Everything has gone smoothly on the Auckland trip so far and we are looking forward to the racing tomorrow night. It is a lead up race for them but they have been shaping well during the week. I...

A filly by Love You from the former top trotting mare Miss Warbucks was bought by Mark for $A38,000 at the Victorian APG sales on Sunday. The filly traces to a once well known New Zealand mare...

Always the realist, Mark concedes "the best horse won" in the Hunter Cup on Saturday but he was genuinely thrilled by Don't Stop Dreaming's magnificent run for second especially looking toward the...

After Addington tonight our focus turns north and we have seven horses leaving on Tuesday for Pukekohe where they will be based at Lincoln Farms. There will be half a dozen others going up later. I...

Mark was not worried when told DON’T STOP DREAMING had worked about three seconds outside what is considered a top time on the track at the Greg Sugars/Jess Tubbs establishment on Thursday.  But he...

There are a few unknowns facing Mark as the Hunter Cup draws near. One  is the track with a hill. “He’ll have a good hitout later in the week but I am a bit wary of the track we are working on. It...

AKUTA  will not race this year after a second scan of a training injury last week. “It didn’t look so good” Mark said “He won’t be racing this year at this stage” Akuta stumbled while working at...

We were very happy with the turnout at our Owners Luncheon last Saturday and I think it will become a regular. It is very difficult to find the right time and day for a function like that with so...

With CAPTAIN ROY and BUSTER SHAW in the spelling paddock the Proisir and Tivaci youngsters are building up toward trials and racing with Kerry Prendergast at Rolleston. Captain Roy has been gelded...

Sires Stakes hero CHASE A DREAM and his close mate and rival MAJOR HOT ,along with the filly WATERFALL are likely to  line up at the trials this week as the tempo increases for summer racing....

Its very much give as well as take at Purdon Racing and owners responded to the gesture of the staff to host an appreciation luncheon at Rolleston on Sunday. It was hot work at times,aided by nice...

A training injury has sidelined AKUTA  for an indefinite period and he will not be travelling to Australia for the Hunter Cup. Mark and Nathan announced this yesterday and said DON'T STOP DREAMING...