Jonny Turner

Racing is the home of the bizarre and the beautiful, something this column observes regularly, writes Jonny Turner.

The scheduling of Gore’s harness meeting on a  Saturday, rather than during the week, is a helpful bonus for two junior drivers making their racetrack debuts tomorrow.

The distinct white brands blazoned on the neck of every standardbred in the country will soon be a thing of the past.

Injury has forced classy mare New Years Jay back into retirement.

Oamaru trotter Monty Python goes to Addington tonight as a horse who is in the zone.

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.