Horse racing: Two records in one remarkable race for champion Kiwi galloper
Silent Witness reigned from December 2002 to April 2005, snaring seven top-level features – the Hong Kong Sprint…
Cambridge racing couple turn TikTok fame into new horse training base
He started trials as a jockey at the age of 14 and racing at 15. “I struggled with…
La Dorada becomes the People’s Horse for NZ’s richest-ever race, the $4m NZB Kiwi at Ellerslie
She has backed that up in her three-year-old campaign, taking out the $400,000 Group 2 Levin Track Supporters…
Waikato horse trainer Ival Brownlee banned for 18 months after winning horse tests positive for meth
Racing investigators then visited Brownlee’s training site in Pōkeno and both he and his father, who owns the…
Foal that swam for life in Cyclone Gabrielle floodwaters wins $178,000 horse race
One of those foals was Ultimate Habit, a filly by Embellish out of the Bachelor Duke mare Queens…
Warriors, Blues and Auckland FC unite to back horse in $4m NZB Kiwi
“They’ve all got great leaders and good people involved, and to share in that experience is great for…
Horse racing: Australians being subsidised to race here, annoying local trainers
He now races for even more this Saturday and could then start favourite in the $1 million Bonecrusher…
Horse racing: Patterson goes back-to-back in Lowland
“The two runs at home, the way she got home she was unlucky, she should have won her…
Horse racing: Shock result for punters as girl power rules in Wellington Cup
“I said [to Latta] if she gets back, we will ride her for luck,” Hercock said. “From about…
Is this age-old racing saying true? That might depend on the horse
To a degree it is probably true but conventional norms can also be queried. Take New Zealand’s horse…
Far North: Abandoned horse found covered in ticks to be put down soon
However, X-rays discovered severe spinal problems in his back, with some vertebrae fusing from years of neglect. “It’s…
New copper-based drug shows promise against antibiotic-resistant MRSA
A research team at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson is developing a drug that…