Its very much give as well as take at Purdon Racing and owners responded to the gesture of the staff to host an appreciation luncheon at Rolleston on Sunday. It was hot work at times,aided by nice...

A training injury has sidelined AKUTA  for an indefinite period and he will not be travelling to Australia for the Hunter Cup. Mark and Nathan announced this yesterday and said DON'T STOP DREAMING...

For the 21st time this century, the Purdon stable has topped the money list among harness trainers, with just over $3m in stakes won for the 2023 season- more than $1m ahead of the Premiership...

The trip to Australia by Akuta and Don't Stop Dreaming has been put back by a week and means neither will make the Shepparton Cup. "It will be straight into the Ballarat Cup " Mark said yesterday...

Mark is in Auckland with a family get together over Xmas but on Thursday the family will be taking special interest in-of all things- the Timaru gallops. Captain Roy, bought by Mark and raced by a...

Mark is hopeful that grand soldier SELF ASSURED can go one better in the Invercargill Cup than last year’s second to Krug- and says he is ready for the task. “They all seem good and ready for the...

The decision to bypass the Invercargill Cup in favour of the Franklin Cup was influenced by the proposed trip to Melbourne for  AKUTA if all goes well in the meantime. "A direct flight became...

Another harness fairytale opened a new chapter on Sunday when We Walk By Faith added the Ace of Spades to his Sires Stakes triumph last month mean he has won nearly $120,000 for strike-rate kings...

It was a real shame about Millwood Nike we were so  looking forward to seeing her in the Oaks on Sunday and it is always tough to lose the good ones. That has been the tough part of our week....

Merlin has assumed favouritism over DON'T STOP DREAMING for the New Zealand Derby at Addington on Sunday after his defeat of the Purdon star in the leadup last week. Not the whole story "We were...

Pic: High Energy   It might be a surprise to many but when it comes to the best Purdon Racing bet of the day at the Grand Prix on Sunday two year old trotter LOOK TO DA STARS looms high on...