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    Win validation for Validation

    Win validation for Validation

    Validation showed she is a star of the racetrack rather than the sales ring with her big win in the group 3 Caduceus Club of Southland Alabar Fillies Classic.

    Start key for Ferguson’s group 3 drives

    Wag Star looks hard to beat despite stepping up a grade in the Northern Southland Cup at Ascot...

    Start key for Ferguson’s group 3 drives

    Craig Ferguson knows the first few metres of the group 3 events on Macca Lodge Northern Southland Cup Day could be as crucial as the last.

    Five horses who may just help you have a good day

    Photo: ODT files

    Five horses who may just help you have a good day

    Punters will need to be on their game with two very even group races set down for tomorrow’s Macca Lodge Northern Southland Cup Day.

    Dual-gaited Dynasty sews up win

    Dynasty claims her second win as a trotter when successful at Addinton on Wednesday night. Photo:...

    Dual-gaited Dynasty sews up win

    For a horse that "runs along like a sewing machine" Dynasty is not going too badly.

    Nearly $5m on offer at northern carnival

    Photo: ODT files

    Nearly $5m on offer at northern carnival

    It is now just under a week until the start of the Northern Lights Autumn Carnival.

    Pinseeker to remain with McCarthy in NSW

    Pinseeker will stay with New South Wales trainer Luke McCarthy after his Australian campaign....

    Pinseeker to remain with McCarthy in NSW

    Southland trainer Jonny Cox is hoping for a farewell of sorts with Pinseeker in next month’s $1 million Miracle Mile.

    Take After Me enjoying retirement

    Take After Me notches a win at Addington. Photos: HRNZ

    Take After Me enjoying retirement

    Harness racing history-maker Take After Me has entered a new chapter in his life — retirement.

    ODT Racing Chat: Southern Mile preview

    ODT Racing Chat: Southern Mile preview

    On ODT Racing Chat, we're out at Wingatui previewing the first $1 million race day hosted by the Otago Racing Club.

    Douglas delivers wedding present with win

    Macandrew Aviator in action three years ago. PHOTO: HRNZ

    Douglas delivers wedding present with win

    Hayden Douglas delivered the best kind of wedding present when Macandrew Aviator broke back into the winner’s circle at Cromwell yesterday.

    Cromwell winners prove success runs in the family

    Photo: file

    Cromwell winners prove success runs in the family

    Close relations Now Watch Me and Just Like Jagger lifted late to boost their family’s record with wins at Cromwell on Friday.

    Plenty of homework on drives key fo rButcher

    Zacahry Butcher. Photo: Harness Racing NZ

    Plenty of homework on drives key fo rButcher

    Zachary Butcher is planning on doing plenty of homework for the Ultimate Drivers Championship at Albion Park in Brisbane this weekend.

    Stumpy Blackler rated Telfer stable’s best

    Amanda Telfer. Photo: supplied

    Stumpy Blackler rated Telfer stable’s best

    They have made their mark again on the national yearling sales, and now Stonewall Stud will be out to conquer Cromwell.

    Swayzee goes back to back

    Photo: file

    Swayzee goes back to back

    Swayzee upstaged younger brother Leap To Fame on Saturday night to win back-back Hunter Cups at Melton and deny Leap To Fame a $A1 million ($NZ1.7m) bonus.

    Double duties pay off for Price

    Hello Hayley wins the Southland Guineas at Ascot Park on Saturday. PHOTO: MONICA TORETTO

    Double duties pay off for Price

    Trainer Sophie Price had a good excuse for briefly putting aside her regular clerk of the course duties at Invercargill on Saturday.

    Five who should be prominent on Gore’s big day

    PHOTO:  MONICA TORETTO

    Five who should be prominent on Gore’s big day

    The Gore Harness Racing Club tomorrow celebrates five quarter-centuries of contributing to southern harness racing. So, racing journalist Jonny Turner has found five horses to keep...

    Horse and trainer test positive for meth after race win

    Ival Brownlee has been disqualified from racing for 18 months. Photo: Facebook

    Horse and trainer test positive for meth after race win

    A winning racehorse that tested positive for methamphetamine was likely contaminated with the drug by its trainer.

    The Big Lebowski poised for hat-trick

    Backmarker The Big Lebowski looks the one to beat in the Gore Town & Country Club Summer Cup...

    The Big Lebowski poised for hat-trick

    Great memories are sure to come flooding back if The Big Lebowski can continue his brilliant form in the Gore Town & Country Club Summer Cup tomorrow.

    'Gutting': Canterbury greyhound trainers prepare to close down

    Tony Hart and his stepson Dylan Voyce are happy doing what they love, training greyhounds, as...

    'Gutting': Canterbury greyhound trainers prepare to close down

    Two Canterbury greyhound racing trainers are devastated as they prepare to wind up their livelihoods.

    Milne’s patience pays off and puts Money In The Till

    Milne’s patience pays off and puts Money In The Till

    Grant Milne took a chance a decade ago and it paid off again when Money In The Till won her debut on Wairio Cup Day yesterday.

    ODT Racing Chat: Wingatui Family Fun Day

    ODT Racing Chat: Wingatui Family Fun Day

    ODT Racing Chat brought to you by Craig's Investment Partners is out at Wingatui at the Otago Racing Club's Waitangi weekend meeting.
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