Jonny Turner

Ascot Park 3yr-old The Bird Dance produced a stunning finish to win and provide a highlight on his home track on Saturday.

Riccarton galloper He Kin Fly continued his brilliant run of form when winning the Great Easter Stakes on his home track on Saturday to register his fourth consecutive win.

Spankem again showed he is nearly impossible to catch in the lead when he won the New Zealand Messenger Championship at Alexandra Park last night.

The booms echoing around Southland this morning will not just be heard from duck shooters on the season's opening morning.

Harness Racing New Zealand yesterday announced it would trial minor changes to its embattled handicapping system.

The New Zealand Messenger Championship at Alexandra Park tonight could be another case of catch-me-if-you-can for the rivals of the seemingly uncatchable Spankem.

Riccarton trainer Neill Ridley thinks the timing is right for leading South Island sprinter Prince Oz to be tested at 1400m tomorrow.

Last week harness racing trainers gave a damning report on the country's ratings-based handicapping system in this paper.

Forgotten trotter Oscar Bonavena showed he was on track for a late Harness Jewels tilt when making his first public appearance since December earlier this week.

Weight could be what stops leading Southland steeplechaser Tai Ho making a winning start to his jumping season at Riverton today.

Otago horsemen topped yesterday's South Island thoroughbred sale in Christchurch when dual-code trainer Graeme Anderson bought a rising 2yr-old filly from the White Robe Lodge draft.

Southland's star act U May Cullect helped his trainers, Kirstin Barclay and Paul Ellis, score a quartet of wins at their province's biggest race day at Ascot Park on Saturday.

A host of feature races await Southern Supremacy Stakes winner Memphis Tennessee.

Harness racing trainers from across New Zealand have slammed the country's handicapping system, and claim it has been ruining the careers of young horses.

Trainer Mitchell Kerr can not split his classy pairing of Forgotten Highway and Smokin By for today's Southern Country Cups final.

Spankem produced his second front-running win in a feature mile race when he triumphed in the Taylor Mile at Alexandra Park last night.

Miracle Mile winner Spankem is set for a group 1 repeat in the Taylor Mile at Alexandra Park.

Trainer Tony Barron hopes tomorrow's Southern Supremacy Stakes Final at Ascot Park turns into survival of the fittest.

More than a week has passed since Racing Minister Winston Peters announced the latest reforms for the racing industry.

Southern 3yr-old The White Rabbit bounced back to winning form at the right time at Ascot Park in Invercargill yesterday.