Jonny Turner

The Wingatui crowd roared like few times before in recent seasons when Petty’s Legacy stormed home to win on debut on Saturday.

Leading rider Damian Lane has given star galloper Catalyst a tick of approval for his highly anticipated rematch with Alligator Blood in the Australian Guineas at Flemington today.

Gore Guineas runner-up Live Drama will need to overcome a wide draw if her trainer Lance Robinson’s patient planning is to pay off at Wingatui tomorrow.

Racing writer Jonny Turner takes a look at the best of Sunday's incredible line-up of thoroughbred races. 

Group 1-winning stayer Patrick Erin will start work on regaining the status he formerly held as Otago’s best galloper when he races in New Zealand for the first time in more than two years on...

Champion jumps trainer John Wheeler says he was blown away by the talent among the track riders who attended a hurdle and steeplechase clinic he hosted at Riverton over the weekend.

Canterbury trainers Colin and Julie deFilippi dominated yesterday’s 10-race card at Oamaru in more ways than one.

Handling a quick turnaround is the main challenge for Southland trotter Moniburns, who will attempt to continue her brilliant form on grass at Oamaru today.

Ohoka trotter Never Mind left a quality line-up in his wake when bolting away with the feature trot on Waikouaiti Cup day at Oamaru yesterday.

Oamaru trainer-driver trainer driver Brad Williamson added another accomplishments to his family’s long list of trotting achievements when Cracker Hill won the Hambletonian Classic at Ashburton on...

Oamaru trainer-driver Brad Williamson has this week juggled the task of finding his next group 1 horse with preparing Cracker Hill for the first 3yr-old trotters’ classic of the season, the...

Finding the perfect starting point for smart 4yr-olds Lota-muscle and Gil Favour to begin their seasons means trotting master Paul Nairn will make a rare trip from Leeston to Oamaru tomorrow.

Exciting trotter Chinese Whisper is back in action and ready to show off his speed at Ascot Park this afternoon.

Two yearling sales, two outstanding results.

The southern jumps racing fraternity will gather at Riverton in an effort to rally support for their sport, which has faced being wiped off the national racing calendar.

Champagne flowed as southern-bred stock conquered all at the national standardbred yearling sales in Christchurch for the second consecutive year.

Some of Otago’s best genetics set the sales ring alight at yesterday’s national trotting yearling sale in Christchurch when a colt by Love You from Queen Kenny sold for the record price of $280,000.

Riverton 3yr-old Lightning Jack lived up to his billing and won his second southern guineas race when he produced a flying finish to win the Southland Guineas on Saturday.

Waikouaiti mare Sheeza Sport helped raise money for ovarian cancer research and earned herself a reprieve from retirement when winning at Oamaru on Saturday.

Woodend Beach trainers Greg and Nina Hope can continue their brilliant recent strike rate at Oamaru today with Homebush Lad.