A disgraced former horse trainer gambled more than $2 million before filing for bankruptcy and collecting almost $10,000 in Government-backed wage subsidies.
A significant police investigation into alleged race fixing in the harness racing industry has ended with the final charges being dropped, leaving those accused looking for answers and compensation.
A mass brawl at the end of Christchurch’s Addington Cup Day has led police to arrest several punters - with women in glamorous frocks and men in suits being led away in handcuffs.
Canterbury harness racing driver Katie Cox has spoken out about her shock cancer diagnosis - thanking her supporters for raising more than $130,000 to help her fund treatment.
Canterbury greyhound trainer John McInerney may be disqualified for up to 18 months after one of his dogs tested positive for meth and another was left in pain and distress for five days.
When Woodend Beach harness racing trainer Bob Butt headed out to begin working his team of horses last Sunday morning he found much of the training property was under water.
Disgraced reinsman Matt Anderson has been banned from the harness racing industry for more than five years for his part in "tubing" a horse and injecting it with vodka on Cup Day.