Stratford Trotting Club

01/09/2026

$73m in debt and $3m in debt - some bad decisions made with these clubs but we will have to wait and see just what the EX CEOs of HRNZ can do for them???

Northern harness racing is facing enormous challenges but there are lifelines.

28/07/2026

How the f**k can they DEINVEST something that they haven’t INvested in in a decade.
Come on Stratford pple we need to make sure that they don’t sell our race course complex and use the money outside of the district, more than likely Auckland or Cambridge maybe Palmerston North.

15/05/2026

Stratford Trotting Club would like to extend their deepest condolences to Cambridge Trainer Susan Branch her family and team.
She was a great supporter of our clubs here in Taranaki and the CD.
For further details please check Waikato papers or the Cambridge Harness Racing Club.

13/05/2026

Good luck to all and let’s hope you get thru the gorge in your way home at the time you need

29/04/2026

Last night in the CD,
Good luck all

28/04/2026

Worth a punt if you’re following all the locals.

19/04/2026

It is with great sadness that we would like to acknowledge the passing of one of Stratfords owners and breeders and life long mate Garry Read.
To Fay Read and family please accept our deepest and most heartfelt condolences at Garry’s passing.
Stratford Trotting Club and the President would like to acknowledge an ex-Stratfordian, who started his love of harness racing with our very own Davey Jones.
He was involved not only in ownership but breeding as well.
He was one of the best, happy to be beside his friend and supported ventures into harness racing in all mediums alongside his mate. And still to this day he has horses with other trainers.
One of his favourite bred horses was Schnapper Smile back in the day. Schnapper (Red) was duel gated and gave Jonesy & Garry a run for their money. He had many a collect in both gates, but the most memorable would have to have been Reds run at Otaki back in 2007 where they took $7500 off the tote with his win. The TAB had to pay them out in the end in $5 notes.
That two day meeting was one of the most memorable for lots of reasons and one of the best weekends away.
That was the last time Jonesy and Garry had shared a winning cigar along with many gins that night.
Garry was also a guest punter at the Stratford Trot meeting about 2008/9.
There are so many stories to recall of their friendship on and off the track.
He will be surely missed by so many or committee and members, but none more so than by Jonesy.