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Connor shows immense talent

Bruce Stewart • 8 March, 2023

Stonewall Stud harness racing colours were to the fore in Race Eight at Oamaru today for the fourth heat of the Alabar Southern Supremacy Stakes.Jonny Cox was once again in the driving seat and when t... read more

Sweet stayer

Bruce Stewart • 8 March, 2023

Sweet Diamond (Sweet Lou) showed her excellent staying qualities in the Nevele R/Macca Lodge Southern Oaks heat at the Oamaru Harness Racing meeting today.The team Telfer/Hayden Cullen trained filly s... read more

Kentuckiana Lodge quartet on song ahead of Oamaru raid

Jonny Turner • 7 March, 2023

The Kentuckiana Lodge truck will head to Oamaru on Wednesday with a four-horse team and high hopes.The chance to qualify for the Southland Oaks and Southern Supremacy Finals has led to Darby O’Gill, C... read more

Gidday from WA

Bruce Stewart • 7 March, 2023

West Australian harness racing trainer Gray Hall senior likes what he sees in two New Zealand bred pacers he has in his stable, and he hopes they’ll run in the West Australian Derby later in the year.... read more

Tayla Me wins mile

Bruce Stewart • 4 March, 2023

Harness racing mare Tayla Me (American Ideal) proved she’s over her feet issues, and is likely to be a serious player in the SSBA Southern Belle Speed Series $30,000 final at Winton in April.Trained b... read more

Nutcracker - Sweet

Bruce Stewart • 4 March, 2023

Nutcracker (Bettor’s Delight) is certainly on-song at the moment and her win in yesterday’s DT King Riverton Cup was her second in the new harness racing season.The Craig Ferguson trained pacer got he... read more

Loss of two harness racing stalwarts

Bruce Stewart • 4 March, 2023

At yesterday’s meeting the recent passing of two well known contributors to harness racing in the south, Maurice Kerr and Peter Marshall, were remembered and acknowledged.Maurice Kerr died earlier thi... read more

Barclay to combine with outstanding book of drives at Winton

Jonny Turner • 2 March, 2023

Smart debutante Always Ticking heads an outstanding book of drives Brent Barclay has at Winton on Friday.Barclay has driven several of the field for Southland’s first two-year-old fillies event of the... read more

Kelly against the odds

Bruce Stewart • 1 March, 2023

Southland harness racing owners Paul and Mandy Pearce know the odds are stacked against their mare Braeview Kelly (Bettor’s Delight) in the $1,000,000 Garrards Miracle Mile on Saturday night.“It hasn’... read more

Franco Norton lovin the grass

Bruce Stewart • 26 February, 2023

Franco Norton (A Rocknroll Dance) love for the grass harness racing surface and the Cromwell track continued when he skyed away to win the Scott Base Winery Handicap Pace today.In the hands of Ge... read more