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Horse racing: Grand battle ahead for top trainers

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Horse racing: Grand battle ahead for top trainers

The harness trainers’ premiership is being contested between All Stars and Stonewall Stud. Stewall is the leading stable in New Zealand. Ben Butcher left the All Star stable this week. Tim Williams will drive the stable's horses. The stable will send a team of six to the Manawatū meeting next week and to Westport and Reefton in the last week of the year. They will have a new North Island driver soon. The new harness marquee day is taking place at Addington this Sunday. It replaces the disbanded Jewels day. Steve Telfer believes he has the firepower to get to 100 wins for the season.

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