Jonny Turner

Highly  regarded former Wingatui trainer Arthur ``Mick'' Didham died in Dunedin yesterday aged 86.

Forbury Park Trotting Club management have denied claims they are soon to slash jobs.

Wanaka  multisport athlete Braden Currie was in disbelief after breaking the course record to win the Ironman Asia-Pacific Championship in Cairns over the weekend.

Omakau trainers Michael and Nikki White bagged their first quinella when Mrs Gee Eye held out Wentworth to win race 4 at Waimate yesterday.

Defending champion the Stampede sent its national league rivals a massive warning with a 14-2 drubbing of Canterbury on Saturday.

The long weekend was a sorry one for Otago teams which lost all four of their national league away matches.

Roslyn Wakari won a thrilling Chatham Cup match against Dunedin Technical at Tahuna Park in Dunedin yesterday.

It is not just the Champagne that needs to be ice cold when Saturday’s Otago Hurdles winner, The Energizer, steps over fences again.

Prince Oz continued his rise through the southern galloping ranks with his fourth consecutive win at Wingatui on Saturday.

Reigning Otago horse of the year Eamon Maguire’s New Zealand Cup campaign officially began after he scored his second group 1 victory at the Harness Jewels in Cambridge on Saturday.

Southern owners had a massive day out at Cambridge, bookending the Harness Jewels card with wins by Princess Tiffany and Pat’s Delight.

Southern owners had a massive day out at today’s Harness Jewels, with wins by Eamon Maguire, Princess Tiffany and Pat's Delight. 

Driver Ricky May has fired a warning shot towards the rivals of A G’s White Socks and raised the possibility of the New Zealand mile record being broken at today’s Harness Jewels.

Canterbury raider Wize Act looks set to deliver another pleasant surprise for trainer Bevan Wilson at Wingatui today.

The disastrous drug scandal that has dogged the All Stars stable’s Harness Jewels preparation is finally over.

 A dominant second half performance has helped the Highlanders thump the Hurricanes 30-14 in Dunedin tonight.

The potentially disastrous drug scandal that has dogged the All Stars stable's Harness Jewels preparation is finally over.

The team that produced New Zealand's first Harness Jewels win snared a popular victory on the eve of this year's event when veteran Aveross Rustler won at Forbury Park last night.

Wagging tongues suggesting Sheriff is off his game ahead of the Harness Jewels have not got through to the two men that matter most.

The wait will finally be over for talented jumpers Go Go Gonzo and Jackfrost in the Otago Hurdles at Wingatui tomorrow.