Southland harness racing stable hand and Kidz Kartz driver Olivia Thomas is heading to Brisbane next month to represent New Zealand at the Inter-Dominion Pony Trots in Queensland, Australia. “I’m stoked. It’s a great opportunity,” she said. HRNZ selected Thomas and Anna Mangles from Canterbury and both have been invited by the Queensland Junior Harness Racing Association
In racing terms twenty one year old harness racing junior driver Zev Meredith hasn’t had an easy run. He’s broken up a few times and gone into a full blown gallop once but after being put aside he’s come back a better horseman. Zev said he didn’t spend much time at school and it was
Twenty three year old Waimumu harness racing trainer Rebecca Heads certainly hasn’t had an easy road to follow especially in the last twelve months. After creating a clear pathway in the sport early in her career she hit a bump when she suddenly started having epileptic seizures in August last year. Heads said she was
Junior harness racing driver Ben Hope was born into a strong harness racing family. He’s been lucky enough to drive a champion trotter and not many juniors get that opportunity. The twenty three year old certainly has plenty of harness racing pedigree and remembers getting in the gig with his dad Greg at a young
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