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Invercargill to host its first ever $100k Group 1 harness horse race

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Invercargill to host its first ever $100k Group 1 harness horse race

Invercargill to host its first ever $100k Group 1 harness horse race. The annual InverCargil Cup will have a $ 100k stake attached to it. Kirstin Green is disappointed the InVercargo Cup is a free-for-all event. Southern Harness Racing is working with Harnesses New Zealand to change the race conditions. The preference would be for a handicap race, but Broad hopes there might be some movement on that from HRNZ.

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