All the heats are done and dusted and on Sunday at Ascot Park another three year old harness racing filly will be added to the list of the forty one previous winners of the $60,000 Group Two Macca Lodge/Nevele R Stud Southern Oaks. Southland stables are well represented and Branxholme trainer Nathan Williamson has two
Having reached his 500 win milestone last month, Canterbury harness racing driver Robbie Close is now starting to head for the next 500. At Wyndham last week he drove two winners - Insarchatwist (A Rocknroll Dance) for Ricky Gutsell and Herb (Downbytheseaside) for Regan Todd. Robbie was born in South Auckland and got his start
When the Invercargill Harness Racing Club hosts Diamonds Day on Sunday 21st April, one of the feature races on the card with be the $60,000 Group Two Macca Lodge/ Nevele R Stud Southern Oaks. The Southern Oaks was first run in 1983 known as the Southland Oaks at that time. Members of the inaugural Southland
Harness racing strides back into focus at Addington on Friday with the first meeting at the track in the year 2024. It's a meeting with plenty of intriguing match-ups. Here we take a look at some of the talking points on the night. Race 2, the Airpark Canterbury Mobile Pace, shapes as a clash of
Beaudiene Breeding, a name synonymous with harness racing excellence in Australasia will have a select number of colts on offer at the NZB Standardbred Sales to be held in Christchurch next month. The brand is owned by Dave and Dawn Kennedy from Bayswater in Southland and they’ve had a lifetime involvement in breeding and racing standardbreds.