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5 To Follow: Gore Christmas Trots

Jonny Turner • 26 December, 2024

Harness racing journalist Jonny Turner has singled out five horse that punters could be tempted to follow at Gore's Christmas trots on Friday. Buffy NorthstainsBuffy Northstains looks exceptionally we... read more

Hopes Amaretto Franco can seize Gore Cup opportunity

Jonny Turner • 24 December, 2024

There’s more on the line than before when trainer Steven McRae goes on another Christmas raid at his home patch.McRae returns to Eastern Southland hoping to add to his already strong record on Gore Cu... read more

Second Cup for the Dalgetys

Bruce Stewart • 21 December, 2024

Harness Racing driver Carter Dalgety won his first Group One in December 2022 when Krug won the first ever $100,000 Group One Ascot Park Hotel Invercargill Cup.He repeated the success today at the Inv... read more

Magician and Spicey Crunch win features

Bruce Stewart • 21 December, 2024

The well-bred Magician (Captaintreacherous) put in a gutsy effort to win the $30,000 SBSR Sires’ Stakes Southern Solstice at the Invercargill Harness Racing Club meeting today.Driver Carter Dalgety to... read more

Wallflower wins Canada Stakes

Bruce Stewart • 21 December, 2024

Canterbury harness racing trainer Cran Dalgety was determined to find a horse that could run in today’s $30,000 Canada Stakes at Ascot Park.The race is named after the late Canada Broad, the daughter ... read more

The Mountain delivers

Bruce Stewart • 21 December, 2024

On his first visit to the south Muscle Mountain (Muscle Hill) delivered, impressively winning the $50,000 Group Three Brendan Franks Farrier David Moss Stakes at the Invercargill Harness Racing Club m... read more

Williamson team primed for big G1 Invercargill Cup Day

Jonny Turner • 20 December, 2024

He’s done it there, now he’s going to try to do it here. Again.With his maiden Group One win secured at Addington, Nathan Williamson will attempt to dominate another of Southland’s biggest days in har... read more

Todd hopeful Mo'unga can gets start of G1 Invercargill Cup right

Jonny Turner • 19 December, 2024

Regan Todd would love to see a stoic, Southland approach when Mo’unga tackles the Group One Ascot Park Hotel Invercargill Cup today.Todd heads back to his home province hoping his incredible spring an... read more

Republican Party camp out to make their mark in G1 Inv Cup

Jonny Turner • 18 December, 2024

Republican Party’s cracking third in the New Zealand Cup means there is only one way for his team to play the Group One Ascot Park Hotel Invercargill Cup.The pacer heads south for trainers Cran and Ch... read more

Star trotting sisters hold great Southern hopes on G1 day

Jonny Turner • 17 December, 2024

There’s more to Gay McClymont keeping her outstanding run of form going when Styrax and Rata head to Group One Ascot Park Invercargill Cup Day.With a wave of Canterbury raiders attacking the feature r... read more