New Zealand Derby placegetter Sand Wave (Somebeachsomewhere) has been retired from harness racing. “He’s had a niggly injury in his fetlock. It wasn’t settling down and he’s been such a good horse to everybody we decided rather than keep patching him up we’d do the right thing by him,” trainer Nathan Williamson said. Raced by
The Trevor Proctor trained Tact McLeod (Sweet Lou) is a horse going places and his win in the $25,000 Otautau Four Square Supermarket Wairio Cup today in only his ninth start, vindicates his harness racing trainer’s high opinion of him. “If he’s as good as I hope he will turn out to be, we might
Whilst Merlin (Art Major) and Don’t Stop Dreaming (Bettor’s Delight), two of New Zealand’s biggest pacing stars prepare for the $250,000 Chariots Of Fire on March 2nd, two of their siblings could be seen in action at the Winton harness racing workouts at the Central Southland Raceway today. Both trained by Nathan Williamson, Captains Mistress
Northern Southland harness racing stud Macca Lodge has three yearlings on their books for the NZB Standardbred Sales in Christchurch next month. Brent and Sheree McIntyre along with their son Caine have been operating the 600 acre stud since 2008, when they purchased the well known Jaccka Lodge from Charlie and Alisa Smaill. Brent’s racing
Phil and Melinda Cummings have been charged with continuing the standardbred legacy that is Tuapeka Lodge. The Lodge which is based in Lawrence in Central Otago New Zealand has been operating for fifty five years and Phil is a fifth generation Cummings. The stud can lay claim to 10 sale toppers: Armbro View (1977 -