Jonny Turner

Harness racing participants charged in connection with a race-fixing and drug scandal are free to race the horses they train despite being barred from the country's racetracks.

Evergreen galloper Nashville should finally cross the $1million barrier at Riccarton tomorrow.

This week New Zealand harness racing faced its darkest hour.

Veteran trainer Brian Anderton is calling for a calm approach to the rationalisation of southern racetracks.

The first foal spring foal has been born to start what is hoped to be another rich chapter in North Taieri thoroughbred breeding.

Southern harness racing officials have called yesterday's shock police investigation in to racing-fixing as a sad day for the sport.

North Otago thoroughbred clubs are taking a measured approach to the news their racecourses could be axed and sold off.

Lower South Island racing clubs have vowed to fight to keep their racecourses open, following the shock call for their closure on Thursday.

Could tomorrow be the day pint-sized trotter Pat The Monkey finally breaks his maiden?

Shocking, surprising and stunning is how I would sum up the unveiling of John Messara’s racing industry report on Thursday, wrties Jonny Turner.

Australian administrator John Messara has delivered a shock for the lower South Island thoroughbred racing industry by recommending the closure of seven tracks.

Harness and greyhound rac­ing barely got a mention when John Messara’s report on the New Zealand Racing Industry was made public last night.

Do not expect talented galloper Jon Snow to be on the back foot in tomorrow’s Tarzino Trophy, despite him sitting out the entire autumn.

Racing boss Bernard Saundry is hopeful Racing Minister Winston Peters will create a monumental moment in racing history in Hamilton tonight.

North Taieri horsewoman Courtney Barnes is set to go from jockey to travelling forewoman after today's Ashburton meeting.

Talented types showed they were almost ready to hit firm ground running in the coming weeks in jumpouts at Wingatui yesterday.