Racing: Star Kiwi jockey a whisker from upset
James McDonald has described the moment when he almost pulled off a huge Royal Ascot upset as one of the biggest thrills of his stellar career.
James McDonald has described the moment when he almost pulled off a huge Royal Ascot upset as one of the biggest thrills of his stellar career.
Unbeaten Kiwi pacing star Waikiki Beach has had his New South Wales campaign derailed by a nomination mistake.
The days of ringing up the TAB for a bet will soon be over for all but a few customers.
The Queen could have seven runners this week as she seeks a 23rd Royal Ascot winner to help fuel her 90th birthday celebrations.
Another crack at the Great Northern Hurdles has already been ruled out for the well-performed Just Got Home.
Sacred Elixir, the horse Tony Pike had no intention of racing as a 2-year-old, became the first New Zealand-trained group one Australian juvenile winner in more than a decade.
Rosie Myers created her own slice of history when she won the Group Two Brisbane Cup aboard New Zealand stayer Benzini at Eagle Farm yesterday.
Pike's classy 2-year-old Sacred Elixir is favourite on both sides of the Tasman at $3.80 on the New Zealand TAB. The closest is James McDonald's mount Souchez at $4.60.
Harness racing driver Bob Butt pulled out of his one-race engagement to drive at the Rangiora meeting on May 29 after waking up feeling ill.
Selling alcohol to under-age buyer costs racing club a day of booze sales.
New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing has launched an investigation into the deaths of three horses at Auckland's Ellerslie Racecourse on Monday.
There were four jumps races at Ellerslie. A horse was dead after all but one of them. It has sparked renewed calls for steeplechase racing to be banned.
Stradbroke favourite Azkadellia was among the horses to work at Eagle Farm yesterday with trainer Ciaron Maher pleased with the mare's progress.
Dean Wiles is confident of a bold showing from Nova Incanto at Avondale today.
All over Australia trainers of 3-year-old pacing fillies are wondering how they got so lucky.
You just have to love steeplechases when horses have the width of a cigarette paper between them. Even better when the pair are stablemates.
Monbet could soon join the great Courage Under Fire with a distinction his connections would prefer to miss.
Twenty years ago when Jimmy Liu arrived in New Zealand from Mongolia broke and without friends, he lived opposite the gates of Avondale Racecourse.
Provocative is guaranteed a run in the Group 1 Queensland Oaks, but she is no certainty to take her place.
Taurus completed a perfect day for trainers Evan and JJ Rayner at Wanganui when he broke through for a deserved black type reward.
Volpe Veloce's victory in the Listed Castletown Stakes proved hugely satisfying to Graham Richardson.
The least-talked about section of the races may prove to be the pivotal point of many of the Jewels at Cambridge today.
Naughty Knuckles in Race 1 is one of those. He has impressed this preparation and his Ellerslie win two back was terrific.
Trainer Tony Pike is perfectly relaxed about his class filly Provocative sitting and waiting her call-up for tomorrow's big race on the ballot.
Nobody has a better insight into just how destructive the biggest plunge horse of Harness Jewels day can be than champion driver Dexter Dunn.
Champion trainer Mark Purdon is warning punters to wait a little longer before attacking one of the most intriguing races of Harness Jewels day at Cambridge.
Punters putting their faith in the most unusual of hands for Harness Jewels day could end up praying for a recently-changed rule to come to their aid.
Michelle Payne's family will leave a decision on retirement to the jockey who is recovering from abdominal surgery after a horrific race fall.