He is not up to Grand Prix level just yet and will undoubtedly improve with the run but quite a lot may still rest on ANDRETT'S form when he resumes at Cambridge tonight. The handsome,highly priced...

Friday marked the last day of Carolyn Carney's long service as secretary to to All Stars and Purdon Racing winding up with Mark after concluding work with Nathan earlier. Carolyn joined the then All...

Nathan heads to Alexandra Park tonight hopeful rather than confident chiefly through tricky draws. How he sees the lineup. Race 5 Harness Million Fillies -Shezsofast /Wat Next “SHEZSOFAST ($6.50)...

Nathan believes Alecto rates at least an upset hope in the Caduceus Ladyship Stakes  (6.58) at Alexandra Park on Friday and at a luring $7 it might be worth while being a convert to the Purdon faith...

Though RUBIRA’S main aims are longer term Nathan is expecting a bold run and possibly a winning one second up at Alexandra Park on Friday. And the bookmakers agree with his $1.90 odds. This is a big...

Three  months ago Chase a Dream was  chasing rainbows for co- owner Mark Purdon -just a little too  often chasing shadows instead. Three  months can be a short time in racing.  Now “Chase” is after...

Nathan went to $70,000 for an athletic bay filly by Downbytheseaside from Greater Good at the Auckland sales and it was no impulse buy. He and Mark had sorted the close relation to Elle Mac as worth...

Understandably Nathan emerged from the Christchurch sale all smiles after a good day's business on Wednesday. "We got virtually all we wanted and some of the prices surprised us. We had some priced...

Like any other sales day it was tough going for Nathan at Auckland on Monday but he left Karaka a happy man. “I was very pleased with what we ended up with.They were all nice horses on our list and...

It’s that time of year. Sales week and all the attendant drama, triumphs and disappointments, records and retreats, game changers and tall stories. So naturally it is a focus week for the Kiwi King...

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...