Racing: Sky Major earns special place in Jewels history
Racing: Sky Major earns special place in Jewels history
Creativity is a driver's best friend.
Matt Smith
Racing: Hudson Sully's win Bishop's most exciting
Racing: Hudson Sully's win Bishop's most exciting
Tomahawk trainer Nora Bishop is starting to make a habit of winning at Forbury Park.
Racing: Club made right call: Klein
Racing: Club made right call: Klein
A big increase in jumpers left the Otago Racing Club between a rock and a hard place for tomorrow's meeting at Wingatui.
Racing: More numbers ...
Racing: More numbers ...
Now that Springbank Eden has made the 3yr-old ruby field, it is great to see six contenders from within the greater Otago region lining up at the Harness Jewels tomorrow.
Racing: 'There with a chance and we're proud to be there'
Racing: 'There with a chance and we're proud to be there'
The group 1 memories of Pembrook's Delight still linger long in Geoff Knight's mind.
Racing: Anderson unfazed by Jewels draws
Racing: Anderson unfazed by Jewels draws
At first glance, Westwood Beach trainer Graeme Anderson might rue the two second-line draws he has been handed at Ashburton on Saturday.
Racing: Williamson hoping simple tactic pays off
Racing: Williamson hoping simple tactic pays off
Brad Williamson has one simple plan with Father Christmas in Saturday's group 1 Harness Jewels 4yr-old ruby division at Ashburton - follow that horse.
Racing: Jewels qualifying a thrill for 'battling' trainer
Racing: Jewels qualifying a thrill for 'battling' trainer
Katiki trainer Ricky Allen describes himself as ‘‘just a battler from the beach''.
Racing: Sire has performance, pedigree
Racing: Sire has performance, pedigree
Speed is coming to White Robe Lodge in the form of new stallion Ghibellines.
Rugby: First goal achieved
Rugby: First goal achieved
The Mt Aspiring College First XV achieved one of its season goals after a 22-21 win over Kavanagh College in Wanaka.
Racing: Mixed bag for Otago
Racing: Mixed bag for Otago
Otago-trained horses have been handed a mixed bag of starting positions following the barrier draws for the Harness Jewels at Ashburton next Saturday.
Racing: Win for apprentices' horse
Racing: Win for apprentices' horse
It was appropriate Owe The Ransom's long-awaited maiden win came with apprentice jockey Doni Prastiyou aboard at Oamaru yesterday.
Racing: Oamaru track lives up to reputation
Racing: Oamaru track lives up to reputation
A firm track at Oamaru yesterday proved to be just what several horses were looking for.
Racing: Record all his own
Racing: Record all his own
Hyde horseman Mick Prendergast edged ahead of the late John Burgess as the oldest winning driver in New Zealand history when he took the passing lane at Forbury Park with Holdon Toyaspurs last night to win the c1 trot.
Racing: Claim to make difference
Racing: Claim to make difference
Weight relief in the form of Jake Lowry should give two hardy gallopers a helping hand at Oamaru today.
Racing: Wingatui sees meetings
Racing: Wingatui sees meetings
Back on track It's a good outcome for everyone in Otago racing with the clearance for Wingatui to be used for a race meeting on May 31.
Cricket: Beard's reworked action gets the all-clear
Cricket: Beard's reworked action gets the all-clear
Nick Beard readily admits the past five months have been ''quite tough''.
Athletics: Sutton planning 24hr test run around inlet
Athletics: Sutton planning 24hr test run around inlet
Barring the Antarctic, Andersons Bay Inlet in June might be as far away as you can get weather-wise from Death Valley in July.
Wingatui track given all-clear
Wingatui track given all-clear
Racing will resume at Wingatui on May 31 after the track was given the all-clear following four jumpout heats yesterday.
Racing: Majestic Time into Harness Jewels
Racing: Majestic Time into Harness Jewels
Forget the calculators - Majestic Time made sure of a start at the Harness Jewels at Ashburton later this month with a confident win at Oamaru yesterday.