Racing: All eyes on Monkey King
Racing: All eyes on Monkey King
Monkey King is $1.80 favourite for a free-for-all at Addington tonight and $3.50 favourite for the $750,000 New Zealand Trotting Cup in five weeks.
Tayler Strong
Racing: Towzan shapes for return to racing
Racing: Towzan shapes for return to racing
Towzan is set to resume racing at the Otago meeting on October 15 after a trial win at Wingatui yesterday.
Racing: Hazlett apprentice jockey mentor
Racing: Hazlett apprentice jockey mentor
Tommy Hazlett, the former jumps jockey, has been appointed apprentice jockey mentor by New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing.
Racing: Draw may hold key to classic
Racing: Draw may hold key to classic
The barrier draws favour Keep The Peace to turn the tables on Wall Street in the $250,000 Spring Classic at Hastings tomorrow.
Racing: Dying To Rule fine chance
Racing: Dying To Rule fine chance
Dying To Rule is in line to win his third race in 11 days at Cambridge tonight.
Racing: Joy, sadness for Latimer
Racing: Joy, sadness for Latimer
Geraldine trainer Bob Latimer won two races in a day for the first time yesterday at Forbury Park but there was sadness about the occasion.
Racing: Successful return after injury break
Racing: Successful return after injury break
Global Invasion made a comeback from injury to win at Forbury Park on Friday night.
Racing: Cullen's Creek sets track record in Hannon
Racing: Cullen's Creek sets track record in Hannon
Cullen's Creek won the Hannon Memorial free-for-all in track record time of 3.13.4 for 2600m at Oamaru yesterday.
Racing: Win seals series
Racing: Win seals series
Linda Jenkins clinched the national series for amateur riders when she won The Duke Of Gloucester Cup on Whisper To Me at Trentham yesterday.
Racing: Raglan has form for Hannon success
Racing: Raglan has form for Hannon success
Raglan has form on the board this season for the Hannon Memorial free-for-all at Oamaru tomorrow.
Racing: Bold run expected
Racing: Bold run expected
A 40m handicap should not trouble The Fiery Ginga at Forbury Park tonight.
Racing: Pembrook Benny ready
Racing: Pembrook Benny ready
Pembrook Benny has been left to fly the flag for the stable of Barry Purdon and Scott Phelan in the Spring Cup at Alexandra Park tonight.
Foremost reverting to hurdling
Foremost reverting to hurdling
Foremost, a last-start winner on the flat at the Grand National meeting at Riccarton, is in a novice hurdle at Trentham on Sunday.
Alchemy impressive in Ashburton work-out win
Alchemy impressive in Ashburton work-out win
Alchemy, who has had a short spell, won a work-out by six and a-half lengths at Ashburton yesterday. Alchemy, the winner of his last five starts, was spelled for two weeks after he raced at Addington on July 30.
Racing: Prominent owner dies
Racing: Prominent owner dies
Dave Carville, a prominent freight-forwarding company operator and standardbred owner in Christchurch, died suddenly yesterday.
Racing: Hunter continues fine form
Racing: Hunter continues fine form
Hamish Hunter continued his good early-season form when he trained and drove Cityscape and Eurolocal Lad to win at Ascot Park yesterday.
Racing: Herlihy calls on Purdon
Racing: Herlihy calls on Purdon
Mark Purdon has been engaged to drive One Over Kenny at Alexandra Park on Friday night, with her Papakura trainer, Tony Herlihy, on leave.
Racing: Franco Emirate shapes up for return
Racing: Franco Emirate shapes up for return
Franco Emirate, who is due to resume racing at Oamaru next Sunday, won a workout at Motukarara on Saturday.
Racing: Fresh up success
Racing: Fresh up success
Gerard O'Reilly trained and drove Master Bomber to win the Ordeal Cup, the feature race for trotters at Addington last night, when the 7yr-old was having his first race for nine months.
Racing: Tendon injury
Racing: Tendon injury
Rangataua Ray, who overcame a 50m handicap to win at Washdyke on Sunday, has been sidelined with a tendon injury.