Harvey Wilson

Harvey Wilson

Personal information
Nationality	New Zealand
Born	(1949-12-09) 9 December 1949 (age 75) Whanganui, New Zealand
Sport
Sport	Equestrian

Harvey Wilson (born 9 December 1949) is a New Zealand equestrian. ^[1] He competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics and the 1992 Summer Olympics. ^[2]

Wilson and his wife Anne have also trained thoroughbred race horses from his Waverley base since 2004. As at 1 June 2024 he has achieved 63 race wins. ^[3] His victories include:

• Bad Boy Brown - the 2019 Great Northern Hurdles ^{[4] [5]}
• Barcelona - the 2005 Tauranga Classic ^[6]
• Dr Hank - the 2022 Waikato Hurdle ^{[7] [8]}
• It's A Wonder - the 2019 Grand National Steeplechase (New Zealand) ^{[9] [10]} and 2020 Waikato Steeplechase ^{[11] [12]}

References

1. "Olympics rider Harvey Wilson down to earth". Stuff . Retrieved 15 February 2022.
2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Harvey Wilson Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
3. "Harvey Wilson / Trainer Profile / RaceInfo / LOVERACING.NZ". loveracing.nz.
4. https://www.racingnews.co.nz/sweet-revenge-for-bad-boy-brown-in-ellerslie-jumping-feature/
5. "Race 6 BOUTIQUE BODY CORPORATES GREAT NORTHERN HURDLE at AUCKLAND RC on 7 SEP 2019 | LOVERACING.NZ". loveracing.nz.
6. https://www.thoroughbrednews.com.au/news/story/barcelona-heading-back-north-for-te-aroha-feature-17054?section=NZ
7. "Race 3 FAIRVIEW MOTORS WAIKATO HURDLE at WAIKATO RC on 18 JUN 2022 | LOVERACING.NZ". loveracing.nz.
8. https://www.racingnews.co.nz/the-doctor-delivers-in-waikato-hurdle/
9. "Racing: Waverley's It's A Wonder wins Grand National Steeplechase". The New Zealand Herald . 1 June 2024.
10. "Race 6 RACECOURSE HOTEL & MOTOR LODGE 145TH GRAND NATIONAL STEEPLECHASE at RICCARTON PARK - CANTERBURY JC on 10 AUG 2019 | LOVERACING.NZ". loveracing.nz.
11. "Race 5 SIGNATURE HOMES WAIKATO STEEPLECHASE at WAIKATO RC on 8 AUG 2020 | LOVERACING.NZ". loveracing.nz.
12. "Racing: Whanganui hit-out for talented jumper". NZ Herald. 8 May 2025.

External links

• Harvey Wilson at Olympedia