Many Purdon Racing memories will be rekindled when JUST US TWO makes his debut at Addington Friday night -but with a new twist to the stable patrons involved. Just Us Two is a brother to Princess...

The sensationally successful era of the Purdon partnerships at Rolleston is to come to an end with the announcement the Nathan and Mark stable is to shift to Auckland. The stable will take over the...

Christchurch harness enthusiast TERRY STOCKDALE was farewelled in style at the Sacred Heart Addington church on Tuesday only  days after he and Jamie Stephens produced a winner at Cambridge. It was...

Purdon Racing made it wins  at three different venues at the weekend when Oscar Bonavena settled a long standing score in Australia in the Group 1 Trotters Cup at Cranbourne on Saturday night-just ...

Three venues for the Purdon Racing action this weekend brings some concerns,some optimism and some anziety things will go according to plan. In Auckland,RUBINA makes a return to the racing scene...

Six years ago Chris Ryder (pictured) and Mark gambled a 6 figure sum on a very promising two year old on the eve of the Harness Jewels. Mark gave his share to father Roy for racing and assumed the...

Mark was making no excuses for the defeats of OSCAR BONAVENA  and DON'T STOP DREAMING on Hunter Cup night but wishes he had had a week up his sleeve leading into the night. "The horses went with...

It’s that time of year again -and you know where to go to make the most of it. When its Sales Series time the Purdon barn is the one to back. Mark has selected more stars than you may see in the sky...

Prohibitive odds suggest there is widespread agreement Mark Nathan and Blair will score with FIVE CROWNS  at Addington Friday but there is much less confidence in the chances of DON'T STOP DREAMING ...

TREACHEROUS BABY resumes at Addington Friday on a programme which could entail elite Australian Group 1 contests before too long. Moving to Australia seems the Kiwi trend these days and while in...

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 ...