Former stable star Christen Me wins the 2014 NSW Miracle Mile in 1:49.1
Cran and Chrissie Dalgety wish their owners and supporters a very Merry Christmas and a rewarding festive season.
Stable star Pat’s Delight is being freshened after his fifth in the Inter Dominion Pacing Grand Final at Melton in mid December.
However, the stable will continue to be represented at Canterbury meetings, with two fillies flying the flag at the Auckland premier carnival.
Cran, winner of the NZ trainers premiership in 2013, continues to be one of the most successful harness trainers in the light harness sport.
The stable has won most of the big races on the Australasian Grand Circuit, including five Australasian Breeders Crown Final titles, four Victoria Cups, a Hunter Cup, NSW Miracle Mile, Auckland Cup, NZ Sires Stakes 3YO Final, NZ Sires Stakes 2YO Final, PGG Wrightson NZ Yearling Sales 2YO Open Pace, PGG Wrightson NZ Yearling Sales 3YO Open Pace, PGG Wrightson NZ Yearling Sales 3YO Fillies Final, Harness Jewels 2YO Emerald, two Harness Jewels 4YO Emeralds, Harness Jewels 3YO Ruby, NZ Derby, Northern Derby, NZ Oaks, NZ Messenger, Taylor 4YO Mile, Chariots Of Fire, NZ FFA, NZ Premier Mares Championship & NZ Trotting Oaks.
Cran has prepared over 1200 NZ winners of over $14 million in stakes.
Anyone looking to join the fun should start to think the upcoming NZ Yearling Sales, where Cran will be looking to buy and fill syndications of all shapes and size.
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HARNESS RACING NEW ZEALAND APPOINTS NEW CHIEF EXECUTIVE Harness Racing New Zealand (HRNZ) is delighted to confirm today that it has appointed Peter Jensen as Chief Executive. Mr Jensen comes to HRNZ with a wealth of senior level leadership experience. They include Chief Executive roles at Spanbild Holdings Ltd, a large Christchurch-based construction company with…
DetailsNZ-BREDS, TIGER TARA, TORNADO VALLEY, WIN INTER FINALS Tiger Tara’s superior gate speed essentially won him the the 2018 TAB Inter Dominion Pacing Championship at Melton on Saturday, December 15. The consistent Grand Circuit performer, and driver Todd McCarthy, flew out from the seven gate to cross his inside rivals by the first turn of…
DetailsTRAINER AND DRIVER SEEK FIRST INTER PACING WIN Kentuckiana Lodge trainer Cran Dalgety is excited to line up his fifth Inter Dominion Pacing Grand Final starter at Melton on Saturday. (Im) Pats Delight, representing the stable from the three gate, is an equal second favourite. His main dangers are the Allstars runners, Spankem, the outright…
DetailsBETTOR JOY TO JOIN JIM KING JUN. STABLE Speedy pacing mare Bettor Joy has been sold out of the Cran Dalgety stable to major American owner Richard Pollucii, and will join the Jim King jun stable. While sad to see her depart, Cran said it became a “catch 22 situation” racing her in New Zealand.…
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DEXTER TEAMS UP WITH CHASE THE DREAM IN USA Former top NZ driver Dexter Dunn, now firmly established on the North American scene, has teamed up with 2015 NZ 2YO Pacer of the Year, Chase The Dream. Chase The Dream, racing in New York as Letschasethedreamn, defeated champion Lazarus in both the 2015 NZ Sires…
DetailsRAUKAPUKA RULER PACES 1:50.2 AT MENANGLE Former Kentuckiana Lodge pacer Raukapuka Ruler made a promising start in Australia at Menangle, New South Wales, on Tuesday, winning first-up in a fast 1:50.2 (for the 1609m). Raukapuka Ruler, the 2017 Northern Derby winner for the Colt 45 Syndicate, trainer Cran Dalgety and driver Dexter Dunn, was sold…
DetailsTEXICAN, BETTOR’S FIRE, WIN AT YONKERS, NEW YORK Veteran former Kentuckiana Lodge stablemates, Texican and Bettor’s Fire, won back-to-back $23,000 races at Yonkers Raceway, New York, on Sunday (NZ time). Another ex-Kentuckiana Lodge star in Christen Me also ran third in a $44,000 open pace at Yonkers, behind former Australian pacer, Weona Sizzler. Christen Me,…
DetailsNZ HARNESS NEWS, December 9, 2018 RASMUSSEN TO MAKE DRIVING CALL FOR FINAL Spankem and Cruz Bromac’s brilliant final round Inter Dominion heat wins have left Natalie Rasmussen with a tough call to make on who to drive in next week’s A$500,000 final. Both horses showed they have continued to thrive under the series’ grueling…
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