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It was a coming of age yesterday for the Ashburton harness racing duo of Brent and Tim White and their stable driver Sarah O’Reilly when they all won their first Group One race. “It’s mind blowing for us and just continues a great year we’ve had. It’s not easy every day, but days like today

NZ legendary trainer Mark Purdon is returning with the aim of winning his sixth Ballarat Pacing Cup. Get the latest updates on Purdon's plans with Akuta.

Race by race coverage of Grand Prix Day at Addington, where eight harness racing Group 1s were decided, with total stakes exceeding $1m Race 10 : LIVAMOL NEW ZEALAND TROTTING FREE-FOR-ALL (MOBILE TROT) (Gr1) It was a bit touch and go there for a while but the hottest of favourites Oscar Bonavena (Majestic Son) got

Named after the famous Argentinian boxer, Oscar Bonavena (Majestic Son) delivered a harness racing knockout in today’s Green Mile for trotters at Methven. Co-trainer and driver Mark Purdon took him straight to the lead. He relished being the pacemaker and was travelling kindly a long way from home. Once in the straight he trotted down

The G1 $1110,000 Invercargill Cup appears to be attracting a top field Republican Party (Bettor’s Delight), Beach Ball (Somebeachsomewhere), Self Assured (Bettor’s Delight) Mossdale Ben (A Rocknroll Dance) and defending champion Krug (Bettor’s Delight) likely to head south for the twilight harness meeting at Ascot Park on Friday 22nd December. Locally Pembrook Playboy (Bettor’s Delight)

Breeding authority Peter Wharton presents all the harness racing news on breeding from Australia, New Zealand and North America every week brought to you by Garrard’s Horse & Hound. From family of Lazarus Star Casino (Bettor’s Delight), who won the $50,000 Group 3 WA 4YO Championship, main event at Gloucester Park, is a Bettor’s Delight gelding from the

Welcome to today’s segment from our harness racing analyst. Providing you with free expert tips and selections for harness meetings run in New Zealand. Harness racing hits Addington again on Show day Friday Nov 17 for another big day of racing. The racing starts at 12:02pm and we highlight some specials and value runners we think can

Has there ever been a more dramatic script in harness racing than the 2023 $100,000 G1 NZ FFA? The soapbox started some 30 hours before the 1980m dispatch point with the New Zealand Cup winner, Swayzee sensationally scratched on Thursday morning, soon followed by the Cran & Chrissie Dalgety trained Republican Party. The eleven horse

After another dominating win in the G2 Kaikoura Cup, Akuta (Bettor’s Delight) has been shortened to $1.90 in the betting market by the TAB for the IRT New Zealand Trotting Cup on harness racing’s big day at Addington in fifteen days time. “We were a bit slow away again but he was able to get

A total of 78 nominations have been received for the IRT New Zealand Cup and Renwick Farms Dominion Trot at Addington during Cup and Show Week. Harness racing nominations closed this week, with 46 pacers put forward for the New Zealand Cup on Tuesday, November 14 and 32 for the country's premier trotting race the