Nathan was pleased with nearly all Tuesday's triallists but two seemed to give an extra buzz. One was Bollinger and the sharpness he showed in his trial win could accelerate his race plan out of the...

An early cab off the rank for All Stars among the three year old Sires Stakes contenders is Fortify who won a trial in sharp time at Ashburton Tuesday. That came as no surprise to co-trainer Nathan...

Two of Mark's galloping protege's are in "training" with Danny Frye at Balcairn and he paid a visit to check on progress on a foggy morning recently. The video is the Proisir colt who is  a little...

Although he doesn't figure in the Mark and Nathan partnership (he would have but for a late change of plan outside stable control) Michael is a valued member of the All Stars team as well as...

A  memorable few days for All Stars. A great night for Mark and Nathan on Friday, a treble for Nathan at home base inlcuding a dashing debut from Fortify and a solid return to racing by No Matter...

Mark is very happy with Akuta and Self Assured going into the Free for All at Auckland Friday but will be pleasntly surprised if either of them win "You would have to think from that gate Copy That...

Sherlock seemed superficially disappointing in the Woodlands Derby on on Friday and Mark concedes that was his original thoughts but he has reason to come up with a kinder assessment since. "Until...

It will be an intriguing night all round at Addington on Friday as All Stars mount a more serious attack on the early season scene but Nathan agrees  there are a few questions to be answered on the...

If the question was which one of the  Purdon family  has made the biggest impact on the sporting world what would be your answer? Roy, the  founder of an unparalleled success story?:Barry record...

Don't Stop Dreaming missing a trial last week could affect his return to racing in the Sires Stakes heat on Saturday but Nathan has taken precautions to minimise the risk. He took a float load of...

Natalie is not the first Rasmussen to steer Self Assured to victory but her win behind the super pacer maintaned an elite record with "JImmy"   for her in the Waikato Flying Mile. Back from a break...