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The Graeme Rogerson stable has three runners at tonight’s meeting at Cambridge Raceway that stable foreman and harness racing driver James Stormont all considers good each way chances. First up for the stable is the first starter Big Wheels (Bettor’s Delight) who contests the MVS Equine Hospital Mobile Pace over 2200 metres. The three-year-old gelding […]
Junior driver Kristina Denifostova scored her first winning driving double during a “hectic” day at Manawatu yesterday. Both her wins with Lewey Maguire and La Miki were trained by her employers Steve and Amanda Telfer. “I am so happy, it was a huge opportunity for me to come down to Palmerston North and look after […]
Benjamin Butcher is looking forward to today’s Manawatu meeting where his two harness racing runners back up after a successful day on Sunday. I Can Too (Art Major) scored his maiden victory, in the Wendy Devenport Stables Mobile Pace, with father David Butcher driving while Benjamin was third with and Hearts N Aces (Captaintreacherous) just […]
Trainer and driver David Butcher heads to Manawatu today for the first time this season with several promising each way harness racing chances including one he trains in Brookside Girl (Downbytheseaside). The five-year-old mare starts today in the S & A Telfer Stables Mobile Pace over 2000 metres and is resuming after a lengthy spell […]
Lord Delmar (Downbytheseaside) is after a hat-trick of harness racing wins and just his second in two days when he lines up in Tuesday’s Peter and Wendy Ferguson Mobile Pace at Manawatu (5.44pm). The Downbytheseaside four-year-old was the standout performer at Sunday’s meeting taking out the City of Palmerston North Festival Cup for local trainer […]
The Pukekohe training partnership of Peter and Vaughan Blanchard have a team of four harness racing runners tonight at Cambridge Raceway, all with good each way chances. All four of the stable’s horses raced at Cambridge last Tuesday, with Ultimate Mach scoring his maiden victory and stable mate Always B Mine finishing second just 0.75 […]
Pukekohe-based harness racing trainer Greg Shirley was thrilled with the way his four-year-old mare Words (Downbytheseaside) took out Tuesday’s Night Of Champions Tickets On Sale Now Mobile Pace at Cambridge Raceway. Shirley has long been involved in the racing industry, originally in the thoroughbred code, but now is fully immersed in harness racing where alongside […]
Auckland based driver Tony Cameron heads to Cambridge today with two harness racing runners for his employer Tony Herlihy. “They both have the ability to be right in it tonight provided they get things right” says Cameron. The stable starts the evening off with Lovemeagain in the Corporate Marquee Tables For Night of Champions Handicap […]
Young Winton breeder and trainer Chelsea Faithful has prepared yearlings for the NZB Standarbred Yearling Sales in Christchurch for the past three years. Her best result so far has been Tact Tena which she prepped for Trevor Procter and Diane Dynes in 2022 and was sold to Mark Jones for $150,000. This year she’s preparing […]
Auckland-based driver Josh Dickie has another six opportunities to add to his career tally at Manawatu today, after bringing up his 500th harness racing win on Tuesday. He has a number of each way chances including two for the Telfer training partnership, Adjournment (Race 4) and Rock Band (Race 5). Both Telfer trained runners finished […]
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 […]
He’s best known for his successful association with Self Assured, and now James Stephens is a race-winning harness racing trainer. Now Pukekohe based, James Stephens celebrated his first training success at Cambridge Raceway with Anna (Sweet Lou) who took out the EAC Animal Care Mobile Pace. “It was great, and Andre (Poutama) drove her really […]
When Brad Steele became CEO of Harness Racing New Zealand six months ago, he hit the ground running, taking a road trip and speaking to clubs and racing personel throughout the country to hear about the issues within the industry and to share his vision for the future of the sport. Significant changes have already […]
The Hygain Revell Douglas Memorial Series for Junior Drivers gets underway today with heat one at Cambridge Raceway. The harness racing series, which was first held in 2022, is run in memory of the late Revell Douglas who tragically lost his life in an incident at Karioitahi Beach in 2021. The 46-year-old father of three […]
Ryal Bush trainer Brett Gray will take a truck load of runners to Riverton tomorrow for the annual harness racing on the grass track feature. Brett has two runners in Race Two – Equine Asset (Raging Bull) and Janaka’s Delight (Bettor’s Delight). Equine Asset is having her first start and draws barrier two. Likely favourite […]
The wins keep coming for Junior driver Harrison Orange and Canterbury based trainer Michael House with the pair combining to clinch the Wellington – Otaki Cup double after Gotta Elect Bill (Auckland Reactor) took out the Grant Plumbing Ltd Otaki Cup Mobile Pace yesterday. “It was pretty cool to get back to back wins on […]
Ohaupo based trainer Jason Teaz starts three runners today at Otaki’s grass track harness racing meeting and is hoping that with a bit of luck they can feature amongst the placings. Teaz heads into the meeting fresh off the back of a winning double on Sunday, with both Major Break and Veronica Jane winning their […]
Mark Purdon makes a return to race day driving with stable harness racing stars Oscar Bonavena (Majestic Son) and Don’t Stop Dreaming (Bettor’s Delight) at Cambridge’s Flying Stakes night tonight. The Matamata-based Purdon hasn’t driven Oscar Bonavena since they ran third in the Renwick Farms Dominion Trot at Addington in November behind Just Believe and […]
Hunterville based harness racing trainer Scott Dickson heads to Otaki today with a team of six horses hoping for luck after a raft of placings at Tauherenikau on Thursday. “They were all thereabouts on Thursday so hopefully they can get a bit of luck,” says Dickson. First up in the Wings International Mobile Pace is […]
Trainer Michael House and Harrison Orange combined to score a winning double at the North Island’s first race meeting of the New Year at Tauherenikau yesterday. “I rung Harrison three weeks ago to see if we could organise for him to come down and drive at these central districts grass track meetings and I’m really […]
2025 at Cambridge Raceway gets underway today, with local harness racing trainer-driver David Butcher confident his runners can feature. “They’re all fit and most have been racing well although they are in pretty level fields today, so it won’t be easy for any of them,” says Butcher. The first of the Butcher-trained runners is You […]
Junior driver Harrison Orange is hoping to get his harness racing season off to a good start at Tauherenikau races on Thursday (January 2) with four competitive drives for Canterbury based trainer Michael House. “I’ve never been to Tauherenikau before so I’m looking forward to racing on the grass there and the drives I’ve got […]
Great stakes and ‘Glamour in the Goldfields’ will be highlight of the harness racing meeting at Reefton this Monday. The Reefton Trotting Club which has been in operation since 1898 is offering more than $140,000 in stakes with the $25,000 Reefton Pacing Cup and $20,000 Reefton Trotting Cup the two feature races. “The Trotting Cup […]
Cambridge harness racing trainer Nicky Chilcott has six runners engaged at tonight’s meeting including two newcomers to the stable from the South Island who start fresh up off the back of workout wins. Showtym (Sweet Lou) has her first start for Chilcott in race three, the Tote Burger Open Wednesday, Thursday, Friday Mobile Pace over […]
