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New Zealand harness racing lost one of its iconic owners in the early hours of Sunday morning with Terry McDonald succumbing to his health ailments in his hospice bed at the age of 83. Somewhat serendipitously, in the afternoon that preceded his passing, McDonald was in the winning ownership of Tower Of Love (Johnny Rock)
A collection of harness racing equipment, built up over nearly four decades, now needs a new home. North Canterbury-based trainer Paul Kerr is retiring and after moving on most of his racing team he's now doing the same with all his surplus gear. "After 38 years I'm pretty much selling up everything, there is a
Sadly, champion harness racing broodmare Chaangerr (Vance Hanover / Nell’s Pride) was recently humanely euthanised, at the age of 33-years-old. Chaangerr was bred and retained to race by Brian Hughes and Alan Meadows, winning 6 races (5 at Alexandra Park) for stake earnings of $75,860. Her wins included a DB Fillies Heat and the NI
The following are the nominees for the first annual Westie Awards, recognizing the hard work and achievements of the top harness racing horse and horsepeople in Western Canada. I, Trey Colbeck, determined the nominees based on performance over the past year. Each category has one nominee from each province, and the winner will be announced
While there was quite a bit of competition going on in three of the four two-year-old harness racing categories this year, it seems pretty “cut and dry” that the two-year-old trotting colt “war” is between Karl (Tactical Landing) and T C I (Cantab Hall). Both were awesome this entire semester and, to make matters even