Category: Punting

By Jonny Turner The road to the Rowe Cup starts at Addington tonight for defending champion Love N The Port and his best mate Majestic Man. The pair are the best of friends off the track but fierce rivals on it and they set to begin a one-way path to Alexandra Park. Majestic Man (20m) and Love N The Port (10m) make up a powerful trio trainer Phil Williamson brings to race 6 on Friday night, alongside Jimmy Carter (10m). When lining up from a 10m handicap, Love N The…

By Michael Guerin The synergy between two of the emerging stars of New Zealand harness racing is unmistakable. And tonight they could, maybe should, combine to win the $110,000 Pascoes Northern Oaks at Alexandra Park. On one of the strongest nights of black type racing this season it could be All You Need Is Me and her junior driver Carter Dalgety who steal the show with the Canterbury filly drawn to dominate the Oaks. She has barrier 2 and the respect to secure an uncontested lead after two crushing wins…

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By Brigette Solomon Pukekohe based trainer Andre Poutama is hopeful that with a bit of luck, his team of four runners can make their presence felt at Cambridge Raceway tonight. “We haven’t had any luck with the draws but I think three of the four are capable of a good race” says Poutama. Potter starts in the Race 3, the Watchu Security Mobile Pace for Junior Drivers, with Nathan Delaney driving. Potter has won twice since coming north to the Poutama stable, including a win at the same track two…

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By Jonny Turner Team Dunn only has to hold their form going into Wednesday’s meeting at Addington. The training and driving combination of Robert, Jenna and John Dunn were on fire last week, racking up four wins at Addington, a Wyndham Cup and a further three victories at Motukarara including the Motukarara Stayers Cup. “We had a great week last week, it was a great team effort and they all ran well,” John Dunn said. Charlie Brown made full use of a gem of a Blair Orange drive to win…

By Jonny Turner The MLT Wyndham Cup is far from just another race for two local lads who would love to etch their name in its history books. Trainers Craig Ferguson and Regan Todd will step out two runners in the 3200m feature on the track where their successful careers began. Ferguson made the recent Southland Harness Racing Awards his own thanks to a series of feature race wins. Though the Wyndham Cup doesn’t carry the Group race status that some of his recent success has come in, it rates…

By Michael Guerin Southland’s best harness trainer starts a rare Alexandra Park campaign tonight with two objectives. One is winning either the Northern Derby or Oaks, or both, over the next week. The other is taking three better horses home than the three he flew north. Nathan Williamson has become the dominant force in the harness racing stronghold of Southland, his team often dominating meetings and TAB markets in the deep south. But starting at Alexandra Park tonight things step up a level as he brings Dreams Are Free north…

By Jonny Turner Ben Hope hopes logic doesn’t apply when Muscle Mountain returns to racing in the Group 3 Lamb and Hayward Trotters Classic at Addington on Friday night. Muscle Mountain is set down for the first of several outstanding clashes with the horse who currently holds the title of New Zealand’s best trotter – Oscar Bonavena. Logic says Oscar Bonavena should have the wood on Muscle Mountain this week given the All Stars trotter has the benefit of several runs over summer. Muscle Mountain returns fresh up following his…

By Brigette Solomon The country’s leading trainers, Steve and Amanda Telfer send two additional horses south for today’s feature races at Manawatu and stable driver Joshua Dickie is confident of their chances. “There are several horses in our team that are capable of good performances but I’d say Joca’s Hill and Fernleigh Cash have strong claims,” says Dickie. Joca’s Hill starts in Race one, the Marty & Di’s Catering Handicap Trot over 2500 metres. The gelding has had just seven starts for three wins, the most recent of those at…