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Reminiscing with Gary Willetts

Reminiscing with Gary Willetts

By Dennis Ryan

One of the best things about being immersed in racing is the friendships you make and the experiences that become part of it.A recent reminder came ...

 
Faulkner adds Canterbury Gold Cup to her broad racing reach

Faulkner adds Canterbury Gold Cup to her broad racing reach

By Michelle Saba

As a 16-year-old a love of horses enticed popular Timaru horsewoman Stephanie Faulkner into the racing game. That was 37 years ago, and that love she ...

 
Contrasting approaches produce rare double for Almanzor

Contrasting approaches produce rare double for Almanzor

By Richard Edmunds

Leading New Zealand stallions are making a habit of showing off their versatility and class with broad-spectrum achievements at this time of the ...

 
Jenni sets Randwick alight with extraordinary performance

Jenni sets Randwick alight with extraordinary performance

By Dennis Ryan

Crazy. Unbelievable. Nuts. Embarrassing.Those words only scratched the surface of what was being said at Randwick last Saturday afternoon after Pride ...

 
Te Akau stars enjoying deserved time out

Te Akau stars enjoying deserved time out

By Dennis Ryan

The lush autumn grass of Te Akau Stud is a far cry from the cut and thrust of Australian Group One racing, but it’s all that matters right now to ...

 
Hinsley signs off four decades at Phar Lap Raceway

Hinsley signs off four decades at Phar Lap Raceway

By Dennis Ryan

Timaru’s Washdyke racecourse is synonymous with some of the iconic names in New Zealand and Australian racing history, however it’s now timely to ...

 
More eyes on racing thanks to Trackside revamp

More eyes on racing thanks to Trackside revamp

By Cameron Rodger

As we near the one-year anniversary of the beginning of our strategic partnership, I’m reminded that a lot can happen in a year. We’ve worked ...

 
Emotions high as Belclare brings down the curtain with repeat Breeders’ Stakes

Emotions high as Belclare brings down the curtain with repeat Breeders’ Stakes

By Michelle Saba

Emotions were running high at Ellerslie last Saturday as the classy racemare Belclare brought the curtain down on her domestic career with a second ...

 
Paddington set to continue proud shuttle tradition at Windsor Park

Paddington set to continue proud shuttle tradition at Windsor Park

By Dennis Ryan

A pattern of success led by Montjeu and High Chaparral is a good fit for the combined forces of Coolmore and Windsor Park in identifying the ...

 
Luck goes Burgie’s way at last for White Robe team

Luck goes Burgie’s way at last for White Robe team

By Dennis Ryan

With 400 metres left to run in Saturday’s Gr. 3 Valachi Downs South Island Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes, Brian Anderton had visions of yet ...