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Life’s A Beach

Bruce Stewart • 20 August, 2020

The marvellous run of Otago’s latest training partnership, that of Graeme Anderson and Mike Love, rolled on at the Central Southland Raceway today.Anderson and Love who train at Westwood Beach, has on... read more

Bond Gets A Divvy

Bruce Stewart • 20 August, 2020

Gore trainer Lyndon Bond was surprised at the odds placed on his trotter Tweedledee which won at Winton today.“He was very stiff last week at Invercargill. Sam (Ottley) came back and was rapt with the... read more

Kurow Southern Wrap

Bruce Stewart • 20 August, 2020

Chinese Whisper continued his march to top company when he lead and easily won at the Kurow meeting yesterday.The Nathan Williamson trained square gaiter was brought into the unruly position late and ... read more

Tim Wins 500

Bruce Stewart • 14 August, 2020

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

The Red Robber’s Last Job

Bruce Stewart • 13 August, 2020

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

Playboy Back In The Mansion

Bruce Stewart • 13 August, 2020

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 Special For Wilson

Bruce Stewart • 7 August, 2020

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

Tom Martin Wins Last

Bruce Stewart • 7 August, 2020

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 Cup Horses At Workouts Today

Bruce Stewart • 7 August, 2020

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

Williamson Wins Premiership

Bruce Stewart • 30 July, 2020

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