Prominent Southland horse breeder and owner Lester Smith died on Monday after a battle with cancer. He was 71. Last month I spoke to Lester about his life in racing. For all of his adult life the retired Southland lawyer had had a keen interest in harness racing and he certainly had his share of
For all of his adult life retired Southland lawyer Lester Smith has had a keen interest in harness racing. Smith who lives in Cromwell and turns 71 at the end of this month has certainly had his share of success. As an owner he’s won two Southern Supremacy Stakes, has bred from a mare that
The curtain is coming down on the wonderful harness racing career of Cambridge trainer Mike Berger. Over a span of forty three years he’s won more than 700 races including a New Zealand Cup, a Taylor Mile, two Easter Cups and a New Zealand Standardbred Breeders Stakes. His exit is partly due to the current