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Headlined by the phenomenal comeback performance of Aardies Express (Always B Miki) in the G3 $50,000 Sibelia Stakes at Menangle on Saturday night, Canadian harness racing enthusiast and horse owner, Mike Tanev, had a weekend to remember down under. The used car salesman they called ‘Aardie’ harking back to his days on the baseball diamond

All the heats are done and dusted and on Sunday at Ascot Park another three year old harness racing filly will be added to the list of the forty one previous winners of the $60,000 Group Two Macca Lodge/Nevele R Stud Southern Oaks. Southland stables are well represented and Branxholme trainer Nathan Williamson has two

The opening session of the 2024 National Standardbred Yearling Sale saw 126 lots go under the auction hammer at the Karaka Sales Centre on Sunday. Following a mixed day of selling, it was Champion sire Captaintreacherous that was popular in the Karaka auditorium and topping the tables by average. Lot 64, the filly by Captaintreachearous out of Champion mare

Steve and Amanda Telfer’s pacer Alta Meteor (Art Major) impressively won the Paul Renwick Joinery Motukarara Christmas Cup at the Banks Peninsula harness racing meeting today (Dec. 29). Starting off twenty metres, driver Tim Williams had the three year old placed midfield early before taking him around to sit parked outside Dashing Major. Coming into

Despite having a good wander at the end of his Green Mile run at Methven today Ohoka Connor (Sunshine Beach) held on to beat a spirited late run from Franco Norton, to win by half a neck. “He’s laid back and pretty casual when he’s in front. I think you’ll find when he’s following a

New Zealand's biggest harness racing day is here and the sun will be scorching on a glorious spring day at Addington Raceway in Christchurch. 12 races, three Group Ones, two Group Three's and over $1.3 million in stakes! Some unbelievable fields with the form and favoured runners dealt tough post positions to overcome in many

The form of rising harness racing star Aardie’s Express (Always B Miki) continues and she’s beginning to fashion the record of a good horse. Going into today’s $40,000 G3 Hannon Memorial the four year old mare was the least experienced of the eleven starters with just twelve starts. But she didn’t know that and she

Pukekohe horsewoman Clare McGowan travelled the world with Olympians and their horses before emigrating to New Zealand. Here she continued her practice as a horse physiotherapist and ultimately ventured into harness racing. Animal wellbeing, meeting and marrying her husband Dave and the way in which a pony helped a young boy regain his speech which

After running second to stablemate Alta Wiseguy (Mach Three) in last year’s New Brighton Cup, BD Joe (Roll With Joe) went one better in winning tonight’s harness racing feature. The early pace was made by Allamericanlover (American Ideal) before driver Tim Williams took BD Joe to the top with 1600 metres to run. From there

Twenty seven year old Alicia Harrison’s harness racing journey has taken a few turns but being based at Stonewall Stud under the guidance of Steve Telfer has given her an opportunity many junior drivers would not get. Working at Stonewall for nearly a year now, she’s enjoying every moment of it. “Steve’s brilliant, a very