Racing: First qualifier for stallion
Racing: First qualifier for stallion
Macca Lodge sire Panspacificflight sired his first qualifier at the Roxburgh Trotting Club trials on Sunday.
Matt Smith
Racing: Cropp making move south count
Racing: Cropp making move south count
A move south has paid off for Matthew Cropp - and it is opening doors back up north for him as well.
Racing: Son and father play role in victory
Racing: Son and father play role in victory
Josh Kennett's name might have been in the race book as the trainer of Valmagne at Forbury Park last night, but he was passing on the praise after the trotter's big win last night.
Racing matters: Putting their hooves up
Racing matters: Putting their hooves up
This week was notable for the retirement of two warriors of the turf.
Racing: Filly rocking for Fraser
Racing: Filly rocking for Fraser
Ben Fraser is having plenty of fun with The Shakey Mistress and he has no plans for it to finish any time soon.
Racing: Cox can add to tally
Racing: Cox can add to tally
Katie Cox has proven herself to be an able student, but it is a horse named Can't Teach That that she has put at the top of her three drives at Forbury Park tonight.
Racing landscape has come a long way
Racing landscape has come a long way
Matt Smith looks at what the female pioneers in racing endured to get to where they are today.
Racing: Keltic Kitty copes in wet
Racing: Keltic Kitty copes in wet
Wingatui's twilight meeting last night lasted just one race, but that was long enough for Michael Pitman to get his training groove back.
Racing: Siblings to the test today
Racing: Siblings to the test today
A brother and sister provide Wingatui trainer Alex Freeman with two chances over the staying trip at Wingatui tomorrow.
Racing: Speedster beginning to get act together
Racing: Speedster beginning to get act together
Dale Conner might get to see a bit more of the South Island in the coming months as co-trainer Greg Hope tries to get the best out of the 4yr-old.
Racing: Jockey helps turn pacer's form around
Racing: Jockey helps turn pacer's form around
Graeme Anderson had a harness racing great and a jockey to thank after Shard N Awe's win in the Dash For Cash 1200m race at Forbury Park last night.
Racing matters: Handing out the gongs
Racing matters: Handing out the gongs
As promised over the last couple of weeks, here are the first annual Smithys, given out rather liberally and without any pattern whatsoever:
Racing: Exciting dash in prospect
Racing: Exciting dash in prospect
There could be a few horses leaving the mobile gate at a rate of knots in race 6 at Forbury Park tonight - but Brad Williamson does not expect Alexy to be one of them.
Racing: Itinerary finalised for mares
Racing: Itinerary finalised for mares
Two of Otago's leading mares will be going further up the North Island than last season in their quest for more black type in their credentials.
Racing: Forgotten horse eyes Interdoms
Racing: Forgotten horse eyes Interdoms
A score of New Zealand horses - including a horse which has not raced for 2 years - are among the 128 nominations for the Interdominion series to be decided in New South Wales in early March.
Racing: Natuzzi to be improved for Railway Stakes tilt
Racing: Natuzzi to be improved for Railway Stakes tilt
The group 1 Railway Stakes on New Year's Day is still looming large for Natuzzi after his Ellerslie debut on Saturday.
Racing: Seven NZ Cups for May
Racing: Seven NZ Cups for May
What a horse and what a driver.
Racing: Tutor shows potential for good start to Direen's day
Racing: Tutor shows potential for good start to Direen's day
Toni Direen's day at Wingatui today could start off on the perfect note with Tutor.
Racing: Mile on grass to suit come back King
Racing: Mile on grass to suit come back King
If everything had gone to plan, King Charlie would be eating grass in a paddock somewhere when the trotters' Green Mile at Methven is run tomorrow.
Racing: Natuzzi to fly in sprint
Racing: Natuzzi to fly in sprint
Wingatui trainer Paul Richards is not too concerned about the decent weight on Natuzzi's back as their raid on the group 3 Concorde Handicap at Ellerslie tomorrow looms.