Head of Racing and Wagering @HarnessRacingNZ 🐎 Harness racing owner. Long time Cronulla Sharks sufferer 🦈 All views my own.
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Matthew Peden retweeted
Apr 15
With so much to be positive about in our industry, it’s time to focus in on it and use it to advantage 👏🏻
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Matthew Peden retweeted
🔥 EXTRA MARKETS ADDED 🔥
💰 $5K First 4s (all races)
💥 $20K Late Quaddie (R7)
More ways to play tomorrow night at Cambridge.
👉 bit.ly/4mjANzq
#NightOfChampions
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Matthew Peden retweeted
Apr 9
Aussie harness fans …
This is brilliant, a liftout all about tomorrow night’s huge Night Of Champions @cambridgeracewy @HarnessRacingNZ
hrnz.co.nz/news/cambridges-n…
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Matthew Peden retweeted
Apr 8
Butcher says he won't surrender to Aussie pacing superstars just yet nzherald.co.nz/sport/racing/…
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Matthew Peden retweeted
Apr 8
We have opened a stack of markets for Night of Champions. Early Crows will land first thing Friday morning once emergencies are confirmed. If you can’t find something that tickles your fancy, we give up!
@GregORacingNZ
@TracksideNZ
@GuerinSports
@MPedenRacing
@AdamHSport
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Matthew Peden retweeted
Apr 8
Brittany Graham breakdowns every runner in The Race by @SportNationNZ 🤩
READ 👉 bit.ly/4cvO6ta | @BrittanyTGraham
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Matthew Peden retweeted
Apr 7
No room for brotherly love in race with $1 million up for grabs nzherald.co.nz/sport/racing/…
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Matthew Peden retweeted
The all-important draws have been revealed for the two slot races on Night of Champions, the $1 million The Race by Sport Nation NZ (2200m) and the $530,000 The TAB Trot (2200m)
Tickets for this event are available here: nightofchampions.nz
@TAB_NZL
@SportNationNZ
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Matthew Peden retweeted
Apr 6
Ruakaka returns. 11 years since we've been harness racing in the north on the grass.
The first of the day is taken out by Commander Lincoln
Driven and trained by Andrew Sharpe
So good to be back! 🌞🏄🐴
WATCH LIVE RACING👉 bit.ly/4nmidFW
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Matthew Peden retweeted
Apr 6
“It looks like the region still has an appetite for harness, which is nice.”
Harness Racing on the grass returned to Ruakaka today.
Bruce Stewart reports
@MPedenRacing @Brad6Nikki @HarnessRacingNZ @TracksideNZ @BrittanyTGraham @GuerinSports
harnesslink.com/trots-return…
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Matthew Peden retweeted
Apr 3
Last two spots confirmed for The Race by Sport Nation. Akuta and Better Knuckle Up. Ballots will be Sooner The Bettor for pace and Bounce N Beyond for the TAB Trot.
@GuerinSports @cambridgeracewy @HarnessRacingNZ @bengrimstone
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Matthew Peden retweeted
Apr 3
It’s going to be an epic night - Night of Champions @cambridgeracewy next Friday.
And the Aussie stars, headed by Leap To Fame and Keayang Zahara - are set to dominate.
Full preview for @HarnessUpdate
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Matthew Peden retweeted
Champion Australian trotting mare Keayang Zahara has ticked her final box before heading to NZ with a scorching Terang trial win last night (Tuesday).
🔗: nightofchampions.nz/blog/pos…
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Matthew Peden retweeted
Big news for Night of Champions 2026! 🤝 We’re proud to announce @SportNationNZ as the sponsor of the $1 Million The Race by Sport Nation, while @TAB remain the sponsor of the $530,000 TAB Trot. Just over 2 weeks until this legendary event. nightofchampions.nz.
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Matthew Peden retweeted
📰: Star Aussie pair to make early raids on NZ
KIWIS are set to get a sneak preview of two Aussie stars ahead of Cambridge’s Night of Champions on April 10.
Read @AdamHSport 's story here: nightofchampions.nz/blog/pos…
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Matthew Peden retweeted
Some fantastic news on the Breeding front! 🎉👌
For the first time in eight seasons, the number of individual mares served in New Zealand has increased year on year.
Read all about it here ⬇️
hrnz.co.nz/news/confidence-r…
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Matthew Peden retweeted
Mar 2
Great news for NZ breeding!
Mare numbers have risen for the first time in eight seasons. 99 mares in 2025/26. @nzbstandardbred @HarnessRacingNZ @NeveleRStud @BreckonFarms @WoodlandsStudNZ @Alabarfarms @LodgeMacca
harnesslink.com/new-zealand-…
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Matthew Peden retweeted
Feb 5
Aussies have dominated the $650k @TAB_NZL Trot in its two year history with Just Believe and Arcee Phoenix winning.
Keayang Zahara will headline the Aussies this year.
Surely at least half the field will be Aussies.
Deadline for slots 5pm Friday, Feb 20 via @HarnessRacingNZ
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Matthew Peden retweeted
Jan 23
The meeting scheduled for Methven on Sunday has been transferred to Ashburton as a result of surface water present following this weeks rain.
The forecasted rainfall for the next 48 hours was also taken into consideration 🌧️
@HarnessRacingNZ @TracksideNZ
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Matthew Peden retweeted
18 Dec 2025
The slot holders for the 2026 Race by Betcha have been announced - here’s how the potential field shapes 🤩
Akuta
Alta Meteor
Captains Knock
Kingman
Leap To Fame
Merlin
Rakero Rocket
The Janitor
We Walk By Faith
The one big ? slot is that of N40 Racing
hrnz.co.nz/news/all-10-slots…
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