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Don Looker celebrates a century of life and racing

By Dennis Ryan

With 100 years of memories to draw upon, interwoven by 111 raceday winners, Don Looker is the first to admit that he’s led a charmed life.Last ...

Star mares come of age in special weekend for Cambridge Stud

By Richard Edmunds

Within the space of less than 24 hours, Snazzytavi and Luberon secured valuable futures in the Cambridge Stud broodmare band with career-best ...

Rare Ready to Run purchase reaps big rewards

By Richard Edmunds

Sydney trainer Joe Pride and Kiwi owner Leighton Howl have made relatively rare appearances at Karaka’s Ready to Run Sale and even fewer in tandem, ...

Team Bourke celebrate a massive double

By Dennis Ryan

Taranaki enthusiast Eddie Bourke has probably lost count of how many times he has celebrated wins by horses he has bred and raced, but events of the ...

A deep dive into a special pedigree

By Dennis Ryan

Like many others with an interest in racing and breeding, I often delve into the pedigrees of horses making headlines.The latest to pique my interest ...

Veterans steal the show at Riccarton

By Richard Edmunds

Canterbury’s spring racing spotlight is often dominated by emerging young talent, but two old warhorses flipped that script at Riccarton on ...

TAB Racing Club launch a step towards supercharging ownership

By Cameron Rodger - GM Entain

The past 16 months of our strategic partnership have been full of exciting new opportunities, not only for New Zealand racing and sports, but for our ...

Kwok excited about Caulfield Cup opportunity

By Richard Edmunds

Positivity’s tenacious victory in the Gr. 3 Foundation Cup at Caulfield on Saturday has her owner Ben Kwok daring to dream about one of the biggest ...

Magnificent Mr Brightside heads Kiwi clean sweep in Makybe Diva

By Richard Edmunds

Kiwi-breds have a proud recent record in the Gr. 1 Makybe Diva Stakes, and that trend continued on Saturday with New Zealand laying claim to all of ...