In December, 26-year-old apprentice jockey Megan Taylor was killed during a race in Ashburton. Now, a top jockey caught up in the incident tells her story of that heart-breaking day.
A harness racing trainer injected a horse with vodka and then tubed it on the morning of the biggest trotting day of the year as he felt “behind the eight ball”, and just wanted to do his best.
When Canterbury trainer Greg Manson’s horses step out onto the race track they carry with them a very special tribute to a mate who fought for better cancer care in NZ.
An apprentice jockey has been charged with careless riding as a result of a probe into a race late last year that resulted in the death of apprentice Megan Taylor.
Canterbury jockey Samantha Wynne says there is one small personal mercy in the aftermath of the horror race fall that claimed the life of her friend Megan Taylor two weeks ago.
Those who attended Riccarton Racecourse on Saturday have been offered the chance to claim a full refund on their tickets after the event was postponed, due to flooding.
One of New Zealand’s biggest race meetings of the season has been abandoned at Riccarton today because of safety concerns after a horse slipped in the third race.
Woodend Beach harness racing trainer Nina Hope is grateful the northwesterly wind was blasting her home when fire swept through Tuhaitara Coastal Park this week.