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Tact McLeod shows metro class

Bruce Stewart • 10 February, 2023

Tact McLeod (Sweet Lou) won a maiden race at the Wairio Harness Racing meeting at Winton last month, but he took a step up when he performed on the big stage at Addington tonight.Knowing the qual... read more

Robin Dundee Club fundraising for Team Teal

Bruce Stewart • 10 February, 2023

The Robin Dundee Club will be fundraising for Team Teal this Sunday at the Riverton Trotting Club meeting at Ascot ParkThey’re auctioning an exclusive range of scarves and snoods from wool and fibre t... read more

Smart Southerners head North

Bruce Stewart • 9 February, 2023

Two of Southland’s better pacers, Captain Tom (Captaintreacherous) and Tact McLeod (Sweet Lou) are heading to harness racing HQ for Friday night’s racing at Addington.Captain Tom has a trick... read more

Big Grass Track Bonus

Bruce Stewart • 9 February, 2023

A $5,000 bonus will be on offer over the three grass track meetings approaching at Gore, Sunday 19th Feb and Wyndham @ Cromwell, Friday 24th Feb and Sunday 26th Feb.The bonus will go to any horse that... read more

Big Day at Ascot Park this Sunday

Bruce Stewart • 7 February, 2023

The Riverton Trotting Club has a great day planned for patrons at its annual Cup Day at Ascot Park Raceway in Invercargill on Sunday 12 February.Feature races include The Neville Cleaver Fishing Apari... read more

Butt wins feature trot

Bruce Stewart • 5 February, 2023

Heston Hall (Andover Hall) was given a peach of a drive by harness racing driver Gav Smith in today’s $15,000 Bluff Protein Waikouaiti Trotters Cup and was always travelling like a winner.Soon after t... read more

Get Up N Dance just gets up

Bruce Stewart • 5 February, 2023

Get Up N Dance (Rock N Roll Heaven) despite hanging at the finish, did enough to win the $15,000 Temuka Transport Waikouaiti Pacers Cup at the Oamaru harness racing track today.The five year old which... read more

Winning Bones scores for Williamson

Bruce Stewart • 3 February, 2023

Oamaru harness racing trainer Matty Williamson understands Winning Bones (Monkey Bones) need to race in a certain rating band to be competitive, and yesterday on his home course he found a winnable ra... read more

Boudica - have horse will travel

Bruce Stewart • 2 February, 2023

Accompanied by the much travelled Boudica, (Sportswriter) Waterlea harness racing trainer Tony Thomas has been up and down State Highway One a fair bit in the last few months.After running an exc... read more

Great watch

Bruce Stewart • 29 January, 2023

Last night proved to be a great watch for Southern Harness Racing followers.In Australia the Southern flag was well and truly flying high led by the Phil Williamson trained Majestic Man’s (Majestic So... read more