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If there is a perfect advertisement for Tuesday racing, His Honour is it.

Press racing writer MATT MARKHAM runs the rule over the 2010 New Zealand Trotting Cup field at Addington today.

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Terri Rae, along with her star galloper, Hold It Harvey, will take on the best the country has to offer over the next six weeks as the pair line up in all three legs of the rich Hawke's Bay Triple Crown.

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Classy three-year-old Empyrean is making hay while the sun shines.

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Mainland Banner, arguably one of the best mares to have raced in New Zealand, will go under the hammer tomorrow in a Cullen Breeding dispersal sale at Addington Raceway.

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Most people expected a Kiwi to win the three-year-old colts and gelding pacing Australasian Breeders' Crown final yesterday - just not Devil Dodger.

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Cheval De Triomphe and Habari are two horses in Canterbury who have deserved to win races in recent months.

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A week ago most Australian harness racing enthusiasts had never heard of Franco Jamar.

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The next three weeks could belong to Stunin Cullen.

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One of Canterbury's favourite sons is returning home - for a few months at least.

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Ross Elliot's Grand National dream turned into a nightmare yesterday.

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Young jockey Matthew Cropp justified his extreme pre-race confidence yesterday when Joint Effort dominated the 121st Grand National Hurdles at Riccarton.

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Canterbury racing trainer John Parsons etched his way into the history books yesterday when training his 1000th winner.

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The survival of harness racing in Canterbury could be decided today when a Christchurch City Council regulatory and planning committee meets to consider Addington Raceway's application for 18 gaming machines.

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A few gaming machines will not save a Christchurch racing club, the Problem Gambling Foundation says.

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Stevie Golding made headlines as a teen cricketer, impressed on the rugby field, but may shine brightest at harness racing.

Kylie Williams ruled the roost at Wingatui yesterday.

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Matamata jockey Noel Harris will be reunited with Group One-winning Cambridge galloper Vonusti for tomorrow's Group One $200,000 Captain Cook Stakes (1600m) at Trentham.

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Richard Didham knows Waitui Music is up against it today at Ashburton.

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Once hailed as a leading fancy for the New Zealand Derby, The Hombre has been reinvented as a sprinter.