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Mistress dominates fillies feature

Bruce Stewart • 13 April, 2024

Captains Mistress (Captaintreacherous) underlined her huge potential when she gave her rivals a start and a beating in the $70,000 Group Two Entain Two Year Old Fillies Mobile Pace at the Winton harne... read more

Bettors Anvil wins two year old male feature

Bruce Stewart • 13 April, 2024

On the back of a very good second at Addington on debut, Bettor’s Anvil (Bettor’s Delight) went one better today when winning the $20,000 Murray Gray Memorial at the Winton Harness Racing Club meeting... read more

Beach Flybye wins Winton Cup

Bruce Stewart • 13 April, 2024

Driver Tim Williams wasn’t sure if he’d done the right thing when he took giant pacer Beach Flybye (Downbytheseaside) to the front in today’s $25,000 Stearne Roofing Winton Cup. But the four year old ... read more

Past Southland Oaks Winner-Mainland Banner

Bruce Stewart • 13 April, 2024

Southland harness racing fans got to witness an exceptional three year old filly the day Mainland Banner (Christian Cullen) won the 2005 Southland Oaks.Going into the final the Robert Dunn trained fil... read more

History of the Southern Supremacy Stakes

Bruce Stewart • 8 April, 2024

At harness racing’s Diamonds Day at Ascot Park on Sunday 21st April the long established Group Two Alabar Southern Supremacy Stakes will be run.It’ll be the 21st year Alabar has sponsored the great ra... read more

Southern Oaks – the back story

Bruce Stewart • 8 April, 2024

When the Invercargill Harness Racing Club hosts Diamonds Day on Sunday 21st April, one of the feature races on the card with be the $60,000 Group Two Macca Lodge/ Nevele R Stud Southern Oaks.The South... read more

Hayley wins on debut

Bruce Stewart • 4 April, 2024

The long line of ‘Jaccka’ winners continued today for Charlie and Alisa Smaill when Hayley Jaccka (Always B Miki) won at the Ascot Park Harness Racing meeting in Invercargill.Brent Barclay w... read more

Hayden engineers first win for his Dad

Bruce Stewart • 4 April, 2024

“Yeah, pretty awesome mate. I’ve got a lot to say but I can’t find the words for it to be fair,” Hayden Douglas said after winning his first race at the Invercargill Harness Racing Clubs meeting at As... read more

Da Vinci brushes aside opposition

Bruce Stewart • 28 March, 2024

A wet track today at Wyndham didn’t blunt Da Vinci’s (Art Major) sharp speed and his harness racing win in the $25,000 Hunter Family Handicap was a great result for the locals. Da Vinci (9) ... read more

History repeats in Kindergarten Stakes

Bruce Stewart • 28 March, 2024

Different year, same result was the name of the game in this year’s time honoured two year old harness racing feature the Group Two $60,000 Macca Lodge NZ Kindergarten Stakes at Wyndham today.With Rub... read more