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Akuta (Bettor's Delight), the reigning New Zealand two-year-old of the year, and his co-trainer Mark Purdon made a big statement when taking out the time-honoured Hannon Memorial on Sunday afternoon (Sep. 18) in Oamaru. While the 2600m journey was a sedate affair (3:20.1) and the second slowest Hannon since 2005, the manner in which in Akuta was…

Old Town Road's (Bettor's Delight) path to harness racing's IRT New Zealand Cup on Tuesday is one of the quickest in recent times. Derby (El Patron) started in the 1983 Cup at his fourteenth start while Happy Sunrise (Steven Stock) ran in the 1987 New Zealand Cup at his sixteenth start. Tuesday's Cup will be only Old Town Roads thirteen…