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.
Waikato Thoroughbred Racing, Te Rapa
Racing Te Aroha, Te Aroha
Wellington RC, RACE Trentham
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.
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!
Will Featherstone is the latest English jumps jockey to answer New Zealand’s call, travelling across the world to further his riding career on Kiwi soil.
New Zealand’s jumps jockey ranks have received a healthy boost in recent weeks, with an influx of international riders including a new face, English hoop Archie Loweth.
