Horse racing is a hard game with little room for the heart. Only on a strip of green they call a racetrack and in front of a piece of timber better known as a winning post.

On a weekend when Kiwis dominated the Australasian Breeders Crown, Cran Dalgety was the biggest winner of all.

Australian pacing hero I'm Themightyquinn has opened favourite in the first market for the New Zealand Trotting Cup.

New Zealand's glamour young pacers could hardly have fared better in the early chase for Breeders Crown glory.

Trainer Gai Waterhouse and Tommy Berry have set the tone for the Sydney spring carnival in winning the first group race with Sweet Idea.

There is just one thing you can do with the form from Pukekohe on Saturday - forget it. Totally.

Tiger Tees' class proved the difference at the end of the group three Aurie's Star Hcp at Flemington on Saturday.

A chance conversation with a well-travelled New Zealander has led to top Victorian jumps jockey Steven Pateman getting a chance to make a splash in the United States.

New Zealand's assault on the mega rich Australasian Breeders Crown steps up a gear tonight.

Missing the autumn could turn out to be a blessing in disguise for VRC Oaks winner Kirramosa, who returns to racing in the Missile Stakes.

Within one hour on Saturday Aaron Bidlake moved to a new level in horse racing.

Punters have deserted Cantonese in the Darwin Cup but his jockey Blake Shinn is confident he can turn a wide barrier into a positive.

Addington has fired the first shots in the battle for prime position in harness racing's new landscape.

Leading European jockey Christophe Soumillon had a high opinion of French stayer Terrubi before his impressive last-start win.

Stradbroke Hcp winner River Lad is back in pre-training in preparation for the Melbourne Spring Carnival.

The landscape of elite harness racing in Australasia will change dramatically today, writes Michael Guerin.

The Inter Dominion could be about to return to its traditional format with provisions to fuel Kiwi interest in the series.

A colt from one of the best families in the Australian Stud Book is due to get his first chance to make his own racetrack impact on Saturday.

A record win on the other side of the world is set to have a huge spinoff for South Auckland's Woodlands Stud.

The presents keep on coming for followers of Father Christmas.

Connections of superstar sprinter Black Caviar have asked not to know the sex of her first foal due in late September.