When Harness Racing New Zealand published the nominations for last week's Lyell Creek stakes, the one glaring omission was the presence of the Greg and Nina Hope-trained Muscle Mountain (Muscle Hill). By his own imperious standards, his performance in the TAB Trot on Grin's night at Cambridge Raceway three weeks ago appeared to be below
Harness Racing New Zealand has today unveiled a significantly revamped calendar for the 2024/25 season which it says is designed to deliver more racing opportunities for industry stakeholders and punters alike. “The changes come following an 11-month window which has seen the most radical shift in the racing and wagering landscape that New Zealand has
Breeding authority Peter Wharton presents harness racing news on breeding from Australia, New Zealand and North America brought to you by Yabby Dam Farms & Racing! Yabby Dam Racing, principal Pat Driscoll’s dream to breed and race world class trotters was born after seeing a billboard on the Champs Elysees in Paris advertising the famous trotting
A decision to buy a trotting mare ten years ago continues to pay dividends for former Southland harness racing trainer Tony Barron and Southland dairy farmer Gordon McKenzie. After Queen Kenny (Monarchy) ran second at Wyndham on debut in February 2014 for Oamaru trainer Phil Williamson, Barron and McKenzie were able to purchase the royally
While the harness racing connections of the Australian pacers may have been left rueing a gold old dose of the 'visitors draws' at the barrier reveal for Cambridge Raceway's Night of Champions, the same couldn't be said for their trotting counterparts. With the Brent Lilley trained ex-pat kiwi Queen Elida being the exception as the