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Julie Jaccka to book ticket to Addington at Winton

Jonny Turner • 7 May, 2025

Julie Jaccka can book her ticket to the big stage if she can continue her brilliant form at Winton on Thursday.The Brett Gray trained trotter and junior driver Dan Anderson will be out to complete a h... read more

Hunter colours head to Addington

Bruce Stewart • 7 May, 2025

Kennington harness racing trainer Greg Hunter in the thirty years he’s been training, has never raced a horse at Addington. But that’s about to change.On Friday night Beach Day (Sunshine Beach)&n... read more

Precious win

Bruce Stewart • 4 May, 2025

Winton trained trotting mare Precious Memories (Majestic Son) provided Riverton Trotting Club President Tracey McMaster with a special win today at her Club’s meeting at the Central Southland Rac... read more

Abull wins for veteran trainer and his daughter

Bruce Stewart • 4 May, 2025

Abull (Raging Bull) provided veteran Ascot Park trainer Owen Lawrence and his daughter Carol Graham with their fifth harness racing training win at Winton today.Driver Rory McIIwrick took the six year... read more

Beluga wins for Sloany

Bruce Stewart • 4 May, 2025

Over the years retired builder Alan Sloan and his wife Liz have pumped a bit of money into the harness racing industry, buying yearlings at the sales.Their 2023 purchased Beluga (Bettor’s Delight) liv... read more

Emotional win for Jumal

Bruce Stewart • 27 April, 2025

Emotions were high when the Steven Reid trained Jumal (Downbytheseaside) won today’s $100,000 Group One Diamond Creek Farm Two Year Old Classic at Ascot Park.Jumal is named after owner Malcolm Wrigley... read more

Five Crowns aptly wins fifth Supremacy for Purdon

Bruce Stewart • 27 April, 2025

Having won four Southern Supremacy Stakes between 2005 and 2016, Mark Purdon’s name returned to the winners list today with Five Crowns (Bettor’s Delight) when he impressively won the forty second add... read more

Trainer in float park while filly upsets in Oaks

Bruce Stewart • 27 April, 2025

Canterbury harness racing trainer Brad Mowbray got so nervous before the $60,000 Group Two Nevele R/Macca Lodge Southern Oaks Final at Ascot Park today that he couldn’t  watch as his filly Deligh... read more

Duchess crowned in Southern Classic

Bruce Stewart • 27 April, 2025

Nathan Williamson loves his trotters and you could sense his excitement about his latest trotting filly Duchess Maria (Father Patrick) after she won the inaugural $50,000 Group Three Entain Two Old So... read more

Ability not in question as Jumal tackles G1

Jonny Turner • 26 April, 2025

Steven Reid will get the answers he is looking for when he starts his first horse in Southland on Diamonds Day.The former North Island horseman will venture further south than he has before to start t... read more