Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
The news overnight that Self Assured won’t be lining up in the NZ Trotting Cup in 12 days time comes as no great surprise to those who were aware that owner Jean Fiess had been privately expressing great concern about her great pacer’s lacklustre performance at Kaikoura on Monday, and mulling over whether to pull […]
Wyndham based horseman Craig Ferguson is absolutely on fire this season. So hot that he us training winners and placegetters at a ratio to starters never seen before in NZ this century. The highest UDR (see picture at top) ever recorded by at season’s end by a trainer in the top 12 on the premiership […]
What you see above are the remaining contenders for this year’s New Zealand Trotting Cup, the time honoured race that once boasted fields full of champions. Now all we have is Mark Purdon’s best pacers, a handful of locals, a former claimer class Aussie, a recycled Kiwi from Oz, and a bunch full of next […]
Everyone’s favorite drug dealer, crim and disqualified harness racing participant – but not, his main supporter claims without meeting our request for proof, a con man who rips off pensioners – Matthew Anderson had his appeal for drenching 2 horses on NZ Cup day heard on Thursday. He won a victory of sorts too, with […]
Copy That and Self Assured first met not in a race, but on a card, at Alexandra Park on 14 December 2019. They won separate races over 2200m, with Copy That running 1.6 seconds faster in his. It was a portent of things to come. The pair’s first actual race contest was in the 2020 Ashburton […]
Copy That has been stood down from racing for 28 days after he choked down and was subsequently found to have bled in tonight’s A$500,000 Hunter Cup at Melton. But, incredibly the horse recovered quickly and trainer Ray Green is confident he can still have him ready for the $1 million The Race by Grins […]
Riccarton and Awapuni Abandonments – Message from Bruce Sharrock Following the abandonment of todays meeting at Riccarton and Awapuni yesterday NZTR will be seeking answers to the following as soon as possible. NZTR has requested a comprehensive report from the Canterbury Jockey Club following todays abandonment. NZTR has requested a comprehensive report from RACE Inc […]
For those who haven’t caught up with the news, the biggest day on the NZ South Island gallops racing calendar – the NZ Cup meeting – has been sensationally called off after just 3 races due to the state of the track. The thing is though is that it’s fine hot and sunny, with a […]
Champion pacer. Brilliant galloper. Gorgeous wife. Great life. Lovely family. And the New Zealand Trotting Cup. It doesn’t bet any better than this. Or happen to nicer people. Good on you Meg and Merv. You deserve it.
At 8.30 this morning our time Merv Butterworth rang me as he was walking onto the Addington track. I was going to there too, but I lost my passport. Anyone seen it anywhere? This is what Merv said. He was right. Good on you mate. You bloody beauty! PS – they was a typo. It […]
