Addington Welcome to The Addington Harness Hall of Fame.

We aim to preserve the great moments of the past at Addington Raceway by providing an interactive virtual presence using the internet to reach millions of people world wide and our local harness racing industry here in New Zealand.

Harness Racing in New Zealand is one of the most popular forms of equestrian sport. There is nothing more exciting than owning and racing a harness horse.

Addington Harness Hall of Fame is proud to be a part of this wonderful club and venue and we will be there for many more years to come bringing you the great moments of the past and those of the future.

Enjoy your visit and thank you for supporting The Addington Harness Hall of Fame.

 

TIMELINE

Timeline Please Click Here to launch the timeline
 

BLAST FROM THE PAST

NORM BROWNE - Farrier

NORM BROWNE

The death occured recently of Norm Browne, aged 93, who won a race this time last year with Storm Signal at Motukarara.

Browne, who trained his first winner more than 60 years ago, was a noticable identity in the Yaldhurst area, where he worked as a blacksmith for many years. He recalled shoeing some great horses, notably Precaution, Gold Bar, Aksarben and Adorian, drove against Maurice Holmes and worked for Sir John McKenzie.

A farrier inspector at Riccarton, Rangiora and other provincial tracks in Canterbury, Browne usually had a couple of horses in work, the best of them being the useful Dark Signal.

Credit: NZ HRWeekly 3May00
 
Click Here For Hall Of Fame Timeline