Harness Racing New Zealand has today released the official list of stallion service fees to assist breeders, owners, and trainers in determining eligibility for the Harness 5000 Series. Eligibility for the series is based on stallions that stood for a published service fee of $5,000 or less in the year of conception. The published list provides clarity around which progeny qualify under this criteria. Click here to see the stallion service fees list. In addition, HRNZ has released a list of horses exported since 1 August 2023. These horses may…
Day: 26 June 2025
Dual-code weanling sale a Karaka first
The crossover between New Zealand’s two equine codes will go to a whole new level with a rare dual-code weanling sale at Karaka today. Participants in either thoroughbred or harness racing investing in what used to be seen as the rival code is nothing new, with plenty of owners having shares in both gallopers and harness horses. The crossover goes right to the top of the two codes too, with one of our most decorated thoroughbred trainers Graeme Rogerson having a long-term, successful standardbred training operation which he has dragged…
Team White’s Queensland ‘trip of redemption’
Stacey White can’t wait to get to Brisbane. The “trip of redemption” as she calls it is about to hit top gear. Not only is star trotter Bet N Win right on target for the Inter Dominion trotting series, but stable newcomer Betterthancash has emerged as a genuine contender for the $350,000 Group 1 Rising Sun. Both will be in action Saturday week and White, along with young sons Lachlan and William, will land in Brisbane the day before that to join husband and co-trainer, David. “After so many years…
Seasoned pair out to continue stable dominance
Paul Nelson will chase his eighth crown in Saturday’s Aztech Engineering Wellington Hurdle (3200m), and he’ll attempt to do so with a couple of horses that have done it all before. The Hastings horseman won two editions of the feature whilst training on his own, with Solid Steal (2010) and The Shackler (2017). In the following year, he was joined in partnership by long-time stable member Corrina McDougal, and since then the pair have won the race five times in a row, with four different horses. Their dominance began in…
Local trainer hunting northern winter spoils
Michelle Bradley will be looking to representatives from contrasting ends of the experience scale to lead the way for her stable at their home meeting on Saturday. The Ruakaka trainer leaned toward proven performers Bosch, No Plan Be, Shockatillatap and the debutante Iridescent as her leading hopes. Bosch and No Plan Be will clash in the ITM/GIB Whangarei Gold Cup Stayers’ Final (2100m) and both are accorded strong chances. The former has posted all four of his career wins on the course, with a pair of them over Saturday’s distance,…
Green chasing tribute win with Midnight Babe
If Kirstin Green could carry Midnight Babe to victory, she would. The trainer-driver will be doing everything she can to honour the memory of Murray Brown as she combines with a daughter of the trainer’s best pacer. Brown passed away in Invercargill on Tuesday, leaving an indelible mark on southern harness racing. Midnight Babe is from Brown’s Group One-winning star Beaudiene Bad Babe, the best of the many horses he produced to win more than 500 races. When Midnight Babe lines up at Winton on Thursday, Green will wear the…