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The on again - off again harness racing career of one of New Zealand's finest but seldom seen trotters is finally over. Stig will now spend his retirement with fellow New Zealand trotting giants Lyell Creek and Take a Moment at Lindsay Kerslake's...

The harness racing trainer of New Zealand's most exciting pacer believes the barrier draw conditions for Saturday's Harness Jewels are unfair. Jim Curtin says that is not just because his superstar pacer Franco Emirate has drawn the outside of the...

In his first U.S. appearance, New Zealand's 21-year-old leading harness racing driver guided McClelland to victory in the eleventh race on Saturday, June 25 at Meadowlands Racetrack. Dunn and the Aaron Lambert trainee pounced off a perfect second...

The New Zealand Racing Laboratory Services has advised the Racing Integrity Unit of an elevated TCO2 sample taken from the horse Anvil's Delight following its second placing in Race 8, the Placemakers Thames and Whitianga Mobile Pace at northern...

New Zealand harness racing driver James Stormont will fly to Sydney later this week to drive at Saturday's Tabcorp Park Menangle meeting for local trainer Kevin Pizzuto. Stormont is set to drive in five races but will return home next week before...

The racing industry has largely lost its mainstream appeal and faces chronic issues, its new minister has been warned. The Department of Internal Affairs, which provides policy advice on racing, said in its briefing to Craig Foss this week that...

The racing industry has largely lost its mainstream appeal and faces chronic issues, its new minister has been warned. The Department of Internal Affairs, which provides policy advice on racing, said in its briefing to Craig Foss this week that...

After discussion this morning, the above harness racing date has been abandoned. Horse numbers in the North have been stretched in recent weeks and it is felt that this meeting would further stretch the horse population available at this time. ...

Many Canterbury residents awoke this morning to find a heavy blanket of snow covering the ground right throughout the region. The snow began to fall early yesterday (Sunday) evening and continued to get heavier late last night and into the early...

One of racing's oldest stars stole the headlines from two of its youngest heroes as the season wound to a close this weekend. The end of the racing year in New Zealand is the 31st of July. All horses are a year older on the 1st of August. More...

Former Pukekohe harness racing driver Nicole Molander has scored her first training and driving success in Australia. The win came behind $3.30 second favourite Quote Me at Tabcorp Park in Menangle yesterday (Monday August 16). More...

The timing couldn't be worse for Stunin Cullen. The $1.4 million earner will miss the first half of the new harness racing season after sustaining a hairline fracture in a knee. That means he will miss his best chance of winning the New Zealand...

Leading Australian harness racing trainer Lance Justice would have had a better night's sleep following an intense first day (Tuesday August 23) of the Smoken Up hearing in Wellington which cast major doubts over the testing and analysis procedures...

The first time the late Wayne Francis laid eyes on Falcon Seelster, the fire-eater knocked him to the ground. But yesterday, when Nevele R Stud put the old horse down at the age of 30, it was with plenty of sadness and memories of one of New...

Pint-sized pocket rocket Smiling Shard proved he would be a force to be reckoned with in next week's New Zealand Cup after impressively winning the Kaikoura Cup for the second year in a row today (Monday). More...

With all nominations received for the 2012 Inter Dominion Trotting Championship, Harness Racing Victoria (HRV) has today published the first rankings. Eighty nominations have been received, but late nominations will be accepted until noon on Monday...

The Mark Purdon and Grant Payne trained Smolda certainly has no fears of the Alexandra Park way around after landing his second success at harness racing's northern headquarters within the space of seven days tonight (Friday December 16). More...

Brent Mangos tears in the Alexandra Park winners circle said it all. The Franklin harness racing trainer/driver had just won the highlight event of the evening (Friday December 16) - the Group One $100,000 Queen Of Hearts Pace for fillies and mares....

The people have spoken: Christmas at the Races is the country's best way to celebrate the festive season. Christmas at the Races, a unique and innovative partnership between the New Zealand Racing Board and participating racing and harnbess racing...

He was made to work but it was another tradesman-like performance from Victorian pacer Smoken Up in tonight's (Friday February 24) ninth heat of harness racing's 2012 Inter Dominion Pacing Championships at Gloucester Park in Perth. The race was...