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Racing: Aucklanders show love for the track

Whichever way you look at the Auckland Racing Club Christmas/New Year meeting it was a success.

Racing: Grylls pays for holiday

Craig Grylls made the most of his chances on Saturday before the start of a lengthy suspension when he produced a fine display aboard Nothing Trivial to win the Thames Cup.

Racing: Japanese target Sydney plums

Fears Admire Rakti's Melbourne Cup death would halt Japan's invasion of Australian racing were extinguished at the weekend.

Racing: Trainer awaits Otaki effort

Cambridge trainer Shaune Ritchie is looking for the signal from promising mare Chop Chop that she is ready for a rewarding summer.

Racing: Fastdane Rocky sets sights on Karaka

All eyes will be on the royally bred 2-year-old Fastdane Rocky as the high-priced yearling sale graduate makes his raceday debut in the Fell Engineering 1000 at Ruakaka tomorrow.

Racing: Kavanagh saddles up favourites

Racing: Standing start doesn't faze trainer in Roxburgh Cup

Racing: Vulcan cracks million-dollar mark

Racing: Orange will fight for lead

If Mighty Flying Major is beaten in today's $200,000 Sales Series Pace at Alexandra Park, his opponents are going to have to do it the hard way.

Racing: Big task for Franco Nelson

Franco Nelson's recent woes will force a change of driving tactics in tomorrow's Franklin Cup at Alexandra Park.

Reason for Veyron's flat run emerges

Cambridge galloper Veyron had an abscess lanced in his near front foot after finishing fifth in Friday's $200,000 Zabeel Classic at Ellerslie.

Racing: Juvenile stars at Ellerslie

This would have been a special win even if it hadn't been just about the best juvenile performance we've seen this season.

Racing: Draws flummox bookies

A series of tricky draws for the superstars in the richest races at Alexandra Park on Wednesday have stopped harness bookies in their tracks.

Racing: Hutchings repays debt of gratitude

Life suddenly fell into place for Rory Hutchings at 6.10 last night with Soriano's $200,000 Zabeel Classic victory at Ellerslie.

Racing: Bosson overcomes difficulties

Opie Bosson lifted his head out of the jockeys' room toilet where he had been vomiting and went out and rode a truly brilliant race.

Boxing Day races riot of fashion and fun

The <i>New Zealand Herald</i> Boxing Day races at Ellerslie yesterday were the most successful on record, with more than 20,000 people taking advantage of the fine weather.