A win in the NZ Derby at Addington on Friday or at least a strong performance will see CHASE A DREAM head north for the Auckland Cup and under the new season status has his chance to become the...

TREACHEROUS BABY is poised for a big run in the New Zealand Oaks tomorrow and all going well she is the leading chance-if she can just have  a little more luck than Mum -O Baby- had back in 2012. O...

OSCAR BONAVENA has bounced out of his third NZ Trotting Free for All triumph in great order and will be out to repeat last year's victory in the Green Mile at Methven next Sunday and if successful...

Mark summed up the Dominion Handicap (and maybe the weather forecast) and put Blair down to drive Oscar Bonavena in the NZ Trotting Free for All on Friday.It was a prelude to the gradual ending to...

Nathan was surprised VESSEM  didn't feature among the required numbers for the $500,000 Hill Lee and Scott Velocity Slot race and now has to consider which race he will be in on the night. "He is...

THREE STARS STILL SHINE TONIGHT   BRILLIANT BLAIR-probably never driven better on a single Cup programme in a long career-big statement MASTERLY MARK - Helped put the polish on the team ,had...

The night before New Zealand Cup day is not the easiest the trainers of the star,no matter how good or laid back they are. Horses done enuff? done too much? not picked up a bug in last 48 hours ?...

RUBIRA and DEMON BLUE (pictured discussing their prospects on Sunday) -or Confederate-are out to extend a proud Purdon record in the Sires Stakes Final at Addington tomorrow. It's an incredible stat...

Mark is making no bold predictions over outcomes on Cup Day but is satisfied the team will acquit itself well. "Yes smaller than the teams we used to have but all of them have some chance of winning...

A time honoured Purdon stable tradition was maintained on Thursday when six Cup week contenders did their thing on the Addington track in what were semi-final trials but the last big workout before...

12 months ago Michael Purdon and partner,Alison Ward,  had a great trip to  Kaikoura. MYSTIC MAX won the South Bays Trotting Cup for Michael and and Alison posted a milestone training win the...

Nathan is optimistic the Ashburton racing team will have its share of success tomorrow and rates OSCAR BONAVENA with odds appeal at $3.60 as possibly the best value on the day Blair takes the drive...