Mark Purdon News Today

The province has been pushing drivers to make the switch to electric vehicles (EVs) but it appears Quebecers arent buying in. The latest numbers from the SAAQ show that the number of gas-powered vehicles hit a record high in 2023.

If there was even the slightest bit of doubt as to the champion qualities of the Jess Tubbs-trained harness racing superstar Just Believe (Orlando Vici), he answered every question and some with a powerful display in tonight's $110,000 G1 National Trot at Alexandra Park. The manner in which he won his seventh Group One was

As far as harness racing contests go, tonight's inaugural $600,000 TAB Trot Slot bared semblance to that of a Bledisloe Cup clash with a trans-Tasman showdown for the ages. The four Victorian square gaiters, spearheaded by a phenomenal victory by Just Believe (Orlando Vici) and Greg Sugars, gave it to their New Zealand counterparts with

Taranaki harness racing enthusiast, Costa Ellis, got the shock of his life when attending a formal function for his professional trade last Thursday night when his sweepstake ticket was pulled as one of the eight lucky participants with a chance to win $50,000. Only hours earlier had Ellis learned he was one of the ten

Trainer Shannon Price prefers logic to emotion as she analyses the harness racing tactics of her stable star Speak The Truth (Bettor's Delight) who could become the most pivotal pacer in Friday’s $1m Race By Grins at Cambridge. Price was initially disappointed to draw barrier seven in the 2200m mobile (starting from six) but the

Tomorrow afternoon (April 7) will see the annual Cheviot Harness Racing Club meeting hosted by Addington Raceway, headlined by the 56th edition of the G3 $40,000 Cobbity Equine Farm Leonard Memorial for juvenile fillies. The feature event on the eleven race programme has drawn a small but select field of seven talented two-year-old's of the

Alabar Bloodstock, which has been consigning yearlings to Sales for the past 50 years, has a draft of 18 beautifully grown and prepared yearlings heading to the Nutrien Melbourne sale on 14th April. The draft will feature 7 yearlings by the debut Stallions Ride High [3] and Elite Stride [4]. In their brief racetrack careers

After a below par run at Addington ten days ago Oscar Bonavena (Majestic Son) is back on track and left for Auckland this morning for two major harness racing assignments. The eight year old stallion finished last in the Lamb and Hayward Classic at Addington – a performance that was completely out of character. “He

Kiwi pacer It's Merlin (Art Major) has out toughed his harness racing rivals in the Group 2 Ainsworth Australian Light Horse FFA at Menangle tonight (Mar 09). The son of Art Major started from the widest draw, did the most work in the race and then rattled off a 53.9 second last 800m to beat

A new New Zealand Standardbred record for a harness racing yearling was set at the NZB Standardbred Sales in Christchurch today. No More Dreaming, a colt by Bettor’s Delight out of Start Dreaming prepared by Studholme Stud and owned by Brian West of the stud and Mike Jefferies, was knocked down to the TAB Club