Avantage winning her ninth Group 1 race was the highlight of Fiber Fresh New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders' Stakes Day on Saturday. Video / Love Racing NZ

Beauden carries 60kg with the next best on 57kg, then the majority of his rivals on 53kg.

New racing minister Grant Robertson visited the local TAB to place bets on the Melbourne Cup. Video / Mark Mitchell

Millions of Aussies will get caught up in the excitement of the Melbourne Cup.

The Melbourne Cup barrier draw is completed with the horses locked in.

Showcasing 2-year-old filly Showgem showed plenty of speed.

Race tracks under threat of closure next season will soon find out if they can stay open.

Brandon Morgenrood was also charged with an act that caused undue suffering to the horse.

Aucklanders embraced the sunshine and dressed to impress at the biggest Melbourne Cup day party at Ellerslie Racecourse. Video / Leon Menzies / Michael Craig

The queen of NZ racing has been crowned before historic race starts.

A campaign that started so well for Endless Drama has ended in disappointment.

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

No Australian horse race has so much thoroughbred action in one meet

Fashion fall: The Melbourne Cup relents - socks are not mandatory.

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.

Trainer Graeme Sanders will watch New Zealand Oaks winner Fanatic work in Melbourne this morning before confirming a start for the