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

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.

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.

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.

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'.

When Maren Franco won her seventh race at Ashburton on Sunday for The Strappers Syndicate and trainer Leo O'Reilly, it marked the 34th win for a group of harness enthusiasts that started out in Mid Canterbury in 1980.

One of racing’s luckiest owners wasn’t feeling all that lucky for much of last Friday before The Race By Grins gave him a shot at one of the more remarkable doubles in New Zealand racing history.

Owners will notice some key changes this IRT New Zealand Cup day.

Some people are born into racing.  Others, like former Crusaders and Hurricanes halfback Tyson Keats, marry into it.