Kiwi pacer Raglan has been gifted a near certain spot in next week's Interdominion Final.His place in the A$1 million event was almost sealed by his brave heat win in Monday night's heats but he took another step closer without...

Team New Zealand lead the pack in the early stages of leg four into Auckland as the Volvo Ocean Race fleet bashes upwind across the South China Sea.A brutal sea state left over from several days of gale-force winds has made conditions...

Black Caviar may yet set the record for 20 consecutive wins in Australia, perhaps as soon as Saturday.Less than 24 hours after taking the 1400m Futurity Stakes at Caulfield off the mare's schedule, trainer Peter Moody flagged the...

The Graham Richardson avalanche continued its roll with Single Minded's victory in Saturday's $85,000 Cardinal Logistics Avondale Cup at Ellerslie.And now it's on to the $500,000 Stella Artois Auckland Cup that Single Minded will...

Nothing was going to get in the way of Roger James' first job yesterday morning.Trotting up magnificent filly Silent Achiever on the lead was the only thing on the Cambridge trainer's mind."Perfect, free as a bird," was his quote...

Kiwi driver Anthony Butt knows he owes punters one as the Interdominions continue at Gloucester Park tonight.But he would prefer to pay them back with two winners.The rare Monday night heats of harness racing's annual transtasman...

Form a syndicate, or join one, that's the tip for today's guaranteed $500,000 Pick6 at New Plymouth.There is always a temptation to go it alone, but it reduces your options and inevitably it will, at times, cost you a payout.Ask...

When it comes to emerging stayers, nothing is more critical than the sense of timing.The timing of Wisecrack as the favourite for tomorrow's $85,000 Cardinal Logistics Avondale Gold Cup at Ellerslie has been minute-perfect.Perhaps...

Sam Spratt is hoping her decision to turn her back on her mounts at Ellers lie tomorrow will be justified with victory by Jetset Lad in the $80,000 Hooker Pacific Taranaki Cup.Trainer John Wheeler is relatively confident that will...

Trainer Roger James will have the TAB bookmakers breathing down his neck, as will those watching The Falls Restaurant and Mullins Tyres Avondale Guineas at Ellerslie tomorrow.The TAB bookies have the James-trained Silent Achiever...

Punters who have plunged on Silent Achiever to win the Telecom Derby will have to wait at least a few more days before she is confirmed as a starter in the classic.The sensational filly has been heavily backed into $3.50 equal favouritism...

Auckland Reactor fans have been gifted a chance to watch the Kiwi pacer start his Interdominion tilt at a reasonable hour this Friday.Perth harness racing officials, aware of the interest in Auckland Reactor in the series, have...

One-time Telecom Derby favourite Knight's Tour is out of the classic.Trainer Stephen McKee will scratch the Great Northern Guineas winner from Ellerslie's greatest race today because of a tendon tear.The injury was suffered during...

Black Caviar with Peter Moody is sure to make a splash at Royal Ascot. First, there's the little matter of winning her 18th race today. Picture / Daily TelegraphRoyal Ascot locked in, Dubai firming, but Japan and the United States...

There is a large variation in degree of difficulty in the six legs of today's $500,000 Pick6 at Te Rapa.Huge. From downright easy - in horse racing terms - to close to impossible.Discovering which is which will help save at least...