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Cambridge reinsman Peter Ferguson is back driving and showing no signs of a shattered hand which kept him out of harness racing for two spells of three months. More...

Cambridge reinsman Peter Ferguson is back driving and showing no signs of a shattered hand which kept him out of harness racing for three months. More...

Stacey Dey can't believe the harness racing dream she is now living. The 19-year-old Aucklander never ever considered working with horses. Why should she, Dey was petrified of the big equine beast. More...

New Zealand's oldest active harness racing conditioner - Bill Darrah says he wants to train one more winner and then he could consider retiring. "I'll keep going until I'm 100 if that's how long it takes," the Thames horseman told Harnesslink. ...

New Zealand's oldest active harness racing conditioner - Bill Darrah says he wants one more winner and then he could consider retiring. "I'll keep going to I'm 100 if that's how long it takes," the Thames horseman told Harnesslink. More...

Major changes have been made to the New Zealand Racing Board's executive team to lead the growth of the country's harness racing and racing industry. New Zealand Racing Board Chief Executive Chris Bayliss said the appointment of four highly-regarded...

Auckland Reactor's chances of finally contesting a New Zealand Cup are improving even though he will miss his expected lead-up race at Kaikoura on Monday (October 29). The $1.8 million harness racing earner had been earmarked to contest the Kaikoura...

The RTIP today announced the final agenda of panel sessions, complete with speakers, for the 2012 Symposium on Racing & Gaming scheduled for December 3 - 6, 2012, in Tucson, Arizona. More...

The Kaikoura Cup field and oddis out now (see below). No Auckland Reactor! Interestingly the 11 runners are all ranked between 7 and 25 for the Cup. 5 inside the top 15, 6 out. This could be the harness racing event that has the most direct impact...

As reported on Twitter and now officially with the Harness Racing New Zealand computer John Dunn will the reins on Alta Christiano in the final Sires Stakes Heat this week. More...

The Kaikoura Cup field is out now. No Auckland Reactor! Interestingly the 11 runners are all ranked between 7 and 25 for the Cup. 5 inside the top 15, 6 out. This could be the harness racing event that has the most direct impact on who gets a run...

Pure Power's two wins in his last two starts have seen him shorten in from 23rd to 18th in the latest New Zealand Cup rankings released today (Wednesday october 24) by Harness Racing New Zealand. More...

Champion harness racing conditioner Tim Butt's return to training is set to be short lived - in this country at least. The outstanding horseman is free to train again after serving a six-month disqualification for a positive swab returned by Raglan...

The New Zealand Standardbred Breeders Association (NZSBA) as been notified of foals needing foster mares in Canterbury. More...

Well, in the past week there's been much to marinate on. Yesterday's (Monday October 22) Flying Stakes meeting threw up some harness racing questions, maybe answered some too. More...

Canterbury harness racing trainer Paul Court has to pinch himself sometimes just to make sure he's not dreaming the Terror To Love dream. "Trainers like Dad (Graham) wait for a lifetime for a horse like this. I've only been out of school about 15...

Well, in the past week there's been much to marinate on. Yesterday's (Monday October 22) Flying Stakes meeting threw up some questions, maybe answered some too. More...

Dave McGowan believes Pure Power will be one of the favourites for the New Zealand Cup. .. and in order to achieve that November 2013 goal the 6-year-old will be plying his trade in Australia. More...

The gap between the champ and the rest was rarely better shown than by Dr Hook's narrow harness racing win in the Flying Mile at Ashburton yesterday (October 22). More...

The key question surrounding next month's New Zealand Trotting Cup changed in the space of three minutes yesterday (Monday October 22). Because before the running of the Ashburton Flying Stakes punters were wondering whether Terror To Love could...