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At "nearly 80" Mid Canterbury trainer Warren Stapleton is undergoing something of a renaissance.

On a night when the two and three-year-old worlds collide at Addington it almost feels like the reigning Trotter of the Year is sneaking back to the races.

Red Rackham has started October the way he finished September - and that's by winning at Cambridge on a Tuesday.

Classy Kiwi filly Coastal Babe has grabbed favouritism for the Group 1 Victoria Oaks.

Hugely successful Aussie owner Diane Reilly has won an Inter Dominion and now she’s got her sights set on a huge new New Zealand race.

The penultimate heat of the Silk Road Northern Spring Series for the Fillies and Mares will be held at Alexandra Park on Friday night.

Dexter Dunn on fire in the US, Kypros Kotzikas into the Hall of Fame, the NZ Sires' Stakes latest podcast and Methven gearing up for its biggest race day all feature in this week's News Briefs.

Two races, one at Addington and one in Kilmore in Australia, have had a big bearing on the latest rankings for the IRT New Zealand Trotting Cup at Addington Raceway on Tuesday, November 12.

Harness Racing New Zealand's Blue September campaign is over for another year, with the total raised in excess of $40,000.