Harness archive
- At last, Argyle gets the pole on Saturday night and Mark reckons it’s his big chance to salute 16 February 2024
- Frankie Major and Lincoln River join exodus to Australia as reality of northern harness bites 15 February 2024
- Realistic Mark concedes defeat on Argyle - For Real Life will smash them on Saturday night 9 February 2024
- Race team likely to struggle but Ray’s looking forward to seeing Lincoln Lou on Friday night 8 February 2024
- Second row draws make it tricky on Saturday night but Nemo and Argyle are in great trim 2 February 2024
- Sam’s sure to run another top race at Hawera on Friday - and the bookies are giving you $9 1 February 2024
- Young gun Garrard finally gets a good draw with unlucky Captain Nemo on Saturday night 26 January 2024
- ATC introduces Golden Gait race night to attract more starters with 10 $100,000 races 25 January 2024
- Good mile effort on Friday will see Lincoln River travel some more miles to Hawera 24 January 2024
- Wide alley hoodoo and Queensland’s big wet conspire against Argyle and Nemo 19 January 2024
- Nemo fighting fit but wide draw means he’s relying on luck again on Saturday night 5 January 2024
- Frankie electric off the gate to take Magness Benrow spoils in the slush at the Park 31 December 2023
- Argyle outstanding chance from rare good alley, so too unlucky Nemo for 2023 farewell 29 December 2023
- Tendon tear means it’s the end of the road for poor Tommy but we’ll never forget you, mate 21 December 2023
- Tricky draw for Nemo and young Layne but they can get some of it with luck in the run 20 December 2023
- Green baby Leo Lincoln scores a 10 out of 10 - but dang that dung nearly cost him 16 December 2023
- Fingers crossed for Tuesday when leg scan will reveal the extent of Tommy’s injury 15 December 2023
- Leo Lincoln leads the charge of Lincoln Farms’ place chances at the Park on Friday night 13 December 2023
- Copy That has surgery and starts recovery but no answer yet to the $64,000 question 10 December 2023
- Atta boy Tommy! Deb’s pride and joy bags his fifth win - thanks to a Magic Man special 9 December 2023
- Andre gets Beaudiene to Rocknroll at last - and Ray’s relieved to see Cambridge trouncing 7 December 2023
- Distance on Saturday night no friend of Tommy’s as Grand Final shot slips away 7 December 2023
- Ray reaches for the shades to stop Leo from switching off at Auckland on Friday night 6 December 2023
- Our Tommy runs out of his skin - and nearly out of his hopples - but it’s all uphill from here 2 December 2023
- Early fireworks will decide Tommy’s fate - if he crosses to the pegs he can run a place 29 November 2023
- Ballarat is a long way to go for a scan but no expense being spared with Copy That 29 November 2023
- Improving Leo the pride of Lincoln Farms’ pack at Alexandra Park on Thursday night 28 November 2023
- Big guns on both sides of the Tasman come to the table for Cambridge’s first TAB Trot Slot 28 November 2023
- Tommy Lincoln draws perfectly for first round of Inters at Albion Park on Friday night 28 November 2023
- Investing for a positive future - Cambridge Raceway’s temporary pain for long term gain 24 November 2023
- TAB buy back radio frequencies in $4m deal, paving way for live commentaries again 23 November 2023
- Our boy Tommy makes the cut for the Inters but he’ll have to make do with a trial to fit him 22 November 2023
- Ray’s Derby aspirations for Frankie and River hint at another bold showing on Friday night 22 November 2023
- Mark uncanny in his prediction, Nemo finds Lady Luck at last and punters get $12 21 November 2023
- Mark: Captain Nemo drops in grade and needs only average luck to be right there on Tuesday 20 November 2023
- Mark: You just have to roll the dice again with Argyle - he’s racing well but needs luck 17 November 2023
- Dragon breathes fire at Palmerston North but how does that 15-length margin compare? 14 November 2023
- Nemo can spark up on Tuesday but in-form trainer-tipster Mark says Hy Voltage is the one 13 November 2023
- Yoohoo, it’s pies for morning smoko as Nate nabs Zac in first winner for Lincoln Farms 12 November 2023
- Hot trial shows Tommy Lincoln’s back and ready to stake do-or-die claim for ID23 10 November 2023
- Wide draw against Frankie but Ray and Zac continue to be impressed by his improvement 8 November 2023
- Argyle deserves a win, Nemo too, as Mark rues how bad daws have undermined the formlines 3 November 2023
- Ray makes good cases for both Sam and Frankie to push the faves on Thursday night 31 October 2023
- Argyle up to testing them even from a wide alley at Albion Park on Saturday night 26 October 2023
- Lenny’s no rock star but he’s drawn to tune them up at Cambridge on Friday night 25 October 2023
- Frankie Major’s high speed and stamina impresses Zachary and Ray at Auckland 20 October 2023
- Frustrated Mark on those draws: Too tough for Nemo and Argyle’s likely to have to sit parked 19 October 2023
- ATC $78 million in debt, and counting, but still committed to relocating training centre 18 October 2023
- Whale watching trip to Kaikoura planned for consistent Simply Sam - and then it’s cup day 17 October 2023
- ‘Dobbie’, a harness racing icon, finds finishing line on the morning of his 90th birthday 16 October 2023
Our runners this week: How our trainer rates them
Ray’s comments
Friday night at Cambridge
Race 1: Spirited Belle
4.46pm
Delany: “I saw she’d been punted but somebody must know something we don’t as I’ve been working her myself and, while she feels all right and hasn’t put the boot in like at Auckland, I think she’ll need the run. She hasn’t got any high speed but feels like she will stay. She has improved a bit but I’d be surprised if she won.”
Race 1: Lincoln Maree
4.46pm
“It’s always hard from these draws but she’s a tough mare who will make her own luck at some stage. She’s going well enough - her drivers have all been happy - and she’s a little warrior who tries like hell.”
Race 2: Major Copy
5.12pm
“He’s only two and very inexperienced but he feels like a good colt and there’s a lot of improvement in him. He certainly caught a lot of people’s attention last time. I don’t know how good he is yet but he’ll be right there.”
Race 2: Prince Lincoln
5.12pm
“If he can lead without having to do too much work I can’t see anything beating him. I thought he went great last start. He pressed the winner hard ’til the corner then just flattened out in the run home, but he had every reason to do that after all the work he’d done.”
Race 4: Spirit Of God
6.12pm
“She’s been undone by bad draws. If she led easily from three she’d be hard to beat as she’s a good front-runner.”
Race 4: Spirited Peggy
6.12pm
“We’ve had her for only two weeks but she’s seven now and has had her chance to win one. She has a bit of speed but I think she gets pulling so we’ve got the Hidez (compression) hood on her and plugged her ears up.”
Race 6: Copy N Paste
7.10pm
“We won’t see the best of him for another six months. He’s been a slow developing horse but is improving all the time and getting stronger.”
Race 6: Jessie Lincoln
7.10pm
“If I was having a bet on one of them in the race it would be her. She deserves to win one. Her last two have been really good - she just ran into one who was a bit slicker last time in Major Copy.”
Race 6: Lincoln Dealer
7.10pm
“He’s a bit one-dimensional - you’ve got to feed him track and let him run - so the second row draw is a big handicap. To his credit I was surprised he finished so close last time after all the work he did. When he gets a decent draw and crosses them they’ll know they’re at the races. He’s got a big motor and tries hard.”
Race 8: Rivergirl Bella
8.08pm
“She clawed her way to the front last time but had nothing left at the finish. That won’t happen this time and she should lead easily from one.”
Race 8: Angelic Copy
8.08pm
“She’s had terrible draws but has been going good races. The others last time were just better than her but this is a big drop in class. With the right trip she could get some of it at huge odds.”
Race 9: Sugar Ray Lincoln
8.35pm
“He’s not quick away from a stand but he won’t muff it completely. He steps from the front line and Peter Ferguson was quite happy with his last run.”
Race 9: Lincoln Wave
8.35pm
“He bombed the stand the first time but to be fair all those horses were rushing up at him from the back and that panicked him a bit. He’s on 10 metres this time so that won’t happen.”