eljay 1,711 Report post Posted February 4, 2018 Name us the trainers from North of the Brynderwyn's up till Northland Harness ceased Slim Dusty 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue 1,085 Report post Posted February 5, 2018 Putting me on the spot there Lloyd. I'm a relative newcomer. Moved to Waipu in '89 and only had my first trotter in '93 but here's a few off the top of my head. Others can add to it I'm sure. Doug Jessup Naylor Peter Lynch Laurie Turner Peter Oldham JB Gardner Les & Alan Pyers Jim Watson Frank Campbell Jim Price Don Dwyer Shane Hayes Neil Brady Sue Martin The saddlery guy whose name escapes me. A schoolteacher who tried to resurrect Rain Again after Neil Brady won nine in a row with him. Murray Child has worked a few too but not licensed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eljay 1,711 Report post Posted February 5, 2018 Ok Blue The saddlery guy was Keith Antony Also up there was Bob Jellick Gary Peterson Tom Hackett Wally Sherry Logan Sherwin Paul Johnson Dan Fox Bill Frearson and Ian Martin did a stint up there too I'm sure. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SFD 16 Report post Posted February 5, 2018 13 hours ago, Blue said: Putting me on the spot there Lloyd. I'm a relative newcomer. Moved to Waipu in '89 and only had my first trotter in '93 but here's a few off the top of my head. Others can add to it I'm sure. Doug Jessup Naylor Peter Lynch Laurie Turner Peter Oldham JB Gardner Les & Alan Pyers Jim Watson Frank Campbell Jim Price Don Dwyer Shane Hayes Neil Brady Sue Martin The saddlery guy whose name escapes me. A schoolteacher who tried to resurrect Rain Again after Neil Brady won nine in a row with him. Murray Child has worked a few too but not licensed. Dave Jessup Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue 1,085 Report post Posted February 5, 2018 Mustn't forget Tom Hackett. Slim Dusty 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gubellini 3,923 Report post Posted February 7, 2018 On 2/6/2018 at 7:21 AM, eljay said: Ok Blue The saddlery guy was Keith Antony Also up there was Bob Jellick Gary Peterson Tom Hackett Wally Sherry Logan Sherwin Paul Johnson Dan Fox Bill Frearson and Ian Martin did a stint up there too I'm sure. Yes Ian Martin trained up there before moving to Stratford. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gubellini 3,923 Report post Posted February 7, 2018 9 minutes ago, gubellini said: Yes Ian Martin trained up there before moving to Stratford. Ian trained at Waipu. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slim Dusty 14 Report post Posted February 7, 2018 Stan Pascoe - Trained Ginger Megs - was he Trained in Northland ?? And did he stand at Stud in Northland ??? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gubellini 3,923 Report post Posted February 7, 2018 15 hours ago, Slim Dusty said: Stan Pascoe - Trained Ginger Megs - was he Trained in Northland ?? And did he stand at Stud in Northland ??? Ginger Megs was trained at Pukekohe. Regularly driven by Red Hillmer. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gubellini 3,923 Report post Posted February 7, 2018 Jack Bryan trained a few at Tangiteroria in the sixties. He drove a bit for the Hacketts who also trained there. He drove Caravelle to win for them at Hawera on 16/4/68. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue 1,085 Report post Posted February 7, 2018 Gubes, do you have any record of any harness trainers using the Whangarei track when it was at Kensington Park? Most trotters/pacers seem to have been basically farm trained before the AW track was built at Ruakaka around 82.Some handy horses came out of the north though including Chequer Board, several of Brady/Martins including Franco Ice and Rain Again who won them in a row culminating in the Messenger for Brian & Beryl Madsen of Ruawai, and Lord Vader for Shane Hayes who, like Franco Ice but for being skittled at the start would probably have won an Auckland Cup. Slim Dusty 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gubellini 3,923 Report post Posted February 7, 2018 Blue I don’t think any trotters were trained at Kensington Park. The only one I can think of would have been Don McLaughlin who lived in Whangarei and bred a few before moving to Tirau and then concentrating more on gallopers. Tangiteroria was a bit of a hub for Standardbreds in those days. Dave Jessop trained Chequer Board there and stood stallions like Crimson Star and Silver Wings. Slim Dusty 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...