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As reported by Barry Lichter for Lincoln Farms, Harness Racing New Zealand gained unanimous approval to acquire the assets of Waikato Bay of Plenty Harness Racing at a special general meeting in Christchurch last night. Subject to rubber stamping by Cambridge club members tonight, HRNZ will take over on September 30 by raising a mortgage […]
The Auckland Trotting Club has taken another blow with news today that the sale of its Franklin Park training centre has fallen through. In a newsletter to members, club president Jamie McKinnon revealed that Oyster Capital had exercised its right, after due diligence, to withdraw from August’s $70 million agreement. The primary reason given, he […]
Ray Green knew the chances of Copy That (American Ideal) making it back to the track weren’t good but this week when he realised he’d clicked a cart on behind the champion pacer for the last time it still affected him. The rollercoaster ride with his life-changing horse was over. It didn’t take long after […]
Sacred Mountain erased three months of frustration for trainer Nicky Chilcott in less than three minutes at Cambridge on Friday night. Forced out of all the big trots at the recent Auckland carnival through a freak injury, and with a cloud still hanging over her head, the mare overcame a 35 metre handicap to score […]
