Latest Horse Racing News

Oxbow with jockey Gary Stevens (Reuters)

Oxbow upsets Orb in Preakness

Oxbow has won the Preakness, ruining Orb's bid to capture the Triple Crown.

Comments (0)

Orb has settled into the place reserved for royalty at Pimlico Race Course (file pic)

Orb arrives at Pimlico for Preakness

Orb has settled into the place reserved for royalty at Pimlico Race Course - stall 40.

Comments (0)

New Zealand galloper Mufhasa (file pic)

Mufhasa future up in the air after HK

The racing future of veteran New Zealand galloper Mufhasa is in doubt after the gelding bled during Sunday's Champions Mile in Hong Kong.

Comments (0)

Gai Waterhouse (AAP file)

Waterhouse scandal inquiry begins video

A steward's inquiry into allegations champion horse trainer Gai Waterhouse leaked information to her bookmaker son has begun in Sydney.

Comments (0)

Training Shug McGaughey (Reuters)

Orb prepares for Preakness run

Now that Shug McGaughey has won the Kentucky Derby, it's time for the 62-year-old trainer to go after another race missing from his Hall of Fame resume.

Comments (0)

Orb, ridden by jockey Joel Rosario, passes the famous twin spires and crosses the finish first (Reuters)

Orb comes from behind to win Kentucky Derby video

Orb splashed through the slop to win the Kentucky Derby, giving U.S. Hall of Fame trainer Shug McGaughey his first victory in the 3-year-old classic.

Comments (0)

(Reuters file)

Kentucky preview: Open race expected

A trainer flooding the field with five horses. A black jockey trying to make history, and a woman rider, too. Louisville coach Rick Pitino seeking a double - champions in racing and basketball. He's sure in the right place.

Comments (0)

Rosie Napravnik (Reuters file)

Sights set on first female Kentucky win

Rosie Napravnik isn't worried about history. She is, however, working on her chemistry - with a horse named Mylute in the Kentucky Derby.

Comments (0)

Brad Thorn had no hesitation when asked if a racehorse could be named after him (file pic)

Thorn hopes horses luck rubs off video

Could a horse race be a sign that the Highlanders, and specifically Brad Thorn, could be in for a productive weekend at last?

Comments (0)

Trained by Shug McGaughey, Orb drew the No. 16 post on Wednesday. Four horses have won from there (Reuters)

Orb favourite for Kentucky

Orb has been made the early 7-2 favorite for the Kentucky Derby, with undefeated Verrazano the second choice in a full field of 20 horses.

Comments (0)

Gurbanguli Berdymukhamedov lies on the ground as security rushes in

Turkmenistan pres thrown off horse video

President Gurbanguli Berdymukhamedov wasn't seriously injured Sunday when his horse stumbled.

Comments (0)

Gai Waterhouse (AAP file)

Trainer accused of info leak to bookie son video

There are calls in Australia for a judicial inquiry into allegations horse trainer Gai Waterhouse leaked information to her bookmaker son.

Comments (0)

Mahmood al-Zarooni, centre (Reuters)

UK trainer gets 8-year dope ban

A leading trainer for the powerful Godolphin operation was banned for eight years for his part in a major doping scandal that has rocked British horse racing.

Comments (0)

It's A Dundeel was at his most awesome in the Australian Derby, winning by six lengths without being asked to extend by James McDonald (AAP)

Dundeel ready for weight-for-age test

In an ominous warning to It's A Dundeel's future spring rivals, trainer Murray Baker says the colt won't hit his peak until he is a four-year-old.

Comments (0)

New Zealand Derby winner Habibi has been sold to a United States buyer (Photosport)

NZ Derby winner Habibi sold

New Zealand Derby winner Habibi has been sold to a United States buyer.

Comments (0)

Spicer Cub, left, heads off the course while leading

Horse veers off, hits rails and nearly wins video

Spicer Cub made the home straight at Pimlico Race Course the stage for a very strange event when it veered off course while in the lead.

Comments (0)

Unbeaten Australian mare Black Caviar (file pic)

Black Caviar to retire unbeaten

Unbeaten Australian mare Black Caviar will retire after winning 25 consecutive races, with her trainer Peter Moody admitting Wednesday that the super sprinter "has done everything we asked her to do."

Comments (0)

Luke Nolen rides Black Caviar (Reuters)

Black Caviar wins 25th race in a row

Australian mare Black Caviar won the 25th consecutive race of her illustrious career, breaking out of a tight pack about 500 meters from the finish to win the 1,200-meter T. J. Smith Stakes by two lengths.

Comments (0)

Graham "Toby" Robertson, 99, tries horse racing for the first time

99yo straps in for first horse race video

Graham Robertson is a man who doesn't let age get in the way of trying something new.

Comments (0)

Champion mare Black Caviar (AAP file)

Black Caviar half-brother sells for $A5 million

An Australian company has paid $A5 million for a yearling half-brother to champion mare Black Caviar, which is now unbeaten in 24 starts.

Comments (0)

Select region
Please Select a Region:
  • Alexandra
  • Ashburton
  • Auckland
  • Blenheim
  • Christchurch
  • Dannevirke
  • Dargaville
  • Dunedin
  • Gisborne
  • Gore
  • Greymouth
  • Hastings
  • Hokitika
  • Hamilton
  • Invercargill
  • Kaikoura
  • Kaitaia
  • Levin
  • Masterton
  • Motueka
  • Napier
  • Nelson
  • New Plymouth
  • Oamaru
  • Paihia
  • Russell
  • Palmerston North
  • Paraparaumu
  • Queenstown
  • Reefton
  • Rotorua
  • Taumarunui
  • Taupo
  • Tauranga
  • Te Kuiti
  • Thames
  • Timaru
  • Tokoroa
  • Wanaka
  • Wanganui
  • Wellington
  • Westport
  • Whakatane
  • Whangarei
Weather data provided by the MetService
-°C High -°C Low
Weather Icon