A brilliant ride continued for the Reidie family when Macandrew Aviator dug deep to win the Riverton Cup in a thrilling finish at Ascot Park on Saturday.
Jovial Jay added a harness racing victory at Young Quinn Raceway yesterday to the winning run the stock of master thoroughbred trainer Brian Anderton have been on all over Australasia.
The White Robe Lodge training partnership of Brian and Shane Anderton reached win No 1000 together when Phyllite was successful at Riverton on Saturday. Jonny Turner talks to Brian about his and son Shane’s seasons together.
In just his fourth start for Balfour trainer Robert Wilson, the 4yr-old strung out a quality feature-trot field, leading by as much 15 lengths in the middle stages before he kept on charging to the line to record a brilliant victory.
Cromwell breeder-owner Lester Smith already had a smart broodmare on his hands before her resume got bumped up a level with the outstanding win of Duke Of Cornwall at Young Quinn Raceway yesterday.
Family and friends watched as Matthew Williamson joined the elite group of reinsmen to have won 1000 races in New Zealand when he drove Ariella to victory on the track where it all began, at Oamaru...