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When it comes to his deeds in a sulky, Anthony Grant Herlihy (Tony) is without rival.

The late Lorraine Grant was a trailblazer, though it appears she didn’t want to make a big deal about making her way in what was a male-dominated industry.  

It may not be the country’s most fashionable racetrack but Dunedin’s home of harness and greyhound racing Forbury Park has an interesting  back story and can lay claim to its own slice of harness racing history.  

It’s been called “breathtaking” and one of the Hunter Cup’s greatest ever wins.

“Old school” – that was Cecil Charles Devine and he made no apologies for it.

When All Black star Christian Cullen first met his equine namesake in the 1990s it was awkward to say the least.

It’s been called the biggest New Zealand Cup upset of all time.

A horse so proficient at breeding that he was called “the big daddy of harness racing. ”