Thank Leith Innes and Peter Vela's racing manager Gary Cossey for Rasa Lila's $100,000 Travis Stakes win at Te Rapa on Saturday.

Prince Of Passion (No3) has been very strong winning two and finishing second in his last three appearances.

Sir Patrick Hogan ended speculation around the 2016 stud fee of sire sensation Tavistock by announcing yesterday he will stand at $65,000 in his seventh season at Cambridge Stud.

Exceptional trotter Speeding Spur could be away from the track for up to a year.

Fans of trotting hero Monbet had two reasons to celebrate last night.

If Marcoola becomes New Zealand's latest dual Trotting Derby winner tonight, driver Clint Ford will have an unusual mentor to thank - champion rugby coach Robbie Deans.

New Zealand riders will be aiming to make an Olympic-sized statement when they start competition at the Kentucky four-star event today.

Co-trainer Stephen Autridge has searched hard for a negative around Xtravagant in tomorrow's $70,000 Inglis Sales Cambridge Breeders' Stakes at Te Rapa but can't fine one.

If the extra distance of tonight's $100,000 Messenger is the only major question hanging over the head of hot favourite Field Marshal, then trainer Tim Butt is a happy man.

New Zealand-bred galloper Werther trounced what had been billed as the best field ever assembled for the group one Audemars Piguet QEII Cup in Hong Kong.

Mark down Andrew Campbell as a top judge. Congratulations to him for identifying Werther as a coming topliner before he'd won his first race.

Punters let out an audible "phew" when debut favourite Mystery Show fell in to win and land some big bets in the $20,000 Pearl Series Fillies Classic at Avondale yesterday.

It's true two-year-olds improve markedly with their first raceday visit.

Waste of time Danielle Johnson taking a Lotto ticket this week - she used up every spot of her luck in her sickening fall in Saturday's Valachi Downs $100,000 Championship Stakes at Ellerslie.

A stunning finishing burst from what looked a hopeless position set tongues wagging at Ellerslie on the weekend.

History repeated itself for Wexford Stables when Sound Proposition came off the ballot to win the group one Manco Easter Stakes at Ellerslie yesterday.

Rising Romance lives up to her name in Hong Kong as she buddies up with Australian champion sprinter Buffering.

What a great farewell present for training and life partners Natalie Young and Trent Busuttin if they could win tomorrow's $200,000 Manco Easter at Ellerslie.

The men behind trotting's two superstars know what they have to do in tonight's $100,000 Anzac Cup - the problem is doing it.

If you are considering backing a horse who might not settle handy in tonight's $100,000 Taylor Mile, you had better rate him a budding champion.

Trotting's excitement machine Monbet has the inside track to seal Trotter of the Year honours at Alexandra Park this Friday.

Trotting's excitement machine Monbet has the inside track to seal Trotter of the Year honours at Alexandra Park this Friday.

A leading greyhound racing administrator has been handed one of the longest bans in the history of NZ racing after pleading guilty to corruption and drug charges.

The outstanding quality of a top class stayer - the ability to run 220m-300m faster than the opposition at any section of the race.

Tony Pike pulled the right rein with a quick back up for his rising staying star Chenille, who will now head for the spelling paddock on a perfect note.

Galaxy Miss is a very lively chance. She has form in all types of footing and her wet weather efforts put her ahead of a number of her main rivals this afternoon.

Disgraceful is the only way to describe Rotorua's posting of the track conditions for Wednesday's meeting.

Maygrove, New Zealand's most difficult horse to place, faces a tough, but not impossible, task in tomorrow's $75,000 Hawke's Bay Gold Cup.