The job of trainers preparing horses for Otago's premier jumping races just got a lot trickier after it was confirmed the Great Western Hurdles and Steeplechase would not be run this season.
Star New Zealand-born jockey James McDonald showed he has not lost any of his class after 18 months out of the saddle with a returning win in Sydney today.
New Zealand's racetracks needs to be better resourced to serve the racing industry - that was the key message heard from the New Zealand Racecourse Managers Association in Dunedin yesterday.