By Jonny Turner Katie Cox has the chance to continue her outstanding winter form at Ashburton on Sunday. Cox has produced a strong strike-rate as both a trainer and driver this season, with her efforts over the recent months providing a good boost to her numbers. The trainer-driver will be out to notch another win when Monsignor has his second start at the races at Ashburton in race 1. The trotter comes into his assignment after producing a faultless debut win at Addington. “He did go nice first up and…
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Third win this campaign for Galleons Ambassador
By Jonny Turner Galleons Ambassador again showed her troubles are well and truly behind her when running to an easy win at Addington on Friday night. The trotter made it win number three of her latest campaign when sweeping past an intermediate field to score for trainer-driver John Morrison. Galleons Ambassador raced through the summer without quite being able to reach the heights she has recently. Morrison credits the trotter’s brilliant winter form to her putting a series of niggles in the rear-view. “She is going really good now, it’s…
What a way to bring up 300 wins
by Dave Di Somma, Harness News Desk Andre Poutama’s an old hand when it comes to dead heats. “I’m used to it now,” he laughs. While many can drive a whole career without ever getting one dead heat Poutama, at just 31, has now had two with last night’s win at Cambridge also bringing up a significant milestone, his 300th victory. He led with Leo Lincoln in the IRT Your Horse. Our Passion Mobile Pace and looked set to win outright before Tim Williams launched the favourite Cassius Clyde from…
Dont Ask delivers in style at Winton
By Jonny Turner There weren’t just celebrations between trainer Alister Black and driver Matthew Williamson following Dont Ask’s impressive win at Winton yesterday. The trotter produced one of the performances of the day as southern harness racing returned following its annual winter hiatus. Dont Ask had been consistent through the autumn without producing the kind of sparkling performance she did yesterday. Black put the effort down to him finding the key to keeping the mare calm before her race. “We tried one of those (compression) hoods on her today and…
Clear Left gives Crystal Hackett her 50th win
By Michael Guerin Cambridge maiden winner Clear Left has a lot to live up to but he has at least started off on the right hoof. The son of Art Major was a winner at just his second start on Thursday night, clinging on to beat Rockafilly in the hands of Crystal Hackett, giving the in-form young driver her 50th career success, half of those this year. Trainer John Dickie says the win won’t be Clear Left’s last as he is at the improving stage of his young career but…
Talented Telfer stablemates in action tonight
By Jonny Turner Spring must be right around the corner with more big guns to be rolled out at Addington on Friday night. In the pacing ranks Allamericanlover and Anything Goes both return to racing while age-group trotting star Mystic Max will take his first step towards the Dominion. Allamericanlover will step out alongside her stablemate Aardie’s Express in the National Handicap. While Aardie Express has the benefit of race fitness after having one run back, trainer Amanda Telfer has warned Allamericanlover isn’t far behind her. “Allamericanlover’s last trial was…
Rasmussen back as top pacers return to Addington
By Michael Guerin The open class pacing scene awakens from its winter slumber at Addington tonight and it also sees the return of one of the greats. The National Handicap hosts only a small field after two scratchings but in Anything Goes and Aardie’s Express it boasts two of the more exciting open class newcomers as well as a proven Group 1 winner in Allamericanlover. Aardie’s Express went a huge race before blowing out late in her first start after a 10-month break last time out and should be significantly…
Jason Wood … Jack and Jill went up the hill
By Rob Courtney Part owner/breeder of four-year-old Auckland Reactor mare Baltimore Jill, Jason Wood was adamant that his mare had more to offer and deserved a second chance. The full sister to Baltimore Jack (six wins) had been placed twice in her first 14 starts, not exactly a great return on the investment, but as the other owners’ enthusiasm began to wane, Wood decided to put his money where his thinking was and bought the others out and immediately transferred the mare to Loburn trainer Andrew Stuart. From her new…
Addington Weekly : August 10
Here’s Greg O’Connor with the latest Addington News.
Southern racing resumes at Winton today
By Jonny Turner Formlines will collide when harness racing resumes in the southern region at Winton on Thursday. A break of almost six weeks without racing will end when a seven-race card gets underway at Central Southland Raceway. The programme features clashes between horses coming in fresh after last racing in June, those coming back from longer spells and horses who bring race fitness after competing at Addington lately. The Lyndon Bond trained Step It Up A Notch is among those who have the benefit of recent racing. And in…