Leading Jockey Suspended Over Safety Breach
What started out as fun and games at a house party at a local Airbnb on Wednesday evening has now led to a suspension of champion jockey Jamie Kah and ….
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Sheryl Wigg Admits To Substance-Charge
Well-known amateur harness racing driver, Sheryl Wigg, has reportedly admitted to administering a substance to a horse on race day. According to the rules of harness racing, horses aren’t allowed ….
Trentham Racecourse Disrupter Charged
The man who had walked onto a Trentham Racecourse right in the middle of a Wellington Cup race earlier this year, only narrowly avoiding being trampled by horses and their ….
Top Harness Drivers Benched For Alcohol Use
A pair of top and prominent harness racing drivers have been suspended from competing for eight weeks after failing pre-race alcohol tests earlier this year. Robert Butt and Blair Orange ….
Wellington Cup Disturber Appears In Court
A 24-year-old man accused of running onto the track at the Trentham Racecourse while the race was already in motion on Wellington Cup Day, has been charged and has appeared ….
NZ Drivers Unhappy About New Whip Rule
A group of New Zealand harness racing drivers have expressed their dissatisfaction over the sport’s new rule regarding the severe limiting of the use of the force of the whip ….
Rosie Myers Out Of Coma And On The Mend
Rosie Myers, the New Zealand jockey injured during a fall at Foxton a couple of weeks ago, has been brought out of her induced coma and has undergone surgery, husband ….
Jockey Rosie Myers In Coma After Fall
A top central district racing jockey has been admitted to Wellington hospital and put in an induced coma after having suffered a bad fall in Foxton. Jockey Rosie Myers during ….
New Zealand Ushers In New Era Of Horse Racing With TAB
TAB New Zealand has taken charge of New Zealand’s horse racing industry. The appointment of TAB in this position effectively ends a 13-month period of transition for the sector. Tab ….
Feel the Rush Joining Maher/Eustace Stable
Feel the Rush, the Group One New Zealand Oaks placegetter has joined the Highclere Stable with Ciaron Maher and David Eustace. But as sad as Kelvin Tyler may be about ….