#Self Assured

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…

Here are five horses to back for the first Group 1 Grand Prix harness meeting at Addington, which starts at 12.15pm today. 1: Muscle Mountain (R8, No 1) Only one of trotting's big three turns up for this Group 1, and he should lead and win. The last time Muscle Mountain was in a sprint field of similar quality (no Sundees Son or Bolt For…

Welcome to today's segment from our harness racing analyst. Providing you with free expert tips and selections for harness meetings run in New Zealand. Premier harness racing hits Addington again today (Sunday 4th December) for a great day of Group Ones. The racing starts at 12:15pm and we highlight the card detailing every horse and its chances on…

In the opening encounter of Argentina's matchup against Saudi Arabia in Group C of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, Lionel Messi makes his fifth and presumably final appearance. The Albiceleste will need to perform well on the field in order to claim the top spot in the group, which also features Mexico and Poland. Messi has six goals in his World…

If Ben Hope's drive behind Muscle Mountain was the best losing drive of Cup and Show week, harness racing legend, Mark Purdon, produced the best winning drive of the week to secure Group One victory for he and Self Assured (Bettor's Delight) in the $200000 New Zealand Pacing Free For All. The world champion reinsman looked to be in a hopeless…

Welcome to today's segment from our harness racing analyst. Providing you with free expert tips and selections for harness meetings run in New Zealand. Harness racing hits Addington again today (Friday 11th November) for another big day of harness. The racing starts at 12:00pm and we highlight the card detailing every horse and its chances on the…

It's the second Tuesday in November and that means it's New Zealand Trotting Cup day at Addington. But with no such restrictions, it's time to glam up, try to pick a winner and keep safe under the Christchurch sun on one of the best days of Christchurch's social calendar. Tuesday's big race is arguably the most open field in the last decade, so…

The Australian raiders have made this New Zealand Cup. Win, lose or draw they have given harness racing's great race a heartbeat when it could easily have been just another glorified NZ free-for-all. And both the emerging Rock N Roll Doo (Rock N Roll Heaven) and seasoned warrior Majestic Cruiser (Art Major) are good enough to win it, too. But there…

Now we get the NZ Cup we all deserve. The Cup we sometimes felt like we would never get again. Bloody 2020 and 2021 could do that to you. Sap your strength. Make you forget how good felt. The things we all lost, even temporarily during Covid, were way more important than just some harness racing, some race day. But if you love harness racing, or…

Due to the Covid-19 Delta outbreak, New Zealand Trotting Cup organisers had to make the unfortunate call to host harness racing's big day without a crowd. Much like Melbourne's'crowdless cup' last year, attendance at Tuesday's New Zealand Trotting Cup will be limited to members, corporate partners, owners and workers, with no public…

Harness racing action heads to Addington Raceway tomorrow night (30th Sep.) for an action-packed twelve-race card, headlined by the 52nd edition of the time-honoured Canterbury Classic at Group Two level. The likes of Self Assured, Spankem, Cranbourne, and South Coast Arden will be making their race day resumptions as the road to the New Zealand…

If you take your combat with swagger, this is a good week to like the UFC. The mixed martial arts conglomerate will produce a monthly pay-per-view show from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday night that's topped by two of the...hmmm, let's say most self-assured fighters on the roster. Indeed, UFC 279 will feature a welterweight main event…