Harness archive
- Ray: Copy That capable of national record if pushed in Thames Cup on Friday night 14 December 2022
- Whiz kid Angus Garrard lands his 500th winner on our own warhorse Captain Nemo 14 December 2022
- Left-handed Cambridge track suits both Riverman Sam and My Copy on Thursday 13 December 2022
- Mark looking for top three finish from brave Captain Nemo at Albion Park on Tuesday 12 December 2022
- Mission impossible for Tommy tonight as terrible draws dog Dux at the Creek 10 December 2022
- Blair rapt in Copy That’s near record run and it made the trip in worthwhile for Ray too 9 December 2022
- Andrew reports the champ’s sharp and the bookies say $1.50 despite outside mile draw 8 December 2022
- Ray back in hospital ‘after going downhill fast’ but improving and knows he must take it easy 7 December 2022
- Captain Nemo the one to beat at Albion Park today - he had flashing light on him last time 6 December 2022
- First brekkie, then stable welcomes Ray back and Copy That signals he’s nearly ready too 3 December 2022
- Forget the form line, our brave Tommy’s running sensational sectionals in Brisbane 1 December 2022
- Rapidly improving Neptune a chance to get some of the major lucre again on Friday night 1 December 2022
- Thanks IRT! Ray back on his hind legs and smiling thanks to cup sponsor’s gift 28 November 2022
- ‘Florence Nightingale’ nurses helping Ray, and Neptune nice tonic too, but noisy ward no fun 25 November 2022
- Merv: HRNZ should be milking Copy That’s profile not stopping him from racing 24 November 2022
- Watch Neptune’s hot workout and you’ll see why the stable thinks he can win for Ray 23 November 2022
- Seven hour operation can’t keep Ray down - he’s already barking out the orders 22 November 2022
- Ray in hospital undergoing surgery after being kicked - Copy That eliminated too 21 November 2022
- Deb’s got another one - first it was Copy That, then My Copy and next it’s Lincolns Copy 19 November 2022
- Tommy top three chance on Saturday so long as they run along and he gets a lung full of air 18 November 2022
- Frankie Major going better than that form line - check out how he’s been doing on the clock 17 November 2022
- Argyle going OK but any takers for staying up ‘til 1.25am to watch him debut in Queensland? 10 November 2022
- Wow! Clues for the free-for-all when you see how fast they went trying to catch Copy That 9 November 2022
- Punters splurge $7.5 million on trotting cup day - a 25-year record for any code 9 November 2022
- Plenty behind the emotion we saw from Ray after Copy That’s brave trotting cup win 8 November 2022
- NEW ZEALAND TROTTING CUP IN PICTURES 7 November 2022
- Ray’s looking for some déjà vu so Copy That can join the trotting cup immortals 7 November 2022
- New Zealand Trotting Cup day odds for Tuesday: Follow the money trail 7 November 2022
- DeFilippi gutted over losing appeal but pleads with fellow horsemen not to boycott cup day 5 November 2022
- Appeal hearing set down for tomorrow as DeFilippi ponders losing chance of a lifetime 4 November 2022
- The DeFilippi suspension case: Unravelling the mystery of why jockeys get more leniency 4 November 2022
- Industry rallies behind Colin DeFilippi after suspension rules him out of cup drive 3 November 2022
- Aussie visitor Rock N Roll Doo lays down the gauntlet with sizzling cup trial at Addington 2 November 2022
- Copy That draws perfectly for Tuesday’s Cup - with main rivals stranded on the second row 2 November 2022
- Little brother My Copy is actually the big one in the family but he’s no Copy That 30 October 2022
- Copy That’s record-shattering win not really what Ray wanted - but the crowd loved it 28 October 2022
- Merv losing plenty of sleep over upcoming Victoria Derby - NZ Trotting Cup double 28 October 2022
- Mark on Albion Park chances: He’s working like the old Nemo except he’s a bit of a lad now 27 October 2022
- Watch Frankie fly on Friday night and win exes from sponsor IRT for flight south 26 October 2022
- Copy That out to create modern day history again - this time from 70 metres behind 25 October 2022
- Tomorrow’s AGM vote a defining moment in Auckland Trotting Club’s history 25 October 2022
- Copy That now cup co-favourite after hotshots flop - blood tests for lethargic Self Assured 24 October 2022
- Take That! Copy That stunning from 55 metre handicap - and Blair said he cruised it 20 October 2022
- Blair coming north on Thursday night to drive Copy That who’s officially a millionaire! 19 October 2022
- ATC signs deal for $100 million sale of Pukekohe training centre - members to vote 18 October 2022
- Poser for punters with Copy That racing on Thursday - from 55 metres behind in a sprint 17 October 2022
- Ray stoked with Copy That who’s unlikely to race again before the New Zealand Cup 10 October 2022
- If Tommy can relax again he only needs his rivals to go silly early to pounce on them late 6 October 2022
- All clear for Copy That and at $16 and $4 Ray says he’s at a great price in the Victoria Cup 6 October 2022
- Draw gods smile on Simply Sam giving Ray hope he can give the Derby hotpots a fright 5 October 2022
Our runners this week: How our trainer rates them
Ray’s comments
Friday night at Auckland
Race 4: Tyson
6.59pm
“He was tough again in winning last week. He’s trained on well, is in good shape, and should be right in it.”
Race 4: Sugar Ray Lincoln
6.59pm
“He’s finally getting his act together - he’s gone three good races in a row - and seemingly turned the corner. We’ve had a lot of (vet) work done on him, his feet in particular, and it’s paid off. There’s not much between him and Tyson.”
Race 5: Rivergirl Bella
7.23pm
“She’ll need everything to go her way from the draw. But she’s got a bit of speed. She’s getting there. She wasn’t very strong before and wasn’t tracking too well, but she’s driving right now.”
Race 5: Lincoln Linda
7.23pm
“She’s had a few issues, mostly mental ones, and is still a bit of a handful. It wasn’t very pretty last week but we’re slowly getting her under control. The outside draw might actually help her.”
Race 5: Angelic Copy
7.23pm
“She needs only a half decent trip to feature. She got held up a little bit in the straight at a crucial time last week and that was that.”
Race 6: Prince Lincoln
7.49pm
“He’s drawn the best of ours in three. He got cheated for a run last week. It’s hard to know where he’d have finished without that.”
Race 6: Lincoln Lover
7.49pm
“Ferg reckoned if he’d been able to hold up in the trail last week he would have won. He was very bullish about how he’d gone. The draw’s no help but he can do a bit of work. He’s an honest little guy who saves his best for when the money’s up on racenight.”
Race 6: Johnny Lincoln
7.49pm
“He got a bit keen last week but he should be a lot better this time. He’s still learning and he’s a slow learner. When he does things correctly he’s a pretty nice horse. Hopefully he can get a suck into it from the second row draw.”