Race replays of the week – A 150/1 stunner in New Zealand

On North American harness racing tracks it’s all about speed over a mile trip, in Australia it’s a mix of both standing start and mobile features across a range of track sizes, in New Zealand it could be about an extreme two-mile contest or a grass track race featuring non-race winners and in Europe the champion trotter is celebrated as a king of the track.

In Harnesslink Race Replays of the Week we bring you a snapshot into the very best contests from around the harness racing tracks of the world.

Garnet Barnsdale covered a new millionaire on Thursday with Hillexotic making it a memorable arrival in that class of horse, securing the magic earnings mark with an emphatic win in the $35,000 Yonkers Raceway Invitational Tro. A smart 1.55 effort enough to see off the race rivals. Swan In Motion and I Get It rounded off the top three to the line.

CANADIAN REPLAY

Nicholas Barnsdale reported on the smart Kootenay Cocoa (Beren Hanover) on Friday he lit up Fraser Downs, completing a victory with a impressive 1.52.3 – the time being a career best mark too. Kootenay Cocoa has now earned $59,750 and looks one to follow in the future.

NEW ZEALAND REPLAY

Brad Reid covered the amazing scenes from Alexandra Park on Friday night as the Taylor Mile, one of the great pacing features on the calendar, went the way of the absolute outsider in the race Mach Shard. While all the talk was about Merlin and Don’t Stop Dreaming the Barry Purdon and Scott Phelan trained runner was all but forgotten- a late bid securing the title at huge odds. Watch the replay below.

by Harnesslink Media