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Four Board members are being sought for the New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club, with nominations closing on Monday, August 24 at 5pm.

The Winton Harness Racing Club is set to finish the 2025/26 Southern Region season on a high when it hosts Winter Rewards Finals Day at Central Southland Raceway on Sunday, 26 July.

Southland harness racing club celebrates a significant milestone this weekend.

From a fully-catered day to a picnic on the grass - there are options aplenty for those looking to be on-course for Ashburton's big Harness 5000 meeting on December 21.

The five winningest drivers at Kaikoura are: Blair Orange 35, Colin DeFilippi 34, Maurice Holmes 23, John Dunn 21 and Mark Purdon 19.

With the exception of the meeting held under Covid restrictions, the last 16 Kaikoura Cups, over the 2400m from a stand, have been run in under three minutes.  

After Diamond Moose became the first horse to back to back in 1983-84 it didn't take long to get a second.

On October 29, 1973 Royal Ascot, breed, owned and trained by Colin McLaughlin and driven by Felix Newfield set a New Zealand record of 3. 03, off the 30m mark, for the 2400m stand.

The Kaikoura Cup was first raced for 111 years ago. Since then it has had  a far from uninterrupted run due to World Wars, the depression and the creation of the new track.