There was plenty of banter as a generation game challenge loomed at Teretonga Park in Invercargill ahead of the annual A1 Auto Services 1 Hour Endurance race recently. It is a race Boyd Wilson won in a Ford Falcon alongside Jordan Michels in 2018 while in 2021 Boyd and son Harry finished third in th
Cycling New Zealand has selected a nine-strong group of promising teenagers to compete in the UCI Track Cycling Junior World Championships in South America in August. The eight endurance riders and one sprinter show the spread of cycling talent throughout New Zealand with riders from Southland, Otag
A final quarter squeeze by the AVIS Magic has denied the Ascot Park Hotel Steel their first win of the season, with a 52-45 victory at home in Hamilton. It was the Magic’s first win in five matches – and the desperation of both sides to claim victory was obvious from the outset. The Steel […]
A final quarter squeeze by the AVIS Magic has denied the Ascot Park Hotel Steel their first win of the season, with a 52-45 victory at home in Hamilton. It was the Magic’s first win in five matches – and the desperation of both sides to claim victory was obvious from the outset. The Steel […]
There was plenty of banter as a generation game challenge loomed at Teretonga Park in Invercargill ahead of the annual A1 Auto Services 1 Hour Endurance race recently. It is a race Boyd Wilson won in a Ford Falcon alongside Jordan Michels in 2018 while in 2021 Boyd and son Harry finished third in th
Cycling New Zealand has selected a nine-strong group of promising teenagers to compete in the UCI Track Cycling Junior World Championships in South America in August. The eight endurance riders and one sprinter show the spread of cycling talent throughout New Zealand with riders from Southland, Otag
The Southland Sharks finished their first road double-header weekend with a win and a loss after a withering second half comeback saw the southerners claim a 97-89 victory over the Hawke’s Bay Hawks on Sunday afternoon. After being soundly beaten on Friday night at Cowles Stadium in Christchurch by
Te Wānanga o Raukawa Pulse managed to clinch a fifth straight win but had to wait until the final four seconds before pinching a 44-43 win over a brave Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel in Invercargill on Saturday. In rare territory, the home side took a five-goal lead into halftime, the Pulse recover
Southland’s family friendly two day automotive event was a success over the weekend, with at least 2500 people attending the Hard Park Takeover Festival. Organiser Troyden Findlay said even the weather didn’t deter people from coming, however it did make for some interesting moments. “Thanks to ever
Gail Paisley of Woodlands was the big winner of the Invercargill Harness Racing Club’s major promotion at their annual Diamonds Day race meeting at Ascot Park Raceway in Invercargill on Sunday. Each time a lady placed a bet of $5 on the day they received a coupon to place in the lucky draw for a […]
Great mates combined to win the Group Two Southland Oaks with Treacherous Gall on Diamonds Day at Ascot Park yesterday. The filly powered home from off the speed in one of several outstanding performances on Southland’s biggest day of harness racing. Trainer Regan Todd and driver Craig Ferguson both
