Jonny Turner

The proud southerner in me would love nothing better than to write about a Wingatui horse winning the Wellington Cup, writes Jonny Turner.

Punters will not have to wait long to cash in on some of the impressive winners at yesterday's Wingatui jumpouts.

It only took 1400m of the Cromwell racecourse for comeback jockey Jason Laking to realise how much he had missed race riding.

Senior South Island jockeys are labelling the scheduling of the Tapanui Racing Club's meeting on Christmas Eve as a nightmare.

The famous names that make up Wingatui racecourse's rich history are to be commemorated at the track.

Thoroughbred brothers Patrick Erin and Gallant Boy starred at yesterday’s Cromwell meeting by  winning the feature races.

Harness Jewels redemption is a long-range goal for impressive Oamaru trotting winner BD Khaosan.

Classy racemare Starvoia and her trainers could be likened to a duck paddling furiously under water.

If there is ever a Melbourne Cup for standardbreds, then expect to see Ryal Bush pacer Acolyte there.

Wingatui mare Princess Brook looks perfectly placed in in tomorrow’s feature middle-distance race at Cromwell.

New Zealand Cup carnival winners Sundons Flyer, BD Khaosan and Muscles Galore head a red-hot line-up in tomorrow’s feature trot at Oamaru.

Tim Butt trained one of his last winners in New Zealand for the foreseeable future at Forbury Park last night.

Pick up any racing calendar, no matter the year, turn a few pages and you will soon find yourself shaking your head, writes Jonny Turner.

Sometimes in racing, fact can be stranger than fiction.

Harness racing bloodlines from the Lawrence district were to the fore at the Interdominions in Western Australia late on  Tuesday night.

North Taieri horseman Brian Anderton has added another honour to his long list of career accomplishments.

Popular reinsman Rory McIlwrick is taking his harness racing career in a new direction.

Star Westwood Beach pacer Titan Banner has transferred back to Mark Purdon and Natalie Rasmussen.

The Racing Integrity Unit has stood behind its decision to abandon last month's Wingatui meeting due to safety concerns.

Investing in a new racing surface has already paid off for the Roxburgh Trotting Club.