Akuta
The career of one of Australasia’s best pacers hangs in the balance with the shock news Akuta will not race…
New Zealand’s best pacer Akuta is out of the Hunter Cup and his racing future in doubt after a training mishap….
New Zealand’s best pacer Akuta won’t tackle Saturday week’s $100,000 Ballarat Cup. But champion trainer Mark Purdon confirmed he and son,…
It will be quite nostalgic when two of Mark Purdon’s big guns arrive in Melbourne next week. While Purdon’s return to…
Champion trainer Mark Purdon is adamant Dont Stop Dreaming is ready to step up to the big time at Alexandra…
New Zealand’s best pacer is set to head to Australia for the first time and he could be taking some…
There is a word for what Akuta has going for him in today’s $750,000 IRT New Zealand Trotting Cup at…
As bad barrier draws go this is as good as it gets for Akuta in Tuesday’s NZ$750,000 IRT New Zealand…
Two imposing victories less than 24 hours apart have left the New Zealand Trotting Cup feeling like a two-horse race….
Punters now know what trainer Mark Purdon has suspected for a while: New Zealand’s best pacer Akuta has gone to…
No sooner had a surprising recovery put Akuta back in the frame for the Auckland Trotting Cup this Friday than…
Champion trainer Mark Purdon is adamant Self Assured is in the best form of his career, but he isn’t sure…
Champion trainer Mark Purdon has given the best tip yet his star three-year-old Akuta will miss the IRT New Zealand…
Champion trainer Mark Purdon is confident Akuta can bounce back from being a fatboy failure to the punter’s pin up…
Pacing’s excitement machine Akuta could be about to embark on one of the most unusual New Zealand Cup campaigns in…
Champion trainer Mark Purdon has a word of warning for punters as Akuta prepares to take the step into open…
The road to the IRT New Zealand Cup begins for two Derby winners at the Rangiora trials on Wednesday, but…
Superstar New Zealand three-year-old Akuta will be nominated for the New Zealand Cup, but trainer Mark Purdon warns he could…
The mega clash of the NZ three-year-olds next season is still very much on and came more sharply into focus…
The stunning tactics that delivered harness racing’s new pin-up pacer were anything but planned. In fact, driver Mark Purdon admits…
The northern stablemates most likely to test the favourites in tonight’s $150,000 Sires’ Stakes Final are drawn to suit their…