The ascension is complete.

DEXTER Dunn’s glorious winning drive on Let It Ride in last night’s $200,000 Group 1 Blacks A Fake at Albion Park almost didn’t happen.

One of Canterbury’s most consistent performers got a deserved win in the $14,000 Rangiora Winter Cup on Sunday.

Blair Orange drove four winners at Addington on Friday night to secure the New Zealand record for most wins in a season by a driver.

There were emotional scenes at Alexandra Park on Friday night when Morrinsville pacer Count Landeck was victorious at double-figure odds.

The unraced and unheralded horse Buy Kiwi Made is now the sire of a Group 2 winner with his only foal of racing age following the success of Canterbury filly Sociable in Saturday night’s A$75,540 Queensland Oaks at Albion Park.

On an otherwise gloomy day at the Ashburton trots, the smiles of one family brightened things considerably.

When Lazarus stepped foot upon American soil at the start of June this year it officially began the next leg of the great pacer’s remarkable journey.

When news broke of the sale of New Zealand Champion Pacer Lazarus to North American interests in May of this year, one of the biggest questions from his army of fans was who will take on the responsibility of training the great horse.

Move over Jacinda Ardern, there is a new Queen of Morrinsville.

One of the north’s most accomplished drivers is hanging up his whip at the end of the month.

Six leading drivers have had fines or suspensions handed down on Harness Jewels day reduced after an appeal.

The pressure of opening the pre-series favourite with bookies is not bothering Jack MacKinnon ahead of Thursday and Friday night’s New Zealand Junior Drivers Championship.

Harness Racing New Zealand announced on Wednesday that the Harness Jewels would return to Cambridge again in 2020.

Wins on consecutive nights last week reining Redwood Invasion at Addington and Omar Sharif at Forbury Park provided a timely confidence boost for junior driver Mark Hurrell, ahead of the 2018 McMillan Equine Feeds New Zealand Junior Driver Championship.

The rapid improvement of Canterbury filly Samskara has seen her future as a broodmare to be put on hold.

A drop in grade and aggressive drive paid dividends for Lagertha at Alexandra Park, the daughter of American Ideal’s victory one of two on Friday night for John and Josh Dickie.

HECTORYJAYJAY’s comeback could be over just run after it began.

New Zealand’s Australasian Breeders Crown squad is looking strong with at least seven horses slated to make the trip across the ditch.

Like the energizer bunny, John Morrison just keeps going

Harness Racing New Zealand and Alexandra Park are seeking expressions of interest from trainers, syndicators, drivers and equine businesses to attend the upcoming Owners Night trial on Friday 10 August.

AUSTRALIAN harness racing hasn’t quite seem anything like this current dominance of Emma Stewart.

YOUNG trainer force Mick Stanley takes a different approach to many when it comes to the staggering Vicbred dominance of Emma Stewart and Clayton Tonkin.