Mark Hurrell News Today

Southern harness racing filly Louies Girl (Lord Forbes) stamped herself as a strong candidate for this Sunday’s $110,000 G1 Ace of Diamonds when she beat most of her rivals in the Diamond at Addington last night. The diminutive daughter of Live Or Die stallion Lord Forbes settled third last in the outside running line. Halfway

Hot favourite Itoje (Betterthancheddar) may have won but Branxholme trainer Nathan Williamson isn’t happy with where the five year old is at. “He went terrible I thought. We’ll do every test we can and find out what’s wrong with him. At home his work’s been good. He got the free win so that was good,”

Southland harness racing trainer Nathan Williamson won his second Macca Lodge South Of The Waitaki at Addington today (Nov. 17). The last time he won it was in 2005, it’s inaugural year, with Stathem (Bettor’s Delight). Today, eighteen years on, the least fancied of his two runners Mr Cash Man (Shadow Play) took out the

NEW Thurrock food waste bin lorries bought for hundreds of thousands of pounds were found to be not fit for purpose and unsafe, it has been revealed.

Wyndham harness racing trainer Craig Ferguson’s whale of a season continued last night at Addington when he notched up a double. Grey trotter Smokin Bandar (Monkey Bones) went to the lead early in the Hydroflow Trot and stayed in front, winning by one and a half lengths. “I was a bit worried about the track.

The first race on the Tuapeka harness racing card was won by the Robert Wilson trained Galleons Future (Majestic Son) which beat Kohli Trouble (Superfast Stuart) by a neck. The winner was driven by Nathan Williamson. In Race Two trainer driver Brian Norman took the third favourite Close, (Washington VC) straight to the top and won

Gore harness racing winner Major Art (Art Major) looks to have plenty of upside. Although the three year old did it tough in the last portion of his race at Gore yesterday he was too good for The Wulver, (Buy Kiwi Made) winning by half a neck. Trained by Craig Ferguson and driven by Mark

A service was held at the Colchester War Memorial, in High Street

Evergreen trotter Jimmy Carter (The Pres) trained by Phil Williamson trotted a track and Southland record when he won his thirteenth race at the Forbury Park Trotting Club meeting at the Wyndham harness racing track today (Jun. 24). In today’s handicap trot off twenty metres driver Mark Hurrell settled the eight year old second last

TRIBUTES have been paid to an inspirational sculptor and much-loved friend who has died from liver cancer.