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A driving double at Ashburton yesterday helped Canterbury-based reinsman Craig Thornley go past 750 career wins.

After waking up some with a few bruises and grazes, Kimberly Butt won't be out of action for long following her race fall at Ashburton yesterday.

Doug McLachlan had a good excuse not to be on track for his old mate and warhorse Franco Huntington's latest win at Winton.

Driver Kimberly Butt is "sore" but otherwise ok after a fall at Ashburton this afternoon.

Trainer Jess Tubbs thinks Auckland Cup winner Better Eclipse has come back better ever as he prepares for the IRT New Zealand Trotting Cup at Addington Raceway on Tuesday, November 12.

Blue September, the annual New Zealand Prostate Cancer Foundation fund-raiser, starts at Ashburton on Sunday.

Northern reinsman Benjamin Butcher is out of hospital after a race smash at Alexandra Park on Friday that could have ended so much worse.

Invercargill trainer Jeremy Douglas has his partner to thank for his newest stable star Always Be Batman.

The usual thrill of Friday night winners at Alexandra Park was dulled by a shocking fall that ultimately could have been so much worse.