American Warrior crushed his rivals in his electric 29.91s semifinal win last week.

Mike Breslin hopes to make a splash at Riccarton Park this week.

A year ago, Phil Kennard was blown away by the performance of Lazarus in the Sires' Stakes Final. But the performance of Ultimate

Sometimes when the head can't comprehend the heart takes over.

Lazarus produced one of greatest performances in New Zealand horse racing history to destroy his opponents in today's $750,000 New Zealand Trotting Cup.

Organisers clamp down on drunken behaviour at Christchurch race day.

Stephen Marsh hasn't given any thought to the future of his NZ 2000 Guineas hero Ugo Foscolo.

Iamishwara's road to recovery has proved to be a testing one for the group one winner's connections.

The pre-Sires' Stakes conversation between Steven Reid and Tony Herlihy today will be short.

The $2.60 fixed price looks a touch of the shorts for Nymph Monte to win Saturday's Christchurch Casino New Zealand Cup.

Don't tell Stephen Marsh Ugo Foscolo has reached career peak form.

One of the best moments of John Dunn's career has been followed by one of the most gutting.

Mark Purdon pauses then smiles as he reels off the list of drivers for Saturday morning work at All Stars Stables' Rolleston base.

Appleby, who trains for Sheikh Mohammed's Godolphin operation in England and Dubai, said Francis Of Assisi had thrived in Australia.

The outpouring of passion and emotion is as compelling as the race itself, and inevitably the rider offers a gem.

Hauraki and Seaburge dead-heated for second.

The tenacious son of Zacinto produced a dominant performance to trump his rivals in the group one Sothys NZ 2000 Guineas yesterday.

German jockey Frederik Tylicki has been left paralysed from below the waist following a fall in a horrific four-horse pileup.

The fastest man on the planet, Usain Bolt, narrowly missed being kicked by a Kiwi thoroughbred.

Jade Jillings made headlines around the world when pictures of her riding a wheelie bin went viral - so what does she have to say for herself?

Sothys $400,000 2000 Guineas favourite Mongolian Falcon and stablemate Wyndspelle have had their flight plans to Riccarton frustratingly delayed.

Mosse the horse, hasn't raced for 11 months and has not had a barrier trial, but Bell expects some sort of showing from him.

If last year's Melbourne Cup's "girl in the blue dress" was remembered for all the wrong reasons, this year's "lady in blue" may be remembered for the right reasons.

Australia has been told to stay classy after the world took notice of how "white person drunk" they got at the Melbourne Cup.

The Melbourne Cup is being portrayed as a billion dollar failure for a racing obsessed Sheikh. Aussie casino founder Lloyd Williams

The part of the Melbourne Cup that many onlookers look forward to every year is media coverage of the carnage.

With a name like Heartbreak City, it seemed the Melbourne Cup horse was destined to be pipped at the post but Irish owner Aidan Shiels couldn't care less.

Nine people have been arrested at the Melbourne Cup Carnival including a 75-year-old woman caught drink driving the wrong way through a roundabout.

There were plenty of celebrations on this side of the Tasman for the 156th Melbourne Cup.

Gina Rinehart - Australia's richest person - fell down a flight of stairs at a swanky Melbourne Cup event.