The findings of an extensive independent study into equine welfare in the Australian thoroughbred industry are expected to be handed down in the first quarter of next year. The Thoroughbred Aftercare Welfare Working Group (TAWWG), established in February after revelations were aired on the ABC’s 7.30 program which detailed the slaughter of racehorses at knackeries,... Read More

A proposal to merge the Auckland Racing Club (ARC) and the Counties Racing Club (CRC) has been tabled, which would see a major overhaul of racing in the Auckland region, including the closure of Avondale racecourse. Under the proposal the two clubs would merge their collective assets, a move that would enable them to more... Read More

Horses stepped out onto New Zealand’s first synthetic surface last week with construction of the Polytrack completed at the Cambridge Jockey Club. Construction began in January this year and nearly ten months on, Cambridge Jockey Club chief executive Mark Fraser-Campin is more than happy with the result and enthusiastic about the benefits it will bring... Read More

There was a tangerine glow to the 2020 New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing Awards, with the colours of Te Akau Racing the dominant element at the virtual event last night. Te Akau stable star Melody Belle (6 m Commands – Meleka Belle by Iffraaj) retained her Horse of the Year title and also headed the voting... Read More

Results of tests on O’Brien Carnival team expected this week  Gain Equine Nutrition, the feed manufacturer at the centre of the contamination incident which led to Aidan O’Brien being forced to take his four intended runners out of Sunday’s Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (Gr 1, 2400m), yesterday issued an unreserved apology to trainers impacted... Read More