As the temperature drops, our jumps racing stars are just warming up! With nerves of steel and a taste for adrenaline, watch our lionhearts go to battle this winter.
Steeped in courage, bravery and determination, there’ll be slogging finishes, gallant performances and heroic triumphs.
It’s time to celebrate jumps racing this winter! Dig out your tweed, your tartan and your trilby and get amongst the action track side.
Racing Te Aroha, Te Aroha
Wellington RC, RACE Trentham
Waikato Thoroughbred Racing, Te Rapa
If you’ve never been to a jumps raceday, you’re missing out on one of New Zealand’s most unique and exhilarating sporting experiences. Set against stunning rural backdrops and full of heart-pounding action, jumps racing combines athleticism, courage, and community spirit in a way few other events can match.
Whether you’re a seasoned racing fan or someone simply looking for a great day out, here’s why you should get involved in jumps racing and get along to a raceday this season.
There are few sights more spectacular than watching jumps racing at Riccarton Park, and the Racecourse Hotel & Motor Lodge 150th Grand National Steeplechase Raceday offers a front-row seat to a phenomenal afternoon of racing.
Enter now for your chance to win a trip for two to the final day of the 2025 Grand National Festival of Racing - including flights, accommodation, meals, transfers and raceday tickets.
Whether you’re headed to a major jumps meeting or supporting your local club, here’s how to bring style, warmth, and a touch of polish to the winter racing season.
As the jumps racing season starts to ramp up, Jess de Lautour catches up with Brian Anderton, a doyen of the sport, about his past success and the legacy he has left on Australasian jumps racing, not only as a trainer, but an owner, breeder, jockey and educator.
New to jumps racing, or ever watched the races and felt like it was a foreign language? Jumps racing has its own unique lingo, filled with phrases and terms that can be tricky to understand at first. We're here to help!
