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Otago Harness Awards announced

Bruce Stewart • 20 April, 2024

The Otago Harness Racing Awards were held last night at the ‘Loan and Merc’ in Oamaru.Love N The Port (Love You) trained by Phil Williamson took out Otago Horse Of The Year, his three wins having incl... read more

Past Southland Oaks winner Royal Counsel

Bruce Stewart • 17 April, 2024

Harness racing filly Royal Counsel’s (Gotta Go Cullect) win in the 2014 Nevele R Stud Southland Oaks was the first time the 2-40 mark had been broken in the race’s history.Trained by Gordon and Colin ... read more

Past Diamond Creek Farm Classic Winner- Lazarus

Bruce Stewart • 16 April, 2024

When the field lined up for the first edition of the Diamond Creek Farm Two Year Old Classic at Ascot Park in 2015 not many would have known that two of the horses in the field would become harness ra... read more

Diamond gets sweet trip to win Belle final

Bruce Stewart • 13 April, 2024

Harness racing driver Jonny Cox was surprised Advance Party (Bettor’s Delight) led and didn’t relinquish the front in the $40,000 Vetsouth Equine/SSBA Southern Belle Final at Winton today, but that su... read more

Built For Glory upsets favourite

Bruce Stewart • 13 April, 2024

The Steve and Amanda Telfer trained pacer Built For Glory (Bettor’s Delight) upset hot favourite Dreams Are Free (Captaintreacherous) in the final heat of the Alabar Southern Supremacy Serie... read more

Mistress dominates fillies feature

Bruce Stewart • 13 April, 2024

Captains Mistress (Captaintreacherous) underlined her huge potential when she gave her rivals a start and a beating in the $70,000 Group Two Entain Two Year Old Fillies Mobile Pace at the Winton harne... read more

Bettors Anvil wins two year old male feature

Bruce Stewart • 13 April, 2024

On the back of a very good second at Addington on debut, Bettor’s Anvil (Bettor’s Delight) went one better today when winning the $20,000 Murray Gray Memorial at the Winton Harness Racing Club meeting... read more

Beach Flybye wins Winton Cup

Bruce Stewart • 13 April, 2024

Driver Tim Williams wasn’t sure if he’d done the right thing when he took giant pacer Beach Flybye (Downbytheseaside) to the front in today’s $25,000 Stearne Roofing Winton Cup. But the four year old ... read more

Past Southland Oaks Winner-Mainland Banner

Bruce Stewart • 13 April, 2024

Southland harness racing fans got to witness an exceptional three year old filly the day Mainland Banner (Christian Cullen) won the 2005 Southland Oaks.Going into the final the Robert Dunn trained fil... read more

History of the Southern Supremacy Stakes

Bruce Stewart • 8 April, 2024

At harness racing’s Diamonds Day at Ascot Park on Sunday 21st April the long established Group Two Alabar Southern Supremacy Stakes will be run.It’ll be the 21st year Alabar has sponsored the great ra... read more