THE ASCENT and THE VELOCITY begin to take shape
Harness Racing New Zealand • September 30th, 2025 11:23 AM • 4 min read
The slot-holders for the two $500,000 Show Day slot races have been confirmed.
Both the Majestic Horse Floats THE ASCENT and the Hill Lee and Scott THE VELOCITY, to be run over 1980 metres on Friday, November 14, have been fully subscribed, with 10 slot-holders in each race.
Some horses for the two races are known already, among them Australian trotters Tracy The Jet and Gatesys Gem and the Brad Williamson-trained To The Moon And Back in THE ASCENT while Leap To Fame's trainer-driver Grant Dixon has signalled he's interested in bringing Fate Awaits over for THE VELOCITY.
Further announcements are expected in coming weeks.
THE SLOT-HOLDERS:
THE ASCENT
Neumanns Tyres ChCh Ltd
Breckon Racing
Clearview Racing/Katrina Purdon
Nick James/Richard Cole/Ken Breckon
Ford Contracting
Williamson Racing
Habibti Inta
DNR Logistics
Aldebaran Park/Yabby Dam Farms
Icon Boys Syndicate
Breckon Racing
Clearview Racing/Katrina Purdon
Nick James/Richard Cole/Ken Breckon
Ford Contracting
Williamson Racing
Habibti Inta
DNR Logistics
Aldebaran Park/Yabby Dam Farms
Icon Boys Syndicate
The VELOCITY
Boots Properties Ltd
Richard Cole, Ken Breckon, Nick James
Diane Reilly
Arna Donnelly Racing Stables
Ross and Angela Gordon
Stonewall Stud
Marketplace Syndicate
Scott Plant Racing
Purdon Racing
Solid Earth PTY Ltd
Richard Cole, Ken Breckon, Nick James
Diane Reilly
Arna Donnelly Racing Stables
Ross and Angela Gordon
Stonewall Stud
Marketplace Syndicate
Scott Plant Racing
Purdon Racing
Solid Earth PTY Ltd
In the TAB Futures market Marketplace is a $1.55 favourite for THE VELOCITY, ahead of Got The Chocolates ($4.60) and Rubira ($5)
Meant To Be leads THE ASCENT at $3.20 from Tracy The Jet ($4.50) and Gatesys Gem ($5).
Last year's inaugural winners of THE ASCENT and THE VELOCITY were Keayang Zahara and Better Knuckle Up.
