Drop in class may aid fillies
Drop in class may aid fillies
Southland Oaks contenders will free-fall down the harness racing grades at Invercargill today.
Jonny Turner
Hope thesis will interest IOC
Hope thesis will interest IOC
Being an award-winning expert on sports betting may not land University of Otago PhD student Minhyeok Tak mountains of cash, but it could see him shaping the future of international sport.
Riccarton treble at stake
Riccarton treble at stake
Classy Central Districts mare La Fille En Jeu will take a step into the unknown in the Great Easter Stakes at Riccarton tomorrow.
Wet-track form may tell with 2yr-olds
Wet-track form may tell with 2yr-olds
Strong wet-track form looks to have given the three leading hopes in tomorrow's listed Champagne Stakes at Riccarton a major leg-up.
Interdominion Trotting Championship being revived
Interdominion Trotting Championship being revived
The Interdominion Trotting Championship is set to rise from the dead.
Turn it up! Messara review opens possibilities
Turn it up! Messara review opens possibilities
Racing writer Jonny Turner looks at the Messara review.
MP's comments on greyhound racing 'ill-informed'
MP's comments on greyhound racing 'ill-informed'
Greyhound New Zealand has labelled comments about the industry by Green MP Gareth Hughes as ill-informed and misguided.
Future ownership of Lazarus still up in air
Future ownership of Lazarus still up in air
The future of Otago’s finest harness racing export remains in limbo.
Triumph then tribulation for jumps jockey
Triumph then tribulation for jumps jockey
Central Districts rider David Jensen experienced jumps racing’s ultimate high and ultimate low at Riverton yesterday.
Higgins eager to ride Jackfrost
Higgins eager to ride Jackfrost
The day Southland jumps rider Stuart Higgins has been waiting all summer for has finally arrived.
Harris dominant in women's competition
Harris dominant in women's competition
The South's best powerlifters threw iron around like it was old cardboard at the Southern Provincial Powerlifting Championships in Dunedin over the weekend.
Somejoy trading racetrack for broodmare paddock
Somejoy trading racetrack for broodmare paddock
Southland harness racing's leading lady, Somejoy, has run her last race.
High-class drive by Barclay key
High-class drive by Barclay key
Winton reinsman Brent Barclay’s class was on display when his pinpoint drive helped Duke Of Wellington win yesterday’s group 2 Southern Supremacy Final at Ascot Park.
Jewels at Addington next year
Jewels at Addington next year
The Harness Racing New Zealand board was left with little choice but to vote drastically to change the Harness Jewels and move its 2019 edition to Addington.
Group 1 win to Eamon Maguire
Group 1 win to Eamon Maguire
Otago's little pacing hero, Eamon Maguire, took his game to a national level by brilliantly winning the New Zealand Messenger Championship at Alexandra Park last night.
Southerners can reign supreme
Southerners can reign supreme
Southland horses look to have a better chance than ever to win the Southern Supremacy Stakes final at Ascot Park tomorrow.
Staying prowess key factor
Staying prowess key factor
What a difference a week can make.
From near death to winners circle
From near death to winners circle
Juvenile trotter Oscar Bonavena proved he is far from on the back foot with his win at Rangiora last weekend.
Retention of group status 'bit of a coup'
Retention of group status 'bit of a coup'
The South's premier race, the White Robe Lodge Weight-For-Age, will keep its group 3 rating for another season.
Turn it up! Let's see something for the older customer
Turn it up! Let's see something for the older customer
Two things stood out for me from the week in racing.