Dale Forbes, the newly appointed manager at Egmont Park stud, Biddeston, is a true all-rounder of the sport. The Christchurch-born horseman has been a successful breeder, owner, trainer, driver, breaker and studmaster. Dale started out doing boxes for different stables in the Canterbury area as a teenager. “While I was at school I was with
Harness racing driver Sam Ottley admits that getting her 700th win across the line this last month has been a battle. The Canterbury based driver sat at 698 and 699 for a while but on Sunday at Motukarara she achieved her milestone driving the Kevin Fairbairn trained trotter Holly Highlander (Creatine), coming in to win