You would say our second inductee comes from a 'Golden Cross' breed also. Both his grandfathers were deeply involved and hugely successful in harness racing, as were his parents. I'll come back to them in a minute.
Our second inductee was also born in Canterbury.
He has also been actively involved in harness racing until a shift to Menangle in Australia in 2017.
Our inductee has trained 821 winners in New Zealand and 50 winners in Australia.
He has trained 90 Group 1 race winners and 150 Group and Listed race winners in Australasia in total, including the winners of:
2 NZ Cups
2 Auckland Cups
8 Dominion Handicaps
5 Hunter Cups
4 Rowe Cups
3 Interdominion Trotting Finals
1 Interdominion Pacing Final
Our inductee provided Blair Orange with his first winning drive on Whizza Nova at Reefton in 1996.
He has trained 175 winners with Prop Anderson and 9 with Jonny Cox.
Some of these winners include Lyell Creek, Flashing Red, Take a Moment, Mr Feelgood, and Mister DG.