United States harness racing personality Heather Vitale plans to attend the Kaikoura Cup race meeting. The iconic Kaikoura Trotting Club's annual race meeting has caught the attention of United States television journalist and harness racing celebrity Heather Vitale. Spankem, trained by well-known Canterbury-based trainers Mark Purdon and Natalie Rasmussen, on his way to winning last year's Kaikoura Cup. Photos: Harness Racing New Zealand''She's probably seen the TV footage and thought, 'wow, that's unbelievable, I want to go'. The race meeting is just a week before the New Zealand Cup meeting at Addington, Christchurch, on Tuesday, November 12.

Source: Otago Daily Times October 27, 2019 16:07 UTC