Southland Sport

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

The Trident Homes Tactix would have been happy to pocket the points after grinding out a hard-fought 50-31 win over the Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel in Dunedin on Sunday. In a low-scoring spectacle, the high-flying Tactix were kept honest by a dogged Steel team, inflating the score with a flurry

Diamonds Day is one of the biggest days on the harness racing calendar in the south with the culmination of many of the region’s major series, but it is also a big day for on course patrons. Ladies who come along to Diamonds Day at Invercargill’s Ascot Park Raceway this Sunday, 23 April, may go […]

Faded Media’s Hard Park Takeover Festival at Teretonga Park this weekend is more than just fast, loud cars, and promises to entertain everyone. Organised by Faded Media & Events, the event first started back in October 2021 at the Otepuni location, it then moved to the Ascot Park raceway in April 20

New centurion Tiana Metuarau led her Te Wānanga o Raukawa Pulse side in their continued march up the leader-board with a 62-38 victory over the Ascot Park Hotel Steel in Wellington. Metuarau, at 22, became the youngest player to notch up 100 games in the national league, and gave a polished performa

After 24 years of service, Nigel Skelt has resigned from his role as General Manager of ILT Stadium Southland, effective immediately. Skelt cited medical grounds and personal reasons for his decision to retire from the Stadium, which is a world-class, multi-purpose venue that hosts a range of sporti

The racing was intense from the first race until the last when Southland hosted the 2023 New Zealand Junior Motocross Championships at the weekend. The MotoSouth, KTM and Kawasaki-sponsored annual school holiday event was run over three days, from Friday through until Sunday, at The Sandpit track on