Forum: Harnesslink News NZ

In the event excessive entries are received for the NZ Metropolitan TC’s racing resumption meeting on Friday 29 May, the club sought and gained the approval of HRNZ and RITA to stage an additional meeting on Thursday 28 May (noon start) to...

Racing loves stories about those who strike gold but in trainer Malcolm Hutchings’s extraordinary story it is quite literally true.... More...

Veterinary experts are confident the latest setback to the New Zealand racing industry will be temporary.... More...

Bidding is now avaliable in NZB Standardbred’s largest breeding stock sale, the 2020 All Age Sale on gavelhouse.com. ... More...

One of the most successful northern stables will be up and running when racing resumes at the end of the month.... More...

By Jonny Turner ... More...

By Josh Smith - Harness News Desk ... More...

Bidding is now avaliable for NZB Standardbred’s largest breeding stock sale, the 2020 All Age Sale on gavelhouse.com. ... More...

While the lockdown was “almost business as usual” for trainer Megan Teaz, the demise of all racing domestically did have an immediate impact on her race-calling husband Jason.... More...

So Addington Raceway looks to have been deemed the big winner out of the RITA track purge of 2020.... More...

By Dave Di Somma -Harness News Desk... More...

By Josh Smith - Harness News Desk... More...

Even Harness Racing New Zealand handicapper Andrew Morris admits to being “more than a little surprised” by the number of horses preparing for racing’s resumption.... More...

Alabar has 57 harness racing weanlings in their annual NZB All Age Sale consignment up for sale this year – and one noticeable feature is the increasingly strong representation of trotters.... More...

Statement from Ken Spicer, Chair, Harness Racing New Zealand... More...

Canterbury trainer Cran Dalgety prides himself on being a glass half-full sort of guy. But the lack of racing of late and the issues facing the industry have got him thinking.... More...

By Jonny Turner ... More...

Few horses have impressed Mark Purdon as much as Vincent did. The son of Art Major won 16 of his 19 starts including harness racing victories in the NZ Derby, NSW Derby and Auckland Cup. ... More...

While the lockdown was hard going for many it had one major plus for Canterbury trainer-driver Anj Mugford. Now she looks across her family’s Leeston property and sees a brand new 800 metre training track.... More...

As the south gears up for winter harness racing it seemed a good idea to ring a few trainers to see what horses they’re preparing.... More...