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The announcement of funding for two all-weather tracks in New Zealand has been welcomed by the racing industry. Minster for Racing, Winston Peters, announced on Tuesday that the Government has approved $20 million from the Provincial Growth Fund (PGF) to construct two new synthetic race tracks – at Riccarton Park in Christchurch, and Awapuni in […]View the full article

Former Kiwi trainer Brendon Hawtin is looking forward to taking the next step in his training career after making a successful move to Australia just on eight months ago. Hawtin took up the position of assistant trainer to expat New Zealanders Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young at Cranbourne in September last year and has thrived […]View the full article

In a year where the resilience of breeders is likely to be tested in New Zealand, Westbury Stud have taken a positive approach to the troubled times when announcing their roster and fee structure for the upcoming season. “It is imperative for breeders to mate their mares this year, as the long term future of […]View the full article

STAKES $15,000, PAYMENT STRETCHING BACK TO 14TH All races at 13 meetings during July will carry stakemoney of $15,000, the NZTR announced today. In addition, the following initiatives will also be introduced with the focus on reducing costs and spreading returns for owners: To ensure a wider distribution of stakes to more owners, payments will […]View the full article

It has been somewhat of a ghost town at the Cambridge Jockey Club, New Zealand’s largest thoroughbred training centre, over the last month. It has sat mostly empty during the Covid-19 Alert Level 4 lockdown, but with the country set to enter Level 3 at 11:59 pm on Monday, restrictions on training are set to […]View the full article

The Matamata stable of Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott is preparing to welcome 25 to 30 horses back into the stable over the coming week, with boom three-year-old Dragon Leap not far away from a return to training. If there is a silver-lining to the lockdown period, O’Sullivan believes the additional time to mature for […]View the full article

Jockey Tommy Berry is hoping he has done enough to square the ledger with the Hawkes family after lifting family horse Amangiri to victory in the Gr.3 Hawkesbury Gold Cup (1500m). The mare is raced by Jenny and Clare Hawkes, the wives of father and son co-trainers John and Michael, and Berry said he owed […]View the full article

Cambridge trainer Ben Foote is finding a silver lining to New Zealand’s strict lockdown measures under COVID-19 Alert level 4. With the nation poised to ease restrictions next week, which will likely enable a return to full-training, Foote has said there have been some benefits from the down time. Among those benefits is the additional […]View the full article

Triple Group One winner Humidor will headline a trio of Group One winners trainer Lindsey Smith intends racing in Perth this winter after revising plans to campaign in Queensland. The COVID-19 outbreak has significantly reduced Queensland’s winter carnival and with a doubt remaining on any interstate participation, Smith said Western Australia’s winter weight-for-age trio of […]View the full article

While many people will be bandying around a few choice F words over the lockdown period, there are two that are helping Southland trainer Kelvin Tyler get through it – family and farming. The Riverton horseman is a proud family man. He trains in partnership with his daughter Aimee and works closely with his sons […]View the full article

Beauty Generation brushed aside his rivals to win the Gr.2 Chairman’s Trophy (1600m) at Sha Tin on Sunday setting up the prospect of an unprecedented third victory in the Gr.1 Champions Mile (1600m) at the end of the month. The New Zealand-bred gelding’s success was his 18th as a Hong Kong-based galloper, matching the career […]View the full article

James McDonald is a man at the top of his game. The 28-year-old jockey has long been regarded as one of the best in his field, but his dominance of the cut-throat Sydney racing scene in recent weeks has seen his status elevate again. The punters pal has 81½ wins to his credit nationally in […]View the full article

Matamata trainer Tony Gillies banked some travel money when progressive jumper Woodsman ran out a ready winner of Friday’s Ocean Road Realty BM120 Hurdle (3230m) at Warrnambool. Sent out a $5.50 chance in a market dominated by the Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained Northern Voyage, the New Zealander cruised to victory in the hands of […]View the full article