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Touring over

Bruce Stewart • 15 February, 2023

The Southern Bred Southern Reared Yearling Tour is done and dusted for another year and harness racing owners and trainers, after casting an eye over close to seventy lots, are getting ready to bid at... read more

Captain Tom heads home

Bruce Stewart • 13 February, 2023

After an out of character performance on Friday night Southland harness racing pacer Captain Tom (Captaintreacherous) is heading home.“I suspect he’s picked up a bug. The part that annoyed me the most... read more

Dan’s the man

Bruce Stewart • 13 February, 2023

After racing well against some fairly classy pacers, Rakadan (He’s Watching) and harness racing trainer Peter Hunter finally got the win they thoroughly deserved at the Riverton Trotting Club meeting ... read more

Netherton Franco impressive

Bruce Stewart • 13 February, 2023

Harness racing mare Netherton Franco’s (Always B Miki) impressive form continued with another win at the Riverton meeting at Ascot Park yesterday.In take one of yesterday’s Carriers Arms Hotel Mobile ... read more

New faces

Bruce Stewart • 12 February, 2023

A handful of harness racing pacers and trotters qualified at the Young Quinn Raceway at Wyndham yesterday. It was great to see fresh faces that’ll will help bolster the Southern racing stocks in the b... read more

Nathan’s 1000 winners

Bruce Stewart • 12 February, 2023

When Southland harness racing driver Nathan Williamson drove his 1000th winner today, he achieved a  milestone reached by few.The win came in his very first drive at the Riverton meeting at Ascot... read more

Williamson set to make history at Ascot Park on Sunday

Jonny Turner • 11 February, 2023

The stage is set for history to be made at Ascot Park on Sunday.Leading Southland reinsman Nathan Williamson goes into the Riverton Trotting Club meeting on 999 career driving wins in New Zealand.And ... read more

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