RacingRacing: Turned loose in the MakfiTurn Me Loose will be running after all in the $200,000 Makfi Challenge at Hastings on August 29.05 Aug 05:00 PM
RacingRacing: Have faith in PurdonHorses with two duck eggs in their past two starts don't usually stand out as Pick6 anchors but The Faithful is an exception to that rule at Cambridge tonight.05 Aug 05:00 PM
RacingRacing: Stent likely to stay in NZ but US trip on cardsA US$1 million shot at the world's best trotters looks increasingly unlikely for New Zealand hero Stent this year.04 Aug 05:00 PM
RacingRacing: Percentages to be frozenFive Victorian trainers at the centre of cobalt charges have avoided a suspension of their licences but they will face a spring carnival prize money freeze.03 Aug 05:00 PM
RacingRacing: Blueblood begins career in styleClose your eyes when you talk to Jacob Lowry and you would swear you are in the company of a 27-year-old.03 Aug 05:00 PM
RacingRacing: Kiwi trotter too speedyA stunning track record Derby domination from Speeding Spur capped a perfect day for New Zealand trotters in Victoria yesterday.02 Aug 05:30 PM
RacingRacing: Back to work immediatelyRecord-breaking trainer Murray Baker will barely have time to unpack his holiday bags from Canada and Alaska before he tackles the problem of getting Turn Me Loose a start in the $200,000 Makfi Challenge Stakes at Hastings on August 29.02 Aug 05:30 PM
RacingRacing: Amarula eyes Ruakaka hat-trickMarotiri Miss is a chance in the $100,000 Winter Cup at Riccarton today.31 Jul 05:00 PM
RacingRacing: Speeding Spur hot favourite despite bad drawIt is not often a horse beaten last start is rated a $1.50 chance from the worst possible draw in a group one.31 Jul 05:00 PM
RacingRacing: Aspiring to greater heightsWingatui horseman Brian Anderton says High Forty needs to step up if he's to keep his impressive record intact in tomorrow's $30,000 NZI Koral Steeplechase at Riccarton.30 Jul 05:00 PM
RacingRalph opts to stay homeWhile a host of Grand National Hurdles prospects will be put through their final paces at Riccarton tomorrow, Stephen Ralph has opted to stay closer to home with Thenamesbond.30 Jul 05:00 PM
RacingRacing: Sire decision in abeyanceThe queen of pacing is going to have to wait a bit longer to find out who her first boyfriend is going to be.29 Jul 05:00 PM
RacingRacing: Charged trio face financial ruinThree high-profile trainers face financial ruin if they are to be stood down before their cobalt charges are heard by the Racing Appeals and Disciplinary (RAD) Board.29 Jul 05:00 PM
RacingRacing: Bonus scheme to boost fieldsAlexandra Park officials are moving to secure more horses as their baffling battle against lower stakes offered by other tracks continues.28 Jul 05:00 PM
RacingRacing: Champ gives up record bidChampion reinsman Dexter Dunn says walking away from the chance to break the national record for wins is easier for him that it would be for another driver.27 Jul 05:00 PM
RacingRacing: Stars go on display at RuakakaThe best race we have seen in years is being run on Saturday and you can't get a bet on it.27 Jul 05:00 PM
OpinionMike Dillon: Too close for comfort finishes belong in pastMike Dillion asks, what's the most annoying element of thoroughbred racing? Well, there's decent competition for that, but close to the top of the list is thinking you have won a race, only to find out you haven't.26 Jul 05:30 PM
RacingSpirited effort by top-rated fillySecret Spirit stamped herself as a contender for early three-year-old honours in the new season when she continued her winning habit at Otaki yesterday.25 Jul 05:00 PM
RacingRacing: Smart type back in formWayne Hillis left Ruakaka with feelings of both satisfaction and relief following Smartly's overdue return to her best.25 Jul 05:00 PM
RacingRacing: Jumps jockey free to rideJumps jockey Tom Ryan has had a win in front of an appeals board and now hopes to translate that into feature race success on Grand National Steeplechase day at Ballarat.24 Jul 05:00 PM
RacingRacing: Silencer looks likely at RuakakaThe Donna Logan stable has dominated the last three local Ruakaka meetings and it's no surprise the best bet today comes from her barn.24 Jul 05:00 PM
OpinionMike Dillon: Cobalt cases could find way to courtIf New Zealand's SPCA follows the lead of Australia's RSPCA, racing connections of horses found to have cobalt in their systems could face conviction through the courts.24 Jul 05:00 PM
RacingRacing: No fiddling for StradivariusThe addition of blinkers may see Stradivarius play a different tune in tomorrow's $50,000 Courtesy Ford Ryder Stakes at Levin.23 Jul 05:00 PM
RacingRacing: Vet 'corrects' cobalt evidence to stewardsVet Tom Brennan has made a number of admissions to stewards in NSW and Victoria in the latest twist to racing's cobalt saga.22 Jul 05:00 PM
RacingRacing: Hughes dreaming of easy route to Breeders CrownChampion filly The Orange Agent may face only one rival at Cambridge tonight but her trainer Brian Hughes realises the importance of a win.22 Jul 05:00 PM
RacingRacing: Purdon takes four to the races for winning quadrellaMark Purdon may have created a unique piece of harness racing history in Sydney yesterday.21 Jul 05:00 PM
RacingRacing: Trotter hits speed bumpChampion 3-year-old trotter Speeding Spur has become a victim of his own success, which will force him to race as an open class horse at Alexandra Park on Friday.20 Jul 05:00 PM
RacingRacing: Walker back in the saddleMichael Walker will make a low-key return to race riding with one mount at Pakenham today, after a month on the sidelines because of injury.20 Jul 05:00 PM
RacingRacing: Orange kicks off careerOnly 109 wins to go - that's the challenge for Candice Orange, who trained her first winner at Oamaru yesterday.19 Jul 05:00 PM
RacingRacing: Industry takes financial hitThe abandonment of Te Rapa and the big Opunake meeting at New Plymouth will prove extremely costly to the racing industry, reports Mike Dillon.19 Jul 05:00 PM
RacingGodolphin tries to win premiership for McDonaldJames McDonald leads Blake Shinn by a single win in the Sydney jockeys' premiership after Saturday's racing, but bookmakers are punting heavily on the New Zealander taking the title.19 Jul 05:00 PM
RacingTracking Ghengis Khan, 1000km on horsebackKatikati man Ben Wilks is preparing for the world's longest and toughest horse race in Mongolia next month.19 Jul 05:11 AM
RacingRacing: Weather wreaks racing havocRacing at Te Rapa yesterday was washed out after three races while miserable weather conditions halted any action at the New Plymouth meeting.18 Jul 05:00 PM
