It’s Friday! Selections for Auckland and Addington. Head to www.tab.co.nz to place your bet! Alexandra Park Trottech Form Analyst Addington TrottechForm Analyst Race 1 5.53pm 3 Val Thorens11 Levi8 Viscount Mackendon9 Emily Bay Race 1 4.56pm 8 Treasure Cove9 Midnight Miki4 Sacetas6 Strikem Race 26.27pm 7 Hawkeye Pierce6 Rough And Ready5 Shake A leg3 Hezasweetie Race 2 5.19pm 5 Magician1 Renegade9 Dave Duley2 Commander Joe Race 36.58pm 7 Fearless2 A Trophy Wife10 It Ain’t Me Babe11 Winners Time Race 3 5.44pm 3 Odina5 Ya Rite Darl11 Meant…
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Name The Race Competition
HRNZ is offering you the chance to name the new $200,000 4YO race at Addington Raceway on December 6. It can relate to a great 4YO of years gone by – or not. What it must do is convey the excitement and the status of a brand new Group 1 to the racing calendar. The successful entrant will get a prize that features : Two tickets to the Silks Lounge (including food and drink) or six tickets to the ZM On the Green for IRT NZ Cup Day And the…
Three-time Cup winner back for Addington’s big night
By Dave Di Somma, Harness News Desk The now Victorian-based Anthony Butt will return to the scene of some of his greatest triumphs when he drives at Friday’s bumper meeting at Addington tomorrow night. The three-time New Zealand Cup-winning driver will cross the Tasman to drive two former Aussies in Rock N Roll Doo and Kyvalley Hotspur and is set for more appearances in the next month or so. “This week I’m just going over and then back but I’ll be back for Ashburton and then Cup week all…
The Trials Report – October 10
As racing hots up right around the country we look at who is impressing at the trials. Auckland Trotting Club Workouts @ Pukekohe Raceway- Thursday 3 October Race 6- Double Parked (3g Downbytheseaside- Mockingjay) Tr- AG Herlihy Resuming after one race start when finishing second at Alexandra Park in May behind the talented Always A Porsche (now the winner of 4 of his 8 starts to date). Settled second last of the five runners for trainer/driver Tony Herlihy before working around to lead with half of the heat remaining.…
It’s Williamson vs Williamson in Southern Trotting Oaks
By Jonny Turner Matthew Williamson is preparing to unleash one of Princess Sadie’s key weapons in the Dancinginthedark M Southern Trotting Oaks. The pair have the daunting task of trying to take down superstar filly Empire City in the Ascot Park feature. Empire City is set to start a red-hot favourite after beating nearly all of the rivals she clashes with on Thursday in her first spring outing at Addington last month. With blazing gate speed and having drawn in barrier 5 on Thursday, Princess Sadie looks to get her…
Eight chances left to qualify for Golden Gait
With around five weeks to go, time is running out for those trying to qualify for the brand new $1m Golden Gait series at Alexandra Park on December 20. Ten races will be held on the night, five pacing and five trotting, each worth $100,000. In both gaits, there will be one 2YO and 3YO race as well as three ratings races for the 4YO and older horses. To be eligible horses must have raced at least six times at the Park during the qualifying period (January 1 – December…
Age group numbers prompt extra races at Addington and Oamaru
An influx of two and three-year-olds has prompted a re-jig of races at both Addington Raceway on Friday and Oamaru on Sunday. “We had a total of 72 two-year-old pacers and trotters nominated in the South Island this week,” says Harness Racing New Zealand’s new Head of Racing and Wagering Matt Peden, “demand has essentially exceeded supply.” “But it’s a great problem to have.” To accommodate the numbers three new races have programmed across the two meetings. At Addington on Friday there were always going to be three Listed NZ…
News Briefs : October 9
Milestones for both Ray Green and Maurice McKendry, two good three-year-olds on the move, and a dog naming competition all feature in this week’s News Briefs. Double whammy in win Sugar Ray Lincoln produced two milestones with his win at Alexandra Park last Friday. The victory gave Ray Green 500 training successes and was driving win number 3400 for Maurice McKendry. Maurie Mac, as he’s known, has had a quieter than usual year with just eight wins in 2024. He is the country’s second most successful driver ever, 285…
Jason Teaz brings up the ton at Cambridge
By Dave Di Somma, Harness News Desk By his own admission Jason Teaz isn’t one to get too nostalgic or sentimental. But at Cambridge last night he trained his 100th winner, acknowledging it was a “pretty big achievement” and one worth celebrating. He brought up the milestone with Always B Charlie, who led all the way in the Christmas At The Raceway Tickets On Sale Now Mobile Pace for driver Peter Ferguson, before clearing out to win by three lengths. “There was a time when I thought I wouldn’t even…
The Box Seat – October 8
Check out this week’s The Box Seat with Matt Cross and Greg O’Connor.