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Australian stable the new horizon for Te Akau

Australian stable the new horizon for Te Akau

By Dennis Ryan

Te Akau Racing partners David Ellis and Mark Walker have taken challenges in their stride over the past quarter-century and now they’ve added an ...

 
New season preparations already underway for Group One fillies

New season preparations already underway for Group One fillies

By Dennis Ryan

The curtain came down only last weekend on the Australasian classic season, however spring preparations are already coming together for stars of the ...

 
Entain ready to play its part in racing’s future

Entain ready to play its part in racing’s future

By Dennis Ryan

The brave new world of a racing industry under the jurisdiction of global gambling giant Entain becomes a reality today with the handing over of ...

 
Stakes-winning Saltcoats adds another string to Logan’s bow

Stakes-winning Saltcoats adds another string to Logan’s bow

By Richard Edmunds

“I’m so grateful for that support, and it’s been a real privilege to work with such nice horses.”Samantha Logan initially made her mark as a ...

 
Entain-TAB NZ deal becomes a reality

Entain-TAB NZ deal becomes a reality

By Dennis Ryan

Racing’s bright new future became defined on Tuesday when Racing Minister Kieran McAnulty announced that the Government had approved the joint ...

 
The future beckons U S Navy Flag

The future beckons U S Navy Flag

By Dennis Ryan

The Oaks Stud general manager Rick Williams has been a big fan of U S Navy Flag since day one, and events since have only increased that belief.On ...

 
Hall of Fame honours past and present luminaries

Hall of Fame honours past and present luminaries

By Dennis Ryan

Past and present came together in a tradition that began in 2006 as the New Zealand Racing Hall of Fame honoured its luminaries at the ninth Inductee ...

 
Moodley’s timing perfect for Jockey Academy

Moodley’s timing perfect for Jockey Academy

By Dennis Ryan

Triston Moodley couldn’t have got his timing better in promoting the merits of the new force in apprentice training, the New Zealand Jockey ...

 
Group One sire Staphanos takes top billing at Novara Park

Group One sire Staphanos takes top billing at Novara Park

By Richard Edmunds

After siring a two-year-old Group One winner in his very first crop, the service fee for Novara Park stallion Staphanos has risen from $7,000 to ...

 
Unprecedented black-type weekend for Westbury

Unprecedented black-type weekend for Westbury

By Richard Edmunds

There have been many highlights throughout the more than two-decade history of Westbury Stud, but a flurry of black-type successes across Australasia ...