New Zealand horse racing news

RUKAKA training pair Donna Logan and Chris Gibbs will mount a double strike on their home-town feature on Saturday having lost what was potentially their...

PROM Queen has been setting the track alight in New Zealand this year, winning six of its seven career starts and doing it with relative...

THE dynamic training duo of Murray Barker and Andrew Forsman is planning a three-pronged attack on the second leg of the Triple Crown series at...

TRAINER Tony Pike is doing his best to lock in programmes for his impressive array of three-year-old talent, but he conceded conditions are not making...

KIWI apprentice Rebecca Goldsbury is excelling under leading Queensland provincial trainer Ben Currie and is hoping to extend her three-month loan spell in the sunshine...

SIX-YEAR-OLD gelding Lacustre scored an overdue hurdle win at Ellerslie on Saturday and the 2018 Great Northern Hurdle could be on the agenda next season....

As the Redwood gelding works back from a leg injury, connections of Night's Watch are expecting yet another win this weekend.

After a strong run on Tarzino Trophy day, the promising Darci Brahma gelding is headed back to Hastings in search of group success.

Connections are expecting a big spring campaign from the three-year-old daughter of Azamour.

THE New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association (NZTBA) is set to make a number of changes after internal discussions about the best way to make progress...

LIGHTLY-RACED five-year-old Sellwood is heading for a break after it runs at Te Awamutu on Friday. Owner-trainer David Wilson said there is no temptation to...

ON the eve of Saturday’s Irvines Great Northern Steeplechase, jockey Grant Cooksley has revealed that he regards his win in the 1978 edition of the...

The mare's trainer is hoping her first-up performance at Hastings is a sign of good things to come.

THE training partnership of Emma-Lee and David Browne have every reason to be excited about the chances of Monarch Chimes in Saturday’s $125,000 Great Northern...

ANN Browne is one of the most loved and iconic racing figures in New Zealand racing history, but that indestructible reputation took a hit late...

The Waikato Stud product is back on home soil and adapting well after returning from a stint in Australia.

A promising colt, a Gold Trail prospect and a proven group performer also feature in the latest racing news from New Zealand.

A strong run in the Group Two Chelmsford Stakes saw the Kiwi gelding round out the placings behind Winx and Red Excitement.

All the latest news snippets from the NZ Racing Desk, including Authentic Paddy's Tarzino Trophy tilt and Jon Snow's Memsie Stakes prospects.

The promising daughter of Zavabeel will resume at Hawke's Bay this weekend with the Group One Livamol Classic in her sights.

After an impressive winter campaign, Fraser Auret's late-blooming mare in on track for a breakout spring season.

Trainer Brendan Hawtin says the expensive gelding has shown enough already to suggest he can match it with the best in his age bracket.

Self-critical jockey Jason Waddell has shouldered the blame for a missed opportunity last time out and wants to square the ledger at Hastings.

Trainer Tony Pike believes Sophie's Choice could be the biggest threat to his unbeaten three-year-olds at Hastings this weekend.

The son of Swiss Ace claimed some big wins last campaign, so connections are expecting big things from his four-year-old season.