New Zealand harness racing lost one of its iconic owners in the early hours of Sunday morning with Terry McDonald succumbing to his health ailments in his hospice bed at the age of 83. Somewhat serendipitously, in the afternoon that preceded his passing, McDonald was in the winning ownership of Tower Of Love (Johnny Rock)
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
Steve and Amanda Telfer’s pacer Alta Meteor (Art Major) impressively won the Paul Renwick Joinery Motukarara Christmas Cup at the Banks Peninsula harness racing meeting today (Dec. 29). Starting off twenty metres, driver Tim Williams had the three year old placed midfield early before taking him around to sit parked outside Dashing Major. Coming into
The beautifully bred and stakes performed, Ambassador Hanover (Chapter Seven), will be saying ‘ciao’ to North America in the not too distant future with a deal reached between connections of the former Ake Svanstedt pupil to assume stallion duties on the shores of Italy for the 2024 breeding season. The 2021 Tomkin Geers winner will