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Little brother to Lazarus shines at Oamaru

Jonny Turner • 7 November, 2024

The little brother of one a New Zealand Cup great scored a timely win as the lead-up to the million-dollar feature builds to a fever pitch.Just one day short of eight years since Lazarus delivered his... read more

Tomlinson to kick off training career

Jonny Turner • 6 November, 2024

Win, lose, or draw Kerryn Tomlinson will notch another milestone in her harness racing career on Thursday.The Oamaru horsewoman will line up her first starter as a trainer at her home track in race 5.... read more

Hoffman heads to Oamaru, then Wyndham

Bruce Stewart • 6 November, 2024

It’ll be a short trip for Waikouaiti harness racing trainer Amber Hoffman when she takes a small team of four to the Oamaru meeting tomorrow.The Last McGuire (Creatine) broke and lost all chance when ... read more

Stratford has special pacer

Bruce Stewart • 31 October, 2024

Gore harness racing trainer Tony Stratford has an exciting pacer in his barn.“He’s got a bit of an aura about him hasn’t he. He’s such a big bugger and he’s well named,” Stratford said after Muchacho ... read more

Hambletonian winners to team up again at Winton

Jonny Turner • 31 October, 2024

After starring on the big stage, Brent Barclay and Clark Barron will try to keep their winning form going at Winton on Thursday.The training and driving combination produced one of the most impressive... read more

Southern trotter out-muscles strong trotting field

Bruce Stewart • 29 October, 2024

The win in todays $40,000 Group Three Neumann’s Tyres Vipal Hambletonian Three Year Old Classic by Bring On The Muscles (Majestic Son) trained by Clark Barron, was the Southland harness trainer’s firs... read more

The dream’s back on

Bruce Stewart • 29 October, 2024

After a bit of harness racing ‘fade’ the picture is now a lot clearer for Southland star three year old Dreams Are Free (Captaintreacherous).In the two runs he’s had back in this campaign, the th... read more

Disco Inferno cuts shapes at Ascot Park

Bruce Stewart • 27 October, 2024

Disco Inferno (Fear The Dragon) made the most of some fast early sectionals to come over the top of his ten rivals and win at the Tuapeka Harness Racing Club meeting at Ascot Park today.Gore trai... read more

Smoke On The Water too hard core in Cup

Bruce Stewart • 27 October, 2024

Four year old harness racing gelding Smoke On The Water (Art Major) had to be tough today in the $20,000 Tuapeka Lodge Cup and he was just that,  when beating Miraculous and Pinseeker.Trained by ... read more

Green takes strong team to Tuapeka Cup Day

Jonny Turner • 26 October, 2024

Betting on green looks like a very workable strategy for Tuapeka Lodge Tuapeka Cup Day.Kirstin Green starts seven horses at Ascot Park on Sunday and each one of them appears to have genuine eachway cl... read more