Harness racing leaders
The leading harness racing trainers in New Zealand last season were: R. C. and B. Purdon 87 wins, R. Brosnan 34, P. Wolfenden 33, C. Hunter 32, 0. Purdon 32, C. Hunter and C. Smith 29, P. O’Reilly jun. 29, M. Berger and S. Pavlovich 26, J. Smolensk! 26, B. O’Meara 23, R. Dunn 22, D. Dwyer 21, K. Webber 21, L. Driver 20, D. Jones 20, R. Prendergast 20, M. de Filippi 19, A. Devery and H. Skinner 19, M. Stormont 18, M. Nicholas and J. Gray 17, P. Blanchard 16, C. Harris 16, R. Swain 16, R. D. Butt 15. The leading harness racing drivers were: M. McKendry 127, A. Herlihy 118, M. de Filippi 69, M. Purdon 51, C. de Filippi 48, R. Cameron 47, D. Butcher 46, P. Ferguson 45, A. Butt 44, R. Brosnan 43, R. May 42, J. Smolensk! 38, H. Skinner 37, C. Butler 36, J. Curtin 35, P. O’Reilly jun. 34, B. Mangos 30, G. Wolfenden 29, R. Dunn 28, K. W. O’Reilly 26, R. D. Butt 23, P. Jones 23, J. Langdon 23, F. Cooney 22, A. Scobie 22, J. Carmichael 21, G. Harris 21, A. Beck 20, K. Larsen 20, E. Swain 19, R. Swain 19, K. Townley 19, I. Cameron 18, J. Hay 18. The leading junior drivers were: P. Ferguson 45, A. Butt 44, T. Shaw 16, T. Butt 10, R. Austin 7, T. Healy 7, P. Jeffries 7, L. Barnes 6, ,L. Crawford 6, A. Scott 6, R. Haddon 5, R. Holmes 5.
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