News

4 June 2020

Asteria Lavra best chance for Wallis/Hackett team

One of our leading trotting trainers thinks the post-Covid racing world may force a change to the way fellow trainers think.

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3 June 2020

Obituary – John Mudie

John Alexander Mudie, who was involved in horse racing for some 40 years as a TAB agent and secretary of the Oamaru, Kurow and Waikouaiti harness racing clubs, died on Friday night (May 29, 2020). He was 76.

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3 June 2020

Hope stable off to a rollicking record-breaking start

Racing’s resumption post-lockdown couldn't scarcely have gone any better for Woodend trainers Greg and Nina Hope. . .

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3 June 2020

Double dose of good news for Owners and Junior Drivers

Owners will be allowed back to the races, and the Junior Drivers championship is back on, Harness Racing New Zealand has announced.

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3 June 2020

First HERO horse for sale

Harness Racing New Zealand’s life after racing initiative-HERO is excited to offer its first horse for sale.

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3 June 2020

Barry Purdon returns to racing on Thursday

Champion trainer Barry Purdon is happy to be heading back to the races but he admits he would like to be taking twice as many horses.

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2 June 2020

Canada back racing

Harness racing’s been confirmed as the first major sport to return to live competition in Canada.

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2 June 2020

John Dickie to hand over the reins

A successful comeback to racing for one of the north’s most successful harness stables is actually the beginning on the end. Well, officially anyway.

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1 June 2020

Treble for local trainers

Dr Luk Chin’s Tamahere private training property produced a winning treble at Cambridge Raceway on Sunday.

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