McKay Harrington Racing Stables

07/08/2024

Spartan 🔥

11/07/2024

23/03/2024

💪🏼Spartan💪🏼
Riccarton Park Racecourse
🎉what a super win 🥇

23/03/2024

Winner winner
Spartan getting the job done today at Riccarton Park. With a strong front running performance. Beautifully ridden by Tegan Newman.
Congratulations to the connections
We are very proud of our boy Sparty

01/11/2023

Thank you Lydia Truesdale for putting together this video of the wonderful SPARTAN winning at Riccarton Park on Saturday! Amazing day Russell McKay Diego Montes De Oca

29/10/2023

🥇SPARTAN getting the job done at Riccarton Park. Lovely patient ride by Diego. Very proud of our boy spartan. Congratulations to all the connections 🏇🏻💪🏼

A1 Auto 4 Service to SPARTAN so another winner for War Decree. Diego Montes de Oca rode for Russell McKay & Ashley Harrington

19/10/2023

12/10/2023

🙋🏼‍♀️ New member of the team “Hey Jude” iffraaj mare.
Settled into her new environment very well, looking forward to getting her to the races with a new set of owners 🏆

13/09/2023

The best job in the world 🏇🏻

02/09/2023

🥇winner winner
Powerful moss with a super win at Riccarton Park Racecourse today. Beautifully timed ride by Diego Montes De Oca
Congratulations to the connections 🏆

Russel McKay & Ashley Harrington win with POWERFUL MOSS ridden by Diego Montes de Oca in the Group 1 Raceday Party 16 September

24/08/2023

🚨Winner Winner 🚨
Mr Hass showing how tough he is taking out the last today at Riccarton Park Racecourse on the poly, with a lovely ride by Terry Moseley.
Congratulations to the connections

Racecourse Hotel & Motor Lodge rounds out the day with an upset as MR HASS off the ballot wins with Terry Moseley riding for Russell McKay & Ashley Harrington.

01/08/2023

22/23 season is a wrap. What a great season it was. The McKay Harrington team would like to congratulate our loyal owners and thank everyone that helped make it all happen. Team work makes the dream work.
Highlight is always the winners and this season the new arrival of co-trainer Ashley’s new baby girl Hadley.
We hope to keep the momentum going into the new season and hope to be in the winnners circle as many times as we can. ⭐️⭐️⭐️

24/06/2023

Back to back wins for this boy Powerful Moss!! He is thriving and really enjoying his racing. We are very proud of our boy Mossy.
Great ride by Diego Montes De Oca who we can’t thank enough with all his help he does for the stable along with Lydia Truesdale we really appreciate it.

Big congratulations to all involved. 🥳

POWERFUL MOSS leads all the way in the hands of Diego Montes de Oca for Russell McKay & Ashley Harrington to win the Sam Keenan Tennis Coach over 1400m.

27/10/2022

Thanks to the lovely Bridget Woodsford for taking great photos of some of our runners on Saturday at riccarton park. plus the bonus photo of our incredible stable hack Justin,who traveled with each runner to keep them company.

21/10/2022

📣 3 set to race at Riccarton Park Racecourse today.

⏰Race 1 (11.30am)
🐎 El bee Jack
🙋🏼‍♀️ Jasmine Fawcett
🗣 Has worked on well from last start, should enjoy the trip of 1800m. Hope to be right there in the finish.

⏰Race 6 (2.23pm)
🐎Lorna Doon
🙋🏼‍♀️ Jasmine Fawcett
🗣 Gets off the ballot today to get a run, she’s on the fresh side. Hopefully can show us what she is capable of.

⏰Race 11 (5.18pm)
🐎 Powerful moss
🙋🏼‍♀️Jasmine Fawcett
🗣 Nice draw to work with, he’s an on speed runner and will put himself in the firing line to be in the finish.

🙏🏼 Good luck to the connections today! Looks like it will be a beautiful day out at riccarton park.

14/10/2022

Two runners at Ashburton today..

⏰ Race 1 (12pm)
🐎 It’s the Vibe
🙋🏼‍♀️ Kelsey Hannan
🗣 First up for our stable today, we are happy with his work. Best could be over the 2000m but we hope for a bold run fresh up from a tricky draw.

⏰ Race 9 (4.41pm)
🐎 Royce Roca
🙋🏼‍♀️ Samantha Wynne
🗣 Another tricky draw to deal with. But some of her best races have been from an outside gate.
We are hoping the luck can go her way today.

Good luck to the connections. Looks to be a beautiful day at Ashburton.

25/08/2022

🚨Attention 🚨
Fantastic opportunity here! Here’s a chance to buy into the full brother to last start winner powerful moss. This is “It’s a vibe” 4 year old power. Last raced on the 1st of July in Taranaki, where he ran 2nd with a strong fight to the line.
Affordable shares and a great opportunity to get involved in a horse that is up and going and showing great promise.
Pm for more info

📸 straight off the truck
Will put the replay of his last start in the comments 🏇🏻

13/08/2022

New comer to the stables Powerful Moss getting the win yesterday on the last day of the national carnival. He dug deep to come over the top of them, with a beautifully timed ride by Kylie Williams.
Congratulations to the connections

Almost a fairytale sign off for Neil Coulbeck but Zacat is nailed in the last stride by POPWERFUL MOSS trained by the McKay/Harrington partnership with Kylie Williams tiding.

30/07/2022

Devastating news for the stable today to hear of the passing of stable favourite El Bee Darci known to all us as yogi. Recently retired from racing starting his sport horse career. Everyone that meet him fell in love he was a true champion on and off the track!! RIP legend 💔

08/07/2022

El Bee Jack makes it back to back wins with a great effort to run away to win the last in ashburton yesterday.
Beautifully ridden by Kylie Williams.
Congratulations to all involved.

04/07/2022

closest to the camera in orange is our gorgeous two year old by dissident, he has come leaps and bounds in learning the ropes as a race horse, very happily walking off the track after a gallop.

30/06/2022

🚨Attention Racing Shares available 🚨

Affordable racing shares up for grabs in this strong well put together 2 year old War Decree gelding out of sweet revenge!!!

Half brother is Sea Shepherd who is doing great things on the track.

He is already is full work and ready to get into some fast work,

Pm for more information

-photos don’t do him justice he’s is a gorgeous boy with the nickname Spartan.

13/06/2022

El bee Jack taking out the last yesterday in tough conditions at phar lap raceway.
Pulling away to win by 5 1/2 lengths.
Beautifully ridden by Chris Carmine
Congratulations to all involved

02/05/2022

🚨 Attention 🚨

Still a few Racing shares available in this gorgeous 2 year old gelding, he’s by Dissident out of counting crows.
But they are filling up fast so get in quick.
Very professional 2 year old with a good brain.
Affordable rates come and join the fun

Pm Ashley Harrington for more details

Video the 2 year old is the closest to the camera

12/04/2022

🚨 Attention 🚨

Racing shares available in this gorgeous 2 year old gelding, he’s by Dissident out of counting crows.
Beautiful strong boy,
Affordable rates come and join the fun

Pm Ashley Harrington for more details

27/03/2022

Looking for a horse to lease for racing in South Island, good training facility at Riccarton park contact Russell on 0274376752 or Ashley on 0276329754

09/03/2022

4 runners at riccarton park today.
🎬 Race 1
🐴 baby cheese
🙋🏻‍♂️ Rohan Mudhoo
🗣 big run last start for 3rd. Hope for a big again today.

🐴Are you Okay
🙋🏻‍♀️Courtney Barnes
🗣been racing well lately with a nice draw to go on today. She try’s hard

🎬Race 6
🐴El bee darci
🙋🏻‍♂️Jason Laking
🗣 quick back up from Dunedin but has come through it really well.

🎬race 8
🐴Royce Roca
🙋🏻‍♂️Rohan Mudhoo
🗣 steps to the 2000m today. We think she will enjoy this trip.

Good luck to all the connections today