Harness archive
- Brace yourselves for serious stake cuts - RITA to reveal its funding budget on Friday 23 June 2020
- Northview Hustler runs out of ammo close to the line - Colt Thirty One pops him in thriller 20 June 2020
- Ray predicting there’s plenty of fun ahead for Lincoln Farms’ owners after busy workout day 20 June 2020
- Top golfers Fox and Paddison bag eagles as Street gifts shares in promising young pacers 20 June 2020
- ‘Leader Peter’ just the right man for the job on Northview Hustler on Saturday night 19 June 2020
- Al’s surprise for keen Kiwi owners - Hustler’s all go to resume on Saturday night 16 June 2020
- Our former pin-up boy Trojan Banner earns headlines at The Meadowlands with 1:51 mile 16 June 2020
- Our trots cover on Trackside really has gone to the dogs - a forgettable night on the couch 13 June 2020
- Ants: Make Way looking magnificent and his work points to big run on Saturday night 12 June 2020
- Hustler big on the clock today - and it’s only 18 more sleeps until we see him back 9 June 2020
- Dr Darrin’s harness health check-up: Turnovers show the patient is still breathing 8 June 2020
- Billy Lincoln paces fast 1:53 in New Jersey qualifier, living right up to our Al’s predictions 3 June 2020
- Make Way cruises home at Menangle and gets a stamp from Ants for his model behaviour 3 June 2020
- Racing loses its top presenter Greg O’Connor - sitting in the studio just doesn’t cut it 3 June 2020
- Tommy was too much of a boy so he’s just Tom now - and it could be the making of him 3 June 2020
- Hustler gives them windburn, reminding Hayden why he loves the little champ so much 2 June 2020
- Al prescribes quiet trial for Hustler today: It will be a month before he’s ready to rumble 2 June 2020
- Ray on Lincoln Farms’ talented new babies: ‘We should have some real sport next season’ 25 May 2020
- Al: Hey Kiwis, get your horses over here to Queensland to clean up in our extended season 19 May 2020
- Harness boss Peter Jensen stands down over health issues - ‘I can’t give it 100%’ 19 May 2020
- Revealed: Where the TAB staff cuts are being made - are senior leaders getting off lightly? 17 May 2020
- Check out where, when and how many times they’re racing in the 20-21 draft harness dates 15 May 2020
- Manawatu: How we can save harness racing in the CD - by a cheap marriage with the dogs 15 May 2020
- No Harness Jewels in sight and racing at only half the usual venues next season 15 May 2020
- Jay: Horsemen adamant we need revised handicapping system for the north 13 May 2020
- Handicapper: Ratings tweak will ensure fairer penalty for horses winning low stakes 12 May 2020
- Cambridge tops up stakes to $7500 for the rest of the season and retains incentives 12 May 2020
- Davey Mac, iconic deep south commentator, looks on the bright side of shock job loss 11 May 2020
- Al battling to discover why once reliable Sir Tiger’s turned into such a pussy cat 8 May 2020
- ATC makes the hard calls by cutting staff and its functions business to ‘preserve the club’ 6 May 2020
- Sweet, says Al, I’ll buy Joey who just needs another six months to build up his confidence 4 May 2020
- New South Wales takes knife to its operations, staff and stakes and Miracle Mile not exempt 3 May 2020
- Extra harness meeting added to calendar and RITA may approve more if there’s demand 1 May 2020
- Hormones settled, Sir Tiger’s back today but the cobwebs might need cleaning out 1 May 2020
- Auckland and Addington harness get $8500 minimums but elsewhere it’s down to $7000 30 April 2020
- Ray’s losing horses already and warns racing will be dead and buried if stakes drop too low 30 April 2020
- Unruly spot makes it tough but Make Way’s not out of it at Menangle on Saturday night 29 April 2020
- Vale Charlie Roberts, 96, a hard worker who leaves a terrific legacy of success 27 April 2020
- Hustler will be ready for new winter features - but, uh-oh, there’s an old monster lurking 24 April 2020
- Al happy to look after Joey - he won’t be bustled out to lead on Friday night 23 April 2020
- Auckland does the leg work to prove horse numbers warrant more racing at the Park 22 April 2020
- Tommy’s Kiwi owners in lockdown will be cheering loud enough to burst bubbles 22 April 2020
- Addington harness big winner in post lockdown dates, securing Fridays and Sundays 21 April 2020
- ATC keen to start again in June with penalty-free racing to stimulate field sizes 15 April 2020
- Harness racing set to use only four venues after we come out of coronavirus lockdown 10 April 2020
- Hustler’s OK! MRI shows only bruising and vets say he can go straight back into work 7 April 2020
- Joey’s fine out in six and should dispatch poor lot when he debuts in Brisbane on Thursday 7 April 2020
- Today’s X-rays inconclusive so now Hustler’s off for nuclear scintigraphy 1 April 2020
- Ambitious target date set for harness racing and remaining feature races axed 1 April 2020
- Atta boy, Joey, that’ll put a smile on the boss’s face back home where it’s all Covid gloom 31 March 2020
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Our runners this week: How our trainers rate them
Nathan’s comments
Wednesday night at Cambridge
Race 1: Lincoln Maree
5.11pm
“She’s finding her feet and was a bit unlucky at Taupo. She put in a few rough ones out of the gate - she was like that early in her prep and could just jump out of it - but she’s generally doing things right now. She trained well on Saturday and, with the right run, could run top three.”
Race 3: The Night Fox
6pm
“He won really well on the second day at Hawera and if he races anything like he’s training he’ll be hard to beat. He ran a 27.3 quarter during the week and I was just sitting on him. I’ll tell Craig to go forward, set an even tempo and cut him loose at the 600. I think he’s our best of the night.”
Race 6: Lincoln Lover
7.35pm
“Hopefully he’s improved since Taupo when Fergie drove him a treat in front. I actually think he’s better coming off something’s back but I’ll leave it up to Fergie. He’s up a bit in grade but has the right draw to be in it all the way.”
Ray’s comments
Friday night at Auckland
Race 5: Lincoln Wave
7.32pm
“He had an easy run last week and he can go a lot faster than that. He should be hard to beat. It won’t matter if he doesn’t find the lead from six, he’ll be just as effective coming from off the pace. He’s a pretty classy horse, classier than most of those against him.”