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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 ...