It’s that time of year - The fat man in the red suit. Family arguments. Sleeping off Christmas dinner. Harness racing horse owners have supported the Christmas theme when naming their horses too! Here’s a list of notable horses (based out of New Zealand) that shared a little bit of festive spirit through their names.
NATHAN Dawson became only the second person in Australasian harness racing history to drive 400 winners in a season when he partnered the Donny Smith trained Mach Daddy (Mach Three) to victory at Redcliffe. The gifted 27-year-old easily surpassed his previous best of 255 wins in the 2019/20 season. Dawson joins champion Victorian Chris Alford
GTY Stable's homebred Gaitway Guy withstood a sustained first-over attack to score his second preliminary win in the Delaware Standardbred Breeders' Fund (DSBF) series for three-year-old male pacers at Bally's Dover, drawing away to a handy 1:54.1 victory in his $20,000 second-round division on Thursday (Dec. 7).
Manitoba-born driver, Daryl Thiessen was involved in an accident in May 2021 at Century Downs that had an immense impact on his career. After two-and-half years of battling through physical and mental hurdles, Thiessen has found himself at a new level. "My confidence has never been higher," said Thiessen. "I'm feeling super comfortable while also