#John Dunn

The win of Dannemora (Betting Line) on day one (26 Dec.) of the Westport meeting at Patterson Park yesterday was a proper harness racing family affair. The three-year-old filly was prepared by Ohoka horseman, Tom Bagrie, driven by his cousin, John Dunn, and the extended family were on hand to soak in the spoils including four time champion North…

Canterbury breeder Simon Pulley is full of optimism for harness racing in New Zealand. As a young lad living on the West Belt in Rangiora close to the racecourse, Simon always had an interest in horses. "My parents built a house on forestry land so there were trees between us and the racecourse. I remember walking across when the races were on. Way…

Grass track harness racing returned to the Banks Peninsula Trotting Club this afternoon (Sep 25.) with the Moutukarara track awakening from a six-month hiatus. While the weather was cold, the racing promised to be anything but with the feature of the day being the 58 running of the time-honoured D G Jones Banks Peninsula Trotting Cup for the Open…