LADY DI looks ready to win her  debut in the Young Guns heat at Alexandra Park tonight but don't be surprised if longer odds stablemate PRINCESS KREKA has something to say about it before the race...

LADY DI  and PRINCESS KREKA  pleased well enough in a trial at Pukekohe Thursday trials to justify their place as contenders for the Young Guns series which starts for the fillies next week while...

Nathan spent some time designing and organising his striking new stable colours of grey and blue -no doubt with able help from partner Ashley, a design specialist-but he would hardly have expected...

Pantani, who made a winning debut for Mark and Nathan last start could yet make his debut for Nathan on his own account at upcoming grass track racing. "He has never been on the grass as far as we...

It is a farewell of sorts for Mark Purdon at Alexandra Park though his view is that it is a seamless transition. The most successful trainer in harness racing, whose feats will probably only be...

Gale force winds upset the Purdon stable regime for a few hours on Monday but were not enough to disturb Nathan’s confidence about how the team shaped for the big New Year’s Eve meeting on Thursday,...

HAPPY HOLIDAYS AND A PROSPEROUS 2026 AND BEYOND!

Crippa Max makes his debut at Cambridge on Wednesday and Nathan expects it to be a good one -though  more educational than explosive in spite of the odds-on price. “He’s a nice youngster going...

There is no doubt OSCAR BONAVENA is the best trotter in the I Can Doosit field at Alexandra Park Friday, but whether he is the best bet off 20m over a sprint distance at $1.80 is not so clear. At...

If not  a vintage Cup week in the cart for  epoch horseman Mark Purdon his  revival for a Group 1  victory on the “first night” added a  quirky chapter  to a more than vintage record. Mark has so...

Akuta is back on the trail for redemption aiming at the Auckland Cup on New Year’s Eve and a solid workout at Pukehohe on Saturday will tell the stable how far along that path he is.  Akuta  failed...

Mark and Nathan will officially end their  partnership at the end of the season but the training bond will remain close. The father and son duo have been official partners since the start of the...