Natalie Rasmussen has made a relatively recent return to the driving ranks as the season resumes but she has seen enough to  pin high spring hopes on the Rolleston team. Her report  on the last two...

Nathan has settled in well with his team of four for their spring campaign based at the Jess Tubbs/Greg Sugars Victorian stable. Sherlock will be the first to race, in a Vicbred heat on August 30th....

Australians have always had in influence on our harness racing and sometimes it is under appreciated because, well, they are Australians and we are sometimes we are the critical little brother....

Michael Purdon is looking forward to a season which at best will  be one of real excitement  -or at worst one of solid progress.   On Friday his trotter, Mystic Max, kicks off on what could...

Purdon Racing lines up promising two year old Major Hot and possible NZ Cup prospect Anything Goes at Addington Friday and both are expected to produce bold efforts while the midweek trials at...

Thoroughbreds take up more of Mark's time these days but he was stable driver at the Addington trials on Wednesday and was happy with just about every outcome. "I thought for where they are at in...

Sherlock is to have a northern detour to his trip to Australia for the rich Vicbred series and is likely to have a lead up race there on August 17. Almost at the same time NZ Cup candidates Self...

There is one word to sum up the impact of a small group of families who emigrated to New Zealand from Scotland early  in the 20th century. That word is “amazing” These immigrants and their...

They say no news is good news -but not always Ask the connections of Wild Willow a collection of  supporters of Purdon Racing including Phil Creighton and John Grainger and wives Margaret and Jenny....

Having your horse beaten in a highly  staked race always gives some sense of disappointment no matter how valiant the effort. But then sometimes those result clouds have very silver linings. One...

Training champion racehorses is about more than an expensive barn, top grade feeding regime, top staff and top owners. Without the best training schedule those factors will never be quite enough....

Anything Goes for Anything Goes in the spring -including the New Zealand Cup in November. The highly promising American Ideal gelding such an impressive winner in his debut for Purdon Racing in...