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The ride for the Rolleston harness racing partnership of David and Stacey White continued at Addington tonight with rising trotting star Bet N Win (What The Hill) winning the $40,000 Listed NZB Standardbred Uncut Gems Trotters Classic. The couple are in just their seventh year of training and have a horse every young trainer dreams
Tomorrow sees the running of the 64th Macca Lodge Kindergarten Stakes on the aptly named Young Quinn Raceway at Wyndham. Young Quinn won the 1972 edition of the two year old harness racing feature. Favouritism for this year’s race is likely to be fought out between the Bob Butt trained Ukraine, (Captain Crunch) an impressive
When Chris and Tina Barlow from Highfields Bloodstock chose Woodlands Stud's classy son of Somebeachsomewhere, Downbytheseaside, as a consort for their super-producing Presidential Ball mare Destiny, it was not without an element of risk. However the couple from Albany had some method to their madness, and also knew there was a good chance of breeding
Established by the late Wayne Francis in the mid 1980ʻs, and synonymous with the famed “Franco” name, Spreydon Lodge has been selling select yearlings through New Zealandʻs national standardbred yearling sale for over two decades. The renowned racing and breeding establishment has enjoyed considerable success in recent years with it consistently amongst the top consignors
When it comes to juvenile trotting in harness racing, more often than not at the elite end of the spectrum, the apple doesn't tend to fall too far from the tree. A quick look at the field for Friday night's G2 2YO Sires Stakes Trotting Championship at Addington Raceway is testament to that, with a