Self Assured
Jean Feiss likes knowing her old mate is heading off to be with his best mate. So there was never…
Up for grabs: One crown. Condition: Well worn, plenty of former owners. Apply: In person at Alexandra Park, Menangle, Cambridge…
The passing of the New Zealand Cup baton may be complete after 2000 winner Self Assured was ruled out of…
The harness racing rivalry that could headline coming seasons in New Zealand resumes at Addington tonight with stable confidence one…
Natalie Rasmussen’s pre-race plan for the NZ Messenger went out the window in a matter of seconds at Alexandra Park…
Champion trainer Mark Purdon is adamant Self Assured is in the best form of his career, but he isn’t sure…
Today is New Zealand Trotting Cup day. A monster build-up in two countries culminates with a gruelling two miles to find…
The opening markets may have suggested New Zealand’s two best harness horses were equal chances of winning their respective comeback…
WHO should be Victoria Cup favourite? With the next of Australasia’s open class majors being less than two months away, my…
Victorian owner Jean Feiss could be excused for not being able to wait to get her glamour boy Self Assured…
Nobody could be in a better position to rate Self Assured’s main dangers in tonight’s $400,000 Trillian Trust Auckland Cup…
Self Assured looks set to take his road less travelled to a place he knows very well in the NZ$100,000…
The coup to replace the two kings of New Zealand harness racing might only last a week. An almost complete…
Champion horseman Mark Purdon only had one complaint after favourite Self Assured won New Zealand’s first ever slot race at…
Champion trainer Mark Purdon thinks he has solved the problem that has robbed Self Assured of champion status in time…
Brent Mangos has fired the first tactical shots of the $900,000 The Race at Cambridge on Thursday with South Coast…
You know a horse is special when it finishes second in the New Zealand Cup and Mark Purdon gives it is…
The real battle for today’s $600,000 IRT New Zealand Cup isn’t just between 15 of our elite pacers. It is…
The horseman with the biggest hand to play in tomorrow’s $600,000 IRT New Zealand Cup is putting those cards on…
Champion horseman Mark Purdon is adamant Self Assured punters have little to worry about at Ashburton today but he does…
First Self Assured needs to step, then he needs to step up. That is the equation for potentially New Zealand’s best…
A quick trip to the stables to check on his latest New Zealand Cup winner on Wednesday afternoon was enough…
Champion trainer Mark Purdon is adamant the setback to Self Assured and Spankem that will see them miss Oamaru on…
The best pacer in New Zealand may not be the best bet when the open class horses make a surprise…