A dollop of real-life experience is often missing in professional sport.
Quartet keeps on giving to the next generation of the Anderton dynasty.
Breeding is not the only quality which leads to a good racehorse - but it can help.
The number 13 might be unlucky for some but it could bring a long overdue win for Bobby Al at the Otago Racing Club's twilight meeting at Wingatui this afternoon.
Robbie and Southern Lights look set to battle out the group 2 Far South Challenge at Forbury Park in two weeks' time despite winning their heats yesterday in vastly different styles.
An inside draw gave Monbet deserved favouritism over Stent in the Green Mile for trotters at Methven yesterday - and he did not waste it.
John Dunn learned something new about Cullect A Guinness at Oamaru yesterday.
The staying qualities of Brilliant Strike could work in to driver Blair Orange's hands in the $15,700 Green Mile for pacers at Methven tomorrow.
Zac Butcher is chasing down an invited drivers' triple crown of sorts at Oamaru tomorrow.
Just four gongs to hand out in this year's celebration of all things slightly off the beaten path in Otago racing circles this year, but all are worthy recipients:
It is shaping up to be a two-horse race heading into the final round of heats for the Perth Interdominions.
Sunday had not started well for the Dobbs family.
North Taieri's White Robe Lodge is built around long-standing relationships and Tommy Tucker fits the philosophy perfectly.
Merci Cherie is not the biggest horse going around.
The boys have been beaten and now the Otago Girls' High School junior volleyball team has beaten the South Island.
Waterloo Sunset has always been a beast of a trotter but the rest of the game is falling in to place this season as he heads to Orari tomorrow.
Hands up who is excited about the Interdominions, which start tonight in Perth?
The lack of a claim is not slowing down leading South Island apprentice jockey Samantha Wynne as she prepares for 14 rides over the next three days.
Matt Smith gives five reasons why we loved Jonah Tali Lomu.
The Australians are coming for a raid of the southern stakes but a Southland driver has a good mind to stop them.