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Well-known racing identity Nigel Armstrong has big plans.

The trainers behind two of the biggest names stepping out at Addington on Friday night hope things go a lot smoother for their horses than in their latest visits to the track.

Champion horseman Mark Purdon has a very special desire to want to win the main pace at Alexandra Park tonight but fears his superstar pacer Self Assured could spend much of the race chasing.

Turnover topped $3m for harness racing meetings in this country last week, though it was well down on the same time last year.

Top class former Kiwi mare Spellbound’s immediate racing future is in limbo.

Harness Jewels star Double Delight is still rated a chance to make next week’s Northern Trotting Derby even after missing the obvious lead-up at Alexandra Park this Friday.

A channel broadcasting harness racing, and only harness racing, will be launched this Friday.

As well as Tom Bamford having his first winner as a driver on Tuesday it was a notable day at Addington for other reasons too.  

Tom Bamford left Addington Raceway a happy man on Tuesday after steering home his first winner.