Last year  Mark Purdon was planning a northern move to be with his new partner,Barbara; a gradual withdrawal from harness training and a semi-retirement involving his  thoroughbred interests. At the...

Oscar Bonavena's highly predictable win in Cambridge makes him the 16th Mark Purdon -trained horse to become a millionaire-a quite remarkable record for a quite remarkable trainer. Oscar is just ...

Vessem has been forced to miss the Nelson Cup witha foot abcess but Nathan is hoping he can win a race against time and make the Marlborough meeting next week. "It will be a close run thing but it...

Oscar Bonavena could put himself on the short list for an Australian tour later in the summer with an expected top performance in Auckland tonight. The veteran is in fine heart according to Nathan...

The gate from hell has not discouraged Nathan from dreaming of a blessed result in Auckland Cup on Tuesday with Don't Stop Dreaming going into the race very well and as fit as possible given his...

Don't Stop Dreaming has replaced Chase a Dream as Purdon Racing's Auckland Cup prospect on New Year's Eve in spite of his defeat at Addington in the Christian Cullen Classic. With Chase a Dream...

No doubt about it,VESSEM was disappointing at Addington last start and nobody knew that better than Nathan. "I excused his previous run.It was disappointing too but there were reasons.He had not had...

A win in the NZ Derby at Addington on Friday or at least a strong performance will see CHASE A DREAM head north for the Auckland Cup and under the new season status has his chance to become the...

TREACHEROUS BABY is poised for a big run in the New Zealand Oaks tomorrow and all going well she is the leading chance-if she can just have  a little more luck than Mum -O Baby- had back in 2012. O...

OSCAR BONAVENA has bounced out of his third NZ Trotting Free for All triumph in great order and will be out to repeat last year's victory in the Green Mile at Methven next Sunday and if successful...

Mark summed up the Dominion Handicap (and maybe the weather forecast) and put Blair down to drive Oscar Bonavena in the NZ Trotting Free for All on Friday.It was a prelude to the gradual ending to...

Nathan was surprised VESSEM  didn't feature among the required numbers for the $500,000 Hill Lee and Scott Velocity Slot race and now has to consider which race he will be in on the night. "He is...