshua Smith, Harness News Desk What a day it was for the Houses. Wilson House picked up his first win as a driver at Manawatu Raceway on Tuesday when he reined home Carrera Lucia (Somebeachsomewhere) to win the Masterton Club Manawatu Graduation Final (2000m) for his father, trainer Michael House, who had five winners […]
