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Special Occasion looming in Kindergarten Stakes

Jonny Turner • 26 March, 2025

Nathan Purdon isn’t losing any sleep over his hot favourite copping the worst possible draw in the Group Two Macca Lodge Kindergarten Stakes.Special Occasion will be out to create a special occasion f... read more

Milne adds to family's harness racing legacy

Jonny Turner • 23 March, 2025

Grant Milne lived up to his pedigree when producing his first winner as a trainer at Oamaru on Sunday.Milne is a blueblood in harness racing terms given both of his grandfathers have been leading Sout... read more

Ted has Brown's colours back in the winner's circle

Jonny Turner • 23 March, 2025

Murray Brown’s outstanding trainer career may have ended but his colours are still making their way into the winner’s circle.The outstanding Southland horseman enjoyed another victory when Lauren Pear... read more

Emotional win for Prices

Bruce Stewart • 22 March, 2025

Always B Royal’s (Always B Miki) win today at the Winton Harness Racing Club meeting at Central Southland Raceway was a special one.Always B Royal was bred and is raced by Roger, Helen, John and Katri... read more

Start crucial if Tabasco is to run hot at Winton

Jonny Turner • 21 March, 2025

The timing looks perfect for Tabasco as he looks to spice up the Central Southland Cup.The five-year-old will back up in the 2400m feature after an unlucky fifth in the Wyndham Cup.After making a smar... read more

Reinswomen sweep Wingatui card

Jonny Turner • 16 March, 2025

Southern reinswoman showed off their skill when sweeping the harness racing programme at yesterday’s dual-code meeting at Wingatui.Harness racing historians were sent scrambling when women drove the w... read more

Wag Star returns to winning form in Wyndham Cup

Bruce Stewart • 15 March, 2025

Recently pacer Wag Star (Sweet Lou) has had some health issues and he hadn’t had a win since September of last year. However he narrowly took away the winning stakes in today’s $25,000 MLT Wyndham Cup... read more

Made to measure for Ruby Roe

Bruce Stewart • 15 March, 2025

Today’s third harness racing heat of the SSBA Southern Belle Speed Series at Wyndham was made to measure for the John and Katrina Price owned Ruby Roe (Captaintreacherous). The early gas came fro... read more

Selsey Anne wins her second Oaks heat

Bruce Stewart • 15 March, 2025

Having finished first equal in the first heat of the Macca Lodge/Nevele R Stud Southern Oaks Series at Oamaru last week, the Mark Jones trained Selsey Anne (Lather Up) won the second heat outright at ... read more

Wag Star fans can keep faith in Wyndham Cup

Jonny Turner • 14 March, 2025

Wag Star fans can keep the faith ahead of the MLT Wyndham Cup on Saturday.The pacer was largely luckless through the spring when clashing New Zealand’s best pacers and little has changed in his two ru... read more