It was fitting that Down To The Bone trained by Robert Dunn provided Canterbury reinsman Tim Williams with his 500th winner at Addington recently, as Dunn had provided Williams with his first winner E... read more
It’s very likely Ascot Park winner The Red Robber has run his last race for Gore trainer Tony Stratford.“That will probably be it for him now. He’ll probably be retired. We’ll go home and sleep on the... read more
After disappointing at his last start, Gore trained Robyns Playboy was back on his game at Ascot Park today.Driver Craig Ferguson took the five year old straight to the front and he peeled off a last ... read more
Spotlight The Valley’s win at Ascot Park yesterday was special for her trainer and part owner Robert Wilson of Balfour.“She’s just been going through the motions lately and I always knew there was ano... read more
Canterbury horseman Paul Court made his last trip south for a while yesterday and was rewarded when Tom Martin trained by his father, won.“I picked him out at the sales. He’s owned by a syndicate who’... read more
Southland New Zealand Cup hopefuls Franco Santino and Vintage Cheddar were at the Winton Workouts today but were out staged by Lawrence – albeit by a small margin.Winton Workout winner Ragazzo M... read more
The Southland Trainers Premiership went right down to the wire today but Branxholme trainer Nathan Williamson with two winners fended off Kirstin Barclay and Tank Ellis to take out the season’s title ... read more
For the second time in as many years West Melton driver John Morrison has won the New Zealand Junior Drivers Premiership.Going into today’s Southern Harness meeting at Ascot Park Morrison was on thirt... read more
Interim Harness Racing New Zealand CEO Phil Holden wears a number of hats and he happened to be in Southland last week when the Government announced it plans to invest more than $1.86 million over two... read more
The ‘Tact’ breed has been active in Southland for a long time and it looks like the next good horse from the breed developed by the late Derek Dynes has arrived.At Ascot Park yesterday, Tact Fergie w... read more
