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
The man they call 'the master' in New Zealand harness racing circles brought up win number 400 tonight (Dec 1.) in his illustrious training career in remarkable fashion with Resolve (Andover Hall) claiming the G2 $60,000 Trotting Mares Handicap at Addington Raceway. The daughter of Andover Hall had to call on her class to claim
Harness racing trainers the world over are in constant pursuit of a pacer or trotter capable of racing at the elite level, but as we all know, expectations versus the harsh reality is quite a humbling experience. In a career where one must brave the elements, long hours and a tiresome workload, training horses is
Almost four years to the day when Oscar Bonavena (Majestic Son) first contested Australasian harness racing’s biggest trotting race, the seven-year-old stallion has come up trumps and won the Dominion in front of an adoring Addington Raceway crowd. The Mark and Nathan Purdon trained trotter has overcome plenty in his life, not the least during
In the world of harness racing, few in Australasia know how to get a trotter peaking for a big day like New Zealand’s leading trainer of square gaiters, Phil Williamson. Much had been made of his two-pronged attack for the $40,000 G3 Worthy Queen with last year's winner, Majestic Man (Majestic Son), looming as the