Harness archive
- Top southern trainer packs his bags and goes home after HRNZ cans Cambridge features 4 January 2023
- Double whammy for Cambridge as HRNZ scrubs both feature races on Saturday night 4 January 2023
- Surprise bonus run by Copy That a real drawcard for Cambridge on Saturday night 3 January 2023
- Our new partnerships: There are no rules - cheapies can be as good as sale standouts 1 January 2023
- Blair’s yells go unheard at the start and finishing cheers can’t quite get the champ up 31 December 2022
- Nemo playing second fiddle to Targaryen again but he’s close to taking another trick 29 December 2022
- Copy That can spark New Year’s Eve fireworks even in four-horse race at Alexandra Park 28 December 2022
- Merry Christmas from Lincoln Farms 24 December 2022
- Harness prize money to be cut by 10% next year - $1.6 million lost to already ailing code 22 December 2022
- Tommy right in it from four on Friday but last-start winner Nemo has a nightmare draw 22 December 2022
- Phil and first time sponsors get a real thrill at the Park after Lincoln Farms’ one-two finish 17 December 2022
- Merv recalls childhood heroes after racecaller rallies crowd to ‘start to cheer for the champ’ 17 December 2022
- 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
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Our runners this week: How our trainer rates them
Ray’s comments
Thursday night at Cambridge
Race 1: The Night Fox
4.59pm
“He’s racing well and I can’t fault him. The opposition is stronger this time but I can’t see why he won’t go another good race.”
Race 3: Spiritual Bliss
5.59pm
“She’s a good, tough mare. It depends on the trip you get in these sort of races but she loves it when they run hard and she can get some of the money.”
Race 3: Ultimate Cullect
5.59pm
“We haven’t had a lot of time to assess her yet. From the one drive I’ve had on her she doesn’t strike me as a sit-sprinter. But if they go hard, hopefully she’ll get home well.”
Race 5: Lincoln Maree
6.57pm
“It’s a “brutal” race but she’s drawn to get a suck along and hopefully she can last well enough for a cheque.”
Race 6: Leo Lincoln
7.29pm
“There are a few in there that are better than him but he has a handicap advantage and, if he gets a good trip, he could get some of it. He steps well and his driver reckoned he would have won last week if he’d got the run at the right time.”
Race 10: Sammy Lincoln
9.23pm
“I can’t imagine him being beaten - they’d have to knock him over. He’s very fast and in case he has to move quickly early we’ll use the shorteners. I can’t see any problem with him going left-handed - he’s probably better that way.”
Race 11: Rivergirl Bella
9.54pm
“She’s honest and will try hard.”