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General Category => Harness Racing => Topic started by: TimTimTimbo on December 21, 2025, 10:35:44 PM

Title: Imagine having the race won and the sulky collapses causing serious head injury
Post by: TimTimTimbo on December 21, 2025, 10:35:44 PM

$100,000 race and Nathan Williamson who trains and drivers here gets dumped on the track with serious head injuries because the sulky seat collapsed near the finish

He's going to be OK but still in hospital. His father is IMO the best trainer of trotters in NZ and the three brothers are all trainers and drivers

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/alexandra-park-crash-harness-racing-driver-nathan-williamson-seriously-hurt/65SVWRRSCNEMXJVM4AJTBDMYN4/

Title: Re: Imagine having the race won and the sulky collapses causing serious head injury
Post by: TimTimTimbo on December 21, 2025, 10:38:50 PM

The race replay was not posted with the results

Belos is Stipes report (Judges)

CAPTAINS MISTRESS - raced greenly near the 1650m when attempting to lead. Driver N Williamson fell from the sulky passing the 50m due to the sulky seat coming adrift after the support struts broke. CAPTAINS MISTRESS was adjudged not to be a placegetter in accordance with Rule 873(3). Mr Williamson was attended to by St John personnel and transported to hospital via ambulance for further observation. The filly escaped for a short distance before being caught by Driver S Ottley and was not injured as a result of the incident.