Forum: New Zealand Harness Racing

Monkey 2nd run back, 1 run under his belt with a 800m sprint and not much else in that race, beaten by De Lovely in a sitsprint. draws better than Reactor, has an edge therefore. Reactors first run in a long time back in NZ, had 2 great workouts...

Who produces this gem of information. I imagine it's the TAB. Liftout in the Herald this morning for the Auckland Harness PREMIER meeting tonight has one page only and 6 of the 11 races have no expanded form. Boy, they really want us to...

Why did the Auckland Trotting Club replace the legendary Mr Roy Purdon as patron with the not VERY legendary John Banks?

Adam Hamilton reported on radio this morning that S.S. will be by passing the Miracle Mile, may contest the Hunter Cup but will almost certainly return to Auckland for the Taylor Mile and the Messenger.

Two stalwarts of harness racing have passed away recently, Bryce Buchanan and Jim Smith. Both were great horsemen that had forgotten more than most of us had learned and both were what makes our industry what it is. Like thousands of others, I was...

I have been away but just read Matt's story i The Press about the two grass track meetings last weekend when Thomas Wood and Trevor Wilkes were filling in for Mark McNamara. I agree completely with the story that both days had some terrible...

Race 1 at Ashburton............Dexter won on his first drive back. He simply carries on as if he has never been away. :D

Having now seen live the colours launched by HRNZ to publicise the upcoming series all I can say is I hope they didn't pay big money to some consultant to design them. Surely, to anyone with any sense of both design and marketing, black would...

Have never had anything to do with his progeny before yet the past 1.5 years have worked with 3. All were light bays and big horses (2 were 16+ hands, 1 was 17+ hands). They all had a slightly bulged foreheads. All had very large heads!! They...

Good luck Ian...and thanks for the story mate. When you get a free Saturday our cricket team is ready for you. http://www.harnesslink.com/www/Article.cgi?ID=84949

Hello fellow Viewer's I have been offered a Job in Aukland NZ, & i am thinking about coming over ... and i was just wonering is it worth while seeing as stake money is bigger over there then over here in Aust. I also have my B Grade...

yet again the Club is ruled by the need to make a dollar so members turfed out of Silks Lounge into the smallest room on the course and it was packed with very poor viewing of the races. we pay our membership fees but get treated like crap when...

Newly Crowned Winningest Driver of All Time Dave Palone will be on Inside horseracing at 9pm E.S.T. Also we will have HOF trainer Shug Mc Gaughey on too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 2 Great interviews!!!!!!!!!!!!!!...

Why? Read more here: http://www.harnesslink.com/www/Article.cgi?ID=90757

I remember (the good old days) when the HR Weekly (or Calendar) was about 20-30 pages of A3. Yes, it was in newsprint, and yes it was in black and white. However, there were more stories, and a story could be covered in more depth than the...

Now to my way of thinking THAT'S a very promising colt. Really impressed by the way he finished it off.

So Monkey King takes it out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHBS5daTFo0

The Harness Jewels really came of age today. Records went flying all day. To round it off with Border Control going 1:50:6 in the last was just the icing on the cake for me. Big thank-you to everybody involved for making it such a breathtaking day,...

what do you think about the need for Direct Scooter Blood in your marelines. Personally which they are a bit touchy, I believe that a good dosage of Direct Sccoter Blood across the tough old Tar Heel-Adios, Globe Derby and Albatross line horses...

I would like to thank and acknowledge those whom came to my aid after the axle failure on my float during my trip to Forbury races on Saturday... The very insistant lady passenger in the passing car who was "first alert".. will never know your...