Matt Smith

Just the small matter of 330 wins separate Terry Kennedy's two jockeys in the amateur riders' rating 65 1600m at Wingatui today.

Mark Jones did not rate Real Torque when he first began training the filly, but he is quickly adjusting his opinion of the 2yr-old after her exploits over the past few weeks.

A drop down the weight scale could be just what Hexie Hao is after in tomorrow's $25,000 Amberley Cup at Riccarton.

Kelvin Tyler is trying to figure out the ideal timeline for Timy Tyler after the gelding's Amberley Cup win at Riccarton on Saturday.

It has been a big week or two for Genevieve Crawford.

Mark Jones did not rate Real Torque when he first began training the filly.

The Jonny Cox and Martin Denton combination was in record-breaking form at Forbury Park last night - and gave Cox a chance for family bragging rights at the same time.

A bad case of timing caused the Oamaru Jockey Club's meeting at Oamaru yesterday to be abandoned after just one race.

A drop down the weight scale could be just what Hexie Hao is after in tomorrow's $25,000 Amberley Cup at Riccarton.

Think you're going to be busy today? Amber Hoffman might have you thinking again.

Every June, thoroughbred tragics in this part of the world welcome insomnia as the biggest week on the British flat race calendar gets going at Ascot Racecourse, 40km west of London. Matt Smith, with some help from Otago Racing Club chief executive Andre Klein (a Royal Ascot veteran), explains why the racing world's eyes will be on the five-day carnival.

Kenny Baynes has won more than a few races around Australasia this year.

Saturday's Forbury Park Trotting Club meeting might have been at Gore rather than Forbury Park, but location does not seem to matter to Martin Denton's racing team right now.

A rocket needs a good base - and Tessa's Rocket is no different.

Ottawa might be a long way off the leaders when the field settles in race 8 at Oamaru tomorrow.