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.
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.
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.
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.
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...