Peter Lagan News Today

Prominent Southland horse breeder and owner Lester Smith died on Monday after a battle with cancer. He was 71. Last month I spoke to Lester about his life in racing. For all of his adult life the retired Southland lawyer had had a keen interest in harness racing and he certainly had his share of

SANDAKAN: A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between Sabah Forestry Department, representing the State Government, and Tokyo University of Agriculture, Japan at the Forestry Department Headquarters Sandakan, on Monday.

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

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

Phil and Melinda Cummings have been charged with continuing the standardbred legacy that is Tuapeka Lodge. The Lodge which is based in Lawrence in Central Otago New Zealand has been operating for fifty five years and Phil is a fifth generation Cummings. The stud can lay claim to 10 sale toppers: Armbro View (1977 -

In an Australasian record for online sales company Gavelhouse Standardbred, dual group one winning harness racing mare, Carla's Pixel (Courage Under Fire) shattered the ceiling on what many thought to be possible for a broodmare sale down under. Offered on account of Nixon Bloodstock, the half sister to millionaire Soho Tribeca and multiple stakes performed

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