Racing: Night of remarkable moments
Racing: Night of remarkable moments
It was a night of remarkable moments at Forbury Park last night.
Matt Smith
Racing: Kym's Boy a big chance
Racing: Kym's Boy a big chance
Stop me if you think you've heard this one before.
Bigger competition expected
Bigger competition expected
Organisers expect the Oamaru punter of the year competition will be bigger and better this year.
Racing: Boost for Otago meeting
Racing: Boost for Otago meeting
A spate of abandoned meetings this season will have a positive spinoff for the Otago Racing Club's meeting at Wingatui on July 28.
Racing: Predictions close to the mark
Racing: Predictions close to the mark
About 11 months ago, racing/sports reporter Matt Smith threw his reputation to the racing wolves (now there's a betting idea) by predicting what might happen this season. As the 2013-14 season is just about over, now seemed a good time to look back and see whether he is on-the-money or a questionable clairvoyant. Next season's predictions will be published early next month.
Racing: Lurah takes up the torch
Racing: Lurah takes up the torch
Lurah is finishing off what her mother barely began as she works through the grades in the South Island.
Racing: Form makes for intriguing contest
Racing: Form makes for intriguing contest
The c1 trot grade in Canterbury and Otago is not short of numbers late in the 2013-14 season, and that's reflected by the strong field lining up in race 8 at Oamaru tomorrow. Matt Smith talks to the connections of five of the leading chances.
Cycling: Doctor 'super happy' about rider's recovery
Cycling: Doctor 'super happy' about rider's recovery
Greg Henderson's Commonwealth Games road race mission appears to be back on.
Racing: Needastar to be sent for lead
Racing: Needastar to be sent for lead
Matthew Cropp intends to go straight to the lead with Needastar at Timaru today.
Cricket: Good news for Neesham, Craig but Rutherford out
Cricket: Good news for Neesham, Craig but Rutherford out
It was a case of two in and one out for Otago players after New Zealand Cricket yesterday announced its 20 centrally-contracted players for next season.
Racing: Mills ending 21-year role as clerk of scales
Racing: Mills ending 21-year role as clerk of scales
John Mills might have his latest New Year's Eve in some time at the end of 2014.
Boxing: Gloves success for Dunedin fighters
Boxing: Gloves success for Dunedin fighters
The gold was glistening for the Otago Boxing Academy team at the New Zealand Golden Gloves tournament in Christchurch at the weekend.
Racing: Orange rates cup drive
Racing: Orange rates cup drive
We can all do with some time off once in a while and Someardensomewhere is no different.
Racing: Dalgety, Anderson in race for title
Racing: Dalgety, Anderson in race for title
West Melton conditioner Cran Dalgety needs just one more starter to be eligible to claim the leading winter trainers' title at Forbury Park this season.
Racing: Lochinvar Brando lives up to the talk
Racing: Lochinvar Brando lives up to the talk
The omen for last night's $21,000 New Zealand Stayers' Cup at Addington may have been a brief cameo by greyhound trainer Denis Schofield on TV One's Breakfast yesterday morning.
Racing: Faulks settles for win
Racing: Faulks settles for win
Waikouaiti horseman Andrew Faulks almost notched up a personal milestone at Forbury Park last night, but he had to settle for a maiden victory to Bono Hest.
Racing: Kerr trio strong prospects
Racing: Kerr trio strong prospects
Good things come in threes and that seems to ring true for Paul Kerr's team at Forbury Park tonight.
Racing: Offer 'too good to turn down'
Racing: Offer 'too good to turn down'
When a young driver gets a call from the country's leading harness trainer asking him to join his team, it's hard to say no.
Racing: Tendon troubles over
Racing: Tendon troubles over
New Years Jay showed no ill effects from a bowed tendon as she burnt up the track at the Forbury Park trials yesterday.
Racing: One Two Kenny carries on family record
Racing: One Two Kenny carries on family record
One Two Kenny joined King Kenny as yet another generation of her family to win at Forbury Park as she led all the way to win the c1 trot on Friday night.