Forum: Harnesslink News NZ

The six year old mare Maiden Rome has been a bit of a fixture around Canterbury harness racing racetracks over the last three and a half years.... More...

Racing in NZ directly and indirectly accounts for well over $1.6 billion dollars worth of GDP, employs tens of thousands of people, has the potential to rapidly expand its export earnings and is an integral part of the Kiwi lifestyle.... More...

One time boom trotting mare Armbro Demon is now at All Stars and on the comeback trail having not raced since October 2012. A comeback is possible but nobody around All Stars thinks it will be easy.... More...

Arya’s much talked about and unjust Harness Jewels Day disqualification may cost her more than just prize money.... More...

Training will become a game of Russian Roulette unless harness racing officials become more proactive investigating high bicarbonate levels and allow trainers to prove their innocence, says trainer Mark Jones.... More...

After nine races over three days the NZ representative at the Amateur Drivers World Championship has finished a highly commendable fifth. Raced at the Finnish tracks of Riihimaki, Tampere & Helsinki, Jeff Darby racked up a trio each of 2nds and...

If she was to only win one more race this season, Sam Ottley wouldn’t be too concerned as long as that win came in tonight’s Darren DeFilippi Memorial at Addington Raceway.... More...

Suspended harness trainer Jamie Keast applauds a move to lift the allowable level of bicarbonate in racehorses but he warns lengthy automatic bans could crucify the innocent.... More...

A Canterbury trainer has been suspended for six months for breaching harness racing's drug rules - but under proposed changes future offenders could be banned for up to 10 years.... More...

Winning harness races has become a habit for the leading dual code trainer Graeme Rogerson. In partnership in the harness racing side of the business with former leading harness trainer Peter Blanchard, this duo of top horsemen continue to produce a...

Not many harness racing meetings go bye at the Cambridge track in the Waikato without a Geoff Small runner saluting the judge and tonight was no exception.... More...

New Zealand Standardbred Breeders' Association (NZSBA) received some welcomed news this week when their application to the Royal Agricultural Society (RAS) as an Affiliated Breed Society was accepted.... More...

As we get closer to the breeding season once again, we have been looking through the credentials of some of the harness racing sires available in Australasia.... More...

It would be fair to say that New Zealand harness racing breeders have never really taken to the brilliant Swedish racehorse and sire Revenue.... More...

Washdyke horseman Jesse Wederell has sold all of Garibaldi and the majority of Phil Monty, but that doesn’t stop him from smiling every time one of his ‘two boys’ cross the line in first place.... More...

Last week was a bit quieter for the ring-around with just Matthew Williamson, Ricky May, Ken Barron, David Butt, and Tony Herlihy tipping out winners.... More...

With the election drawing near we thought it would be approiate to give all the major political parties an opportunity to enlighten us with their vision for the racing industry.... More...

A change of plans will see smart freshman colt Art Union bypass a heat of the Australasian Breeders Crown where he would have had to clash with superstar juvenile Follow The Stars at Addington on Friday.... More...

Harness Racing New Zealand has made a proposal to increase the threshold level for TCO2 under the Prohibited Substance Regulations.... More...

Star New Zealand two-year-old Beaudiene Boaz will make his first public appearance in Australia when Gary Hall jun. drives him in a trial at Byford on Sunday morning.... More...