In the tightest finish of the day eighteen year old junior reinsman Tom Nally drove his first winner at Ascot Park yesterday when I’m Watching You just got up to beat Matrika by a nose with another no... read more
A raising of the whip when Wattlebank Lass won at Ascot Park today acknowledged the recent sad passing of Barbara Fahy, wife of well-known Southland breeder and owner Brendan Fahy.“She was a loyal sup... read more
“There’s no such thing as a certainty but he was quite close to it,” Ryal Bush trainer Brett Gary said after quality three year old The High Ruler won on debut at Ascot Park today.The Bettor’s Delight... read more
“He came down here as a maiden with good form and carried that right through even though he’s jumped up the grades,” said driver Brad Williamson after Wecandream won his third race in Southland at Asc... read more
“I’m lost for words,” an emotional trainer driver Nathan Williamson said after Dark Horse won at Ascot Park today. It was unreal.”It truly was one of the great comeback stories.Dark Horse warmin... read more
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
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
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
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
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
