Anticipation of a pending season highlight was expressed by journalists within Christchurch Star’s racing department, when previewing Banks Peninsula’s 1966 Trotting Cup. Principal recipient of the inaugural spoils Bill Doyle remained true, donating a £50 trophy to this year’s winning connections. All race conditions remained unchanged from what was a spectacular inclusion to last season’s light harness calendar. Even [...]

Those with greatest recall will remember a long held belief, that to be most effective at New Zealand Cup time, pacing stars needed race encounters in early spring.  A requirement to have built that strong foundation base appeared beneficial for Banks Peninsula Trotting Club, as trotters also progressed toward Canterbury’s biggest annual week. Accordingly 1967 provided another strong near [...]