Within days of arriving in the US, Phar Lap was dead in suspicious circumstances.

Champion mare Winx claimed a historic victory at Randwick.

Obituary: Dan O'Leary, a man of substance, character and quiet devotion

Industry leader says Government support will revive the racehorse business.

Giant galloper Julius could miss the first group one challenge of the season.

Auckland Racing Club is spending $6m on a new stable block at Ellerslie

Tracks need to be able to stand on their own, says Auckland Racing Club chief

If the horse Contessa Vanessa wins her teenage trainer will get a slice of the huge prize.

He's organised what may be NZ's biggest punter's club for today's Karaka Million.

The Auckland Trotting Club has decided they are not big enough.

Exciting sprint prospect Pinzalot showed he could be a force to be reckoned with at a higher level next season.

Syndicate owners don orange caps in Sydney to celebrate whirlwind ride

A$4m Queen Elizabeth next goal for classy mare

New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing has announced an increase in minimum stakes to $10,000 from March 1.

Jockey Alysha Collett won't be overindulging at Christmas lunch - but she is hoping to dine out on success 24 hours later during the Boxing Day races.

Of hundred fashionistas competing at Ellerslie race course, one entrant may or may not have an advantage, after nabbing fashion awards there twice before.

Super mare Winx produced a devastating performance to win the $3,230,00 Group One Cox Plate in wintry conditions at Moonee Valley today.

He earns more than All Blacks captain Kieran Read and his Black Caps counterpart Kane Williamson - and today he'll again take on the best in the world.

One man is paving the path for exports to China's young racing industry.

Rudy Liefting got his reward when Danza Lad added to his Awapuni record with an upset victory in the feature event on yesterday's card.

Andrew Campbell hated his profession as a plumber. Pulling up toilet drains got on his nerves to the point he gave it away and tried his hand at training thoroughbreds with absolutely no idea how that would turn out.

It was after 9am when Matamata apprentice Brendan Hutton landed the winning ride on High Class in yesterday's $20,000 Vodafone Warriors Women In League Fillies Classic at Avondale.

Lee Somervell won't be afraid to put Addictive Habit's versatility to the test during his Queensland stay.

Sunset is far away for an industry that deserves and earns the government support it gets, writes John Allen.

Co-trainer Andrew Forsman said he would like to think Sakhee's Soldier's giant-killing win over Veyron at Ellerslie on Saturday was a stroke of genius.

The Cleaner has moved to the top of the market for the Railway Stakes in Perth with his owners having a change of heart about a trip to the west.

Shocking though the fatalities are, public need to understand that racing is natural for horses, professor says.