A REASON TO FIGHT Harness
A Reason To Fight is a standardbred horse born in New Zealand in 2020. A Reason To Fight is by Father Patrick (USA) out of Jaw D Nancy (NZ) , trained by M E Howard. A Reason To Fight form is available here. Owned by M E Howard.
Pedigree :
| Sire | FATHER PATRICK (USA) 2011 |
| Dam | JAW D NANCY (NZ) 2013 |
| Dam Sire | ANGUS HALL (USA) 1995 |
About the horse :
| Foal Date | 01 Oct 2020 |
| Description | 5yo B Gelding |
| Trainer | M E Howard |
| Owner | M E Howard |
| Career | 1 Win (3%) - 7 Placings (21%) - 39 starts |
| Wins | 2170m (1) |
| PM | New Zealand : NZD $33,601 |
Starts:39 |
Win Rate:3% |
Place Rate:21% |
A REASON TO FIGHT Current Nominations/Acceptances
08 May 2026
Friday
17:30
10 May 2026
Sunday
13:09
A Reason To Fight Past Races
| 5 of 11, 03 May 2026, R6 BARNSY'S ALL TRADE SERVICES TROT 2600m | NZD $ 10,808 | -kg | J: R D CLOSE | T: M E HOWARD | | Fr9 | 3:23.00 | Winner: JOHNNY TROTTER |
| 5 of 9, 08 Apr 2026, R6 ENJOY TRACKSIDE DINING ON PREMIER NIGHT 22 MAY TROT 2000m | NZD $ 7,580 | -kg | J: R D CLOSE | T: M E HOWARD | | FrU2 | 2:36.10 | Winner: THE MERC |
| 5 of 12, 19 Feb 2026, R1 LISTEN LIVE ON SPORTNATION.NZ MOBILE TROT 1980m | NZD $ 17,000 | -kg | J: R D CLOSE | T: M E HOWARD | | Fr2 | 2:28.00 | Winner: TU TANGATA |
Horse Stat |
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Jockey
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Win%
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Place%
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Starts
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PM
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POT
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| JOHN DUNN | 1 | 11% | 3 | 33% | 9 | $11,974 | -69 | 12 | ||||
| S R MCNALLY | 0 | 0% | 3 | 17% | 18 | $13,261 | -180 | 0 | ||||
| CRAIG THORNLEY | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 3 | $659 | -30 | 0 | ||||
| ROBBIE CLOSE | 0 | 0% | 1 | 11% | 9 | $4,135 | -90 | 0 | ||||
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Course
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Win
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Win%
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Place
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Place%
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Starts
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PM
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Profit
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POT
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| MOTUKARARA RACEWAY | 1 | 25% | 0 | 0% | 4 | $7,107 | -19 | 28 |
| ASHBURTON RACEWAY | 0 | 0% | 3 | 50% | 6 | $4,994 | -60 | 0 |
| KAIKOURA | 0 | 0% | 2 | 100% | 2 | $4,152 | -20 | 0 |
| PHAR LAP RACEWAY | 0 | 0% | 1 | 100% | 1 | $1,079 | -10 | 0 |
| MOTUKARARA | 0 | 0% | 1 | 50% | 2 | $1,879 | -20 | 0 |
| Addington | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 15 | $8,156 | -150 | 0 |
| MT HARDING | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 3 | $1,033 | -30 | 0 |
| RANGIORA | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 3 | $723 | -30 | 0 |
| RANGIORA | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 3 | $906 | -30 | 0 |