Jonny Turner

Wingatui trainers made sure the riches from the Otago Racing Club's Melbourne Cup day meeting stayed close to home, dominating yesterday's nine-race card.

Melbourne Cup-winning rider Kerrin McEvoy will team with champion New Zealand-born trainer Chris Waller today to try to beat the horse he rode to win Australasia's greatest race last year.

Trainer Terry Kennedy and rider Chris Johnson are a combination to follow at today's Melbourne Cup day meeting at Wingatui.

Northern pacer Triple Eight will attempt to continue his rise in today’s Kaikoura Cup while his rivals are being primed for next week’s New Zealand Cu

Veteran trotter Lisa Marie P helped continue a winning tradition of more than thirty years at Forbury Park on Saturday.

Canterbury trainer Stephen Boyd and leading reinsman Blair Orange are set to rock today's Forbury Park meeting.

The changing shape of the Melbourne Cup has led to New Zealand galloper The Chosen One being guaranteed a start on Tuesday.

New Zealand-bred horses The Chosen One, Sir Charles Road and Patrick Erin will vie for the final place in this year's Melbourne Cup when they square off in tomorrow's Hotham Handicap at Flemington.

Female thoroughbred trainers showed off their skills and seem to have made world history by training every winner at yesterday's Gore meeting.

I sat in on the Forbury Park Trotting Club annual meeting this week and could not help but think the issues facing this club mirror those facing the wider industry.

Gore was the unlikely setting as Japan rugby coach Jamie Joseph finished his incredible October with another high.

A push to reshape the governance model will be sought in the hope of improving administrative functions at the Forbury Park Trotting Club.

Spankem continued his perfect preparation for the New Zealand Cup when speeding past his star stablemates to win the Ashburton Flying Stakes yesterday.

Eastern Southland pacer Robyns Playboy showed off his sizzling speed and versatility to hold out Cast No Shadow in an exciting finish to the Tuapeka Cup at Forbury Park yesterday.

North Island gallopers Sherwood Forest and Travelling Light boosted their guineas race hopes at the New Zealand Cup carnival at opposite ends of the country on Saturday.

Rakaia reinsman Gerard O'Reilly has been gifted a pleasant surprise for today's Ashburton Flying Stakes in the form of New Zealand Cup contender Cruz Bromac.

Eastern Southland pacer Sagwitch will return to his happy place to contest tomorrow's Tuapeka Cup.

The Hope family got some small recompense after their champion trotter Monbet went amiss this week when they scored a winning double at Oamaru yesterday.

New Zealand star Te Akau Shark will have to hold out the might of Japan to put his name alongside Australasia's galloping greats by winning tomorrow's Cox Plate.

Thoroughbred enthusiasts can sit back and enjoy around 24 hours of brilliant racing across Australasia this weekend. Racing writer Jonny Turner takes a look at some of the highlights, from a...