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Racing: Ruakaka track deemed unsafe

New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing made a timely decision last week to officially subsidise horses left stranded by a race meeting being abandoned.

Racing: Bookies fight for survival

Racing: Fiorente works well for Turnbull

Damien Oliver substituted for race jockey Nash Rawiller aboard Fiorente at trackwork at Flemington yesterday and delivered a glowing report on the likely Turnbull Stakes favourite.

Racing: Not ready for journey south

Spring carnival plans for Brisbane sprinter Better Than Ready are in disarray after he was injured in a trackwork scare.

Racing: Thrills, spills end jumps season

Sunday's meeting at Te Rapa was the last jumps meeting of the year.

Racing: Aussie trainer not worried

Pacing's wonderhorse may have the bookies running scared but his key rivals aren't shaking in their boots, yet.

BHA: No link between airport seizure and Godolphin

Racing: Joostens enjoys bragging rights

When the field swung into the home straight in Saturday's $40,000 Just Juice Mitchelson Cup, Bragato's Otaki trainer Richard Joostens yelled to his wife.

Racing: First find of EPO in NZ

A syringe full of the banned doping substance EPO found in an Ashburton racing stable last week is unlikely to be the only one in circulation in the country.

Racing: Kiwi racing fan still has his doubts

Even the man who thought he could make the NZ Warriors work isn't sure if horse racing can flourish in China.

Racing: Shoot Out heads home

Five-time group one winner Shoot Out has run his final race and will spend his retirement on the Queensland property of his owners Graeme and Linda Huddy.

Racing: It's China so all bets are off

The richest horse race ever held in China was won in spectacular fashion on Saturday.

Racing: Kiwi star deals to Australia's best

Let's get one fact out of the way first - It's A Dundeel is one hell of a horse.

Racing: Huge problem looms for trainer

You can't win three races from three runners, including a group one, without someone ribbing you.

Racing: Bev gets it right with Xanadu

Matamata horseman Ken Kelso was indebted to the powers of persuasion of his wife and training partner Bev after a bold gear addition for their quality mare Xanadu was repaid at Hastings with another group one title.

Racing: Kiwi polishes off Jewel

Star New Zealand four-year-old It's A Dundeel ended glamour mare Atlantic Jewel's perfect record in the Underwood Stakes at Caulfield yesterday.