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Otago halfback Jono Ruru has signed with the Blues for next year's Super Rugby season.

Everything went right for favourite She Will Reign yesterday as she counts down to the inaugural running of The Everest over 1200m at Randwick on Saturday.

Otago-owned pacer Field Marshal is going to have to be at his best when he carries all of the New Zealand hopes in Saturday night's Victoria Cup at Melton.

The America's Cup could not have been further from Sir Russell Coutts' mind as he took to Otago Harbour yesterday.

The Volts will go from the wilderness to the wicket at Molyneux Park today.

The New Zealand Cup campaign of Heaven Rocks is back on track.

The rescheduling of the Livamol Classic means the best horseflesh in both horse racing codes will be on show over Labour Weekend.

Oamaru junior driver Charlotte Purvis got a feeling like no other by winning her first race with Pyramid Magic at Ascot Park on Saturday.

Emerging colt Age Of Fire burst into 2000 Guineas contention for Te Akau Stables on its  day of domination at Riccarton on Saturday.

Flemington racecourse will host the breathtaking and the bizarre on Saturday.

Popular rider Shankar Muniandy showed his group 1-winning wares for the first time since hitting racing's biggest heights in Malaysia at yesterday's Wingatui jumpouts.

A pilot scheme to attract horse-keen youngsters into the racing industry will be rolled out across the country.

The significance of the White Robe Lodge Handicap to South Island racing was not enough to stop the New Zealand Pattern Committee from downgrading the race from group 3 to listed status.

The much anticipated clash of Lazarus and Heaven Rocks at Addington on Friday night fell flat yesterday, but there is a chance it may be revived.

Racegoers got the extra treat of seeing Southern stars Tommy Tucker and Coulee gallop between races at Gore on Friday.

Trainer Kirstin Barclay may need to have her phone on silent if Paddyproudfoot goes another eye-catching race at Winton today.

Two of Southland's leading ladies return to the track tomorrow for the province's first thoroughbred meeting of the season after vastly different winter breaks.

Trainer Greg Hope did not need to be anywhere near a racetrack or even in the training sulky for one of his most anticipated recent moments in harness racing.

White Robe Lodge took home a swag of awards at the South Island Thoroughbred Racing Awards over the weekend.