Jonny Turner

It is not quite a case of rugby, racing and beer for the Prendergast family this week.

Unbeaten filly The Precious One strode down the Wingatui course with ease in a jumpout yesterday to signal she is close to a return to racing.

International financial agency Deloitte's report into the operations of the New Zealand Racing Board report paints a bleak picture for its future.

It may have been raining in Dunedin, but it was better being here than being back there.

Riccarton trainer Lance Robinson can expect his phone to start ringing.

Aacot Park trainer Sally McKay’s keen eye for a horse was  confirmed when 3yr-old filly Courte Zarindi  won in listed company at Wingatui on Saturday.

Two out of three is not bad for some, but three out of four was even better for trainer Alan Paisley at Ascot Park on Saturday.

Trainer Alan Paisley and driver Ellie Barron are looking for a drastic change of fortunes at today’s Invercargill grass-track meeting.

Aussie 3yr-old Civil Disobedi­ence has gone from the Taieri to Tasmania to Ellerslie to try to win tomorrow’s New Zealand Derby.

There is good and bad news for the fillies lining up in Saturday's listed classic at Wingatui.

Otago thoroughbred studs have labelled the latest breeding season a success.

The thrill of owning and breeding the seventh-fastest standardbred in racing history is still sinking in for Mosgiel's Syd and Shona Brown.

Getting malicious online hate mail is commonplace for Otago's leading jockeys and drivers.

The running of yesterday's Waikouaiti Trotting Cup could have easily been mistaken for a scene out of a hurdle race.

Equine eftpos card Sarah Palin's racing days are about to expire, but not before she gives her connections some final thrills.

Waikouaiti winner Neverneverland really does not live up to his name. Some people might describe never-never land as  an imaginary place where everything is perfect. 

Otago conquered the world when Field Marshal brilliantly won the Miracle Mile in Sydney on Saturday night.

Oamaru reinswoman Charlotte Purvis will be out of the sulky for three months following a spectacular crash at Waikouaiti on Saturday.