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There will be laughs aplenty at Auckland Cup Week when American duo the Bumbys gallop into town.

A man is on the run after allegedly pointing a gun at police.

The first time Brazilian dancer Kellen Pinheiro visited New Zealand 11 years ago, she fell in love with the country - and a Kiwi bloke.

The blue and white patterned outfit jockey Danielle Johnson wore to race at Ellerslie on Wednesday wasn't just a nice vibrant colours combo.

Charles Roberts probably won't feel too bad if his glamour pacing mare Adore Me is beaten in tonight's A$250,000 Auckland Trotting Cup at Alexandra Park.

When Tony Pike began training, one of his greatest incentives to succeed was memories of his parents, Vicky and Wayne Pike, winning the 1981 Auckland Cup with Drum.

Kathy Smith was shocked when she was picked from the crowd at Auckland Cup Day by the Cup Couture judges.

Peter Hollinshead has an outstanding yardstick to gauge Pondarosa Miss' staying ability and he's confident she can star at the ultimate flat distance.

Trainer Cran Dalgety is hoping a trial today can put Christen Me's Auckland Cup campaign back on track after complications robbed him of three race opportunities this weekend.

Winning $306,059 on a horse punt wasn't "rocket science" for an Auckland couple, who know little about racing and just wanted to have an afternoon break from trimming their hedge

There's a touch of Rod Stewart about the blue-suited, spiky-haired Brent Cooper as he skips along the Ellerslie Racecourse grandstand, fist pumping wildly in celebration.

Traditional and classy won out over the more flamboyant fashion favoured last year in the Hawaiian Airlines Cup Couture competition at Ellerslie yesterday.

Mark Oulaghan got Who Shot Thebarman the fittest horse in New Zealand and Matt Cameron is New Zealand's most dedicated jockey.

Don't bother trying to tell trainer Mark Purdon that Adore Me is too young to win tomorrow night's Auckland Trotting Cup.

Mark Oulaghan has trained more Grand National Hurdles and Grand National Steeplechase winners than most can count.

In the competitive world of horse racing, one kilogram can make all the difference.

Just a day after a rare defeat, Adore Me's season is looking up again after last night's barrier draw for the Auckland Trotting Cup.

Sydney-based trainer Bjorn Baker says relative weight is the key to the chances of Celtic Prince in tomorrow's $500,000 Barfoot & Thompson Auckland Cup at Ellerslie.

Rival jockey Leith Innes said it best immediately after Puccini's jaw-dropping $750,000 TV3 NZ Derby on Saturday.