Branxholme harness racing trainer Nathan Williamson has confirmed plans for his three year old star pacer Dream Are Free (Captaintreacherous). All going to plan the talented three year old will start in a heat of the Alabar Southern Supremacy Stakes at Oamaru on 6th March, then head to Auckland for a heat of the Sires
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Harness racing owners the late Ken Piercy and his wife Audrey go a long way back, having raced horses in the 1980s from the late Bryce Buchanan’s stables at West Plains just outside Invercargill. There have been many horses over the years for the couple, and the latest winner is the Arna Donnelly trained Little
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Whilst Merlin (Art Major) and Don’t Stop Dreaming (Bettor’s Delight), two of New Zealand’s biggest pacing stars prepare for the $250,000 Chariots Of Fire on March 2nd, two of their siblings could be seen in action at the Winton harness racing workouts at the Central Southland Raceway today. Both trained by Nathan Williamson, Captains Mistress
Brian West has ‘been there and done that’ as an owner/breeder within NZ’s harness racing industry and the principal of Studholme Bloodstock has well and truly developed that specific skill of ‘hitting the canvas and bouncing back’ after nearly 50 years of sending yearlings to our national sales. Now in his early 70s, West easily
In 2024, Tardina Stud will enter a ‘next stage’ in its evolution of breeding quality standardbreds following the passing of family patriarch Dr Tony Parker in March of 2023 but according to General Manager and daughter Faine, it is business as usual as the 2024 yearling sales come around. “This is the first time of
An $8,000 USD Open Pace headed by A Major Omen and Heavens Gona Rock highlights the Friday night action at Cal Expo, which will host racing this week on Friday and Saturday evening.
For all of his adult life retired Southland lawyer Lester Smith has had a keen interest in harness racing. Smith who lives in Cromwell and turns 71 at the end of this month has certainly had his share of success. As an owner he’s won two Southern Supremacy Stakes, has bred from a mare that