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20 May 2024

Neville Cleaver : 86 wins and counting

It seems only right that Riverton-based fisherman and well-known harness racing identity Neville Cleaver's latest winner has a name with a strong nautical theme.

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17 May 2024

Reminder : 2024 NZB Yearling Sales - Transfers of Ownership

This is a reminder that even if you haven’t finalised the ownership for the yearling purchased at the NZB Standardbred National Yearling Sales earlier this year, you are still required to submit a transfer of ownership by 31 May 2024.

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27 March 2024

Sandford and Dunn marching on

The Bob Sandford - Geoff Dunn partnership goes back to the early 1990s and through that time they have been together for 100+ wins.

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26 October 2023

Huge night for the Messengers at Cambridge

Elderly Taranaki owners Alan and Lyn Messenger will surely set a record when they trek north to Cambridge on Friday.

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10 October 2023

"Aunty" Ayumi's shot at Harness Million glory

Ayumi Shibuya has her flights booked, and can't wait for the Harness Million race night at Addington on Friday.

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10 August 2023

Jason Wood … Jack and Jill went up the hill

Part owner/breeder of four-year-old Auckland Reactor mare Baltimore Jill, Jason Wood was adamant that his mare had more to offer and deserved a second chance.

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17 July 2023

The Coalman and his Kaiapoi connection

With The Coalman winning his fourth race at Addington last Thursday night Rob Courtney profiles his owner-breeder, and reveals how the horse got its name.

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11 July 2023

Pathfinder Grant Dickey – still on the right track

From high profile former club administrator to highly successful racehorse owner, Grant Dickey has been involved in harness racing for over seven decades and his ‘back stories’ read like a never ending honours board at Addington Raceway.

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14 June 2023

Peter Baken - one of harness racing's more colourful characters

Every sport has its personalities and one of the most identifiable figures in Canterbury harness racing is (and has been for sometime) Peter Baken, known to many across the country as 'rabbit'.

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