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In the twilight of his harness racing career at start number 105, many presumed the Barry Purdon and Scott Phelan-trained Mach Shard (Mach Three) was simply making up the numbers in tonight's Group One $110,000 Taylor Mile at Alexandra Park against a much younger crop of up and coming Open Class pacing talent. The two
There’s plenty of good exposed form for this years $110,000 Group One Diamond Creek Farm Two Year Old Classic at the Invercargill Harness Racing Club’s Diamonds Day meeting on Sunday. This year for the first time in it’s ten year history the feature carries Group One status. Local trainer Nathan Williamson lines up Always Dreaming
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
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
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