60 Seconds With - Aoife Brennan

5 October, 2022
Aoife Brennan took a once in a lifetime opportunity when she agreed to travel to with Andrew Forsman's two superstars Mr Maestro and She's Licketysplit, a decision that has provided her with more

60 Seconds With - Kelsey Hannan

29 September, 2022
It's every young apprentices dream to get the opportunity to ride in their first Group One race, and this Saturday that dream will become a reality for young star on the rise Kelsey Hannan when she

60 Seconds With - Sam Alexander

13 September, 2022
Following a successful first day of Spring Racing, we caught up with Hawke's Bay Racing's Events & Marketing Manager Sam Alexander. Hailing from the well known Alexander family, Sam ha

60 Seconds With - Amber Riddell

23 August, 2022
Fresh off the back of her first winning ride aboard Jo Rathbone’s Quota in the Moore/Markham's Amateur Riders race at Waverley, we grabbed 60 seconds with Amber Riddell to learn a li

60 Seconds With - Briar Weatherley

8 August, 2022
For some it would be a dream come true to train a winner on their first day of training, and for young Matamata horsewoman Briar Weatherley, that dream came

Victoria Wang: The Ride of a Lifetime

1 August, 2022
Victoria Wang is about to embark on the adventure of a lifetime, when she takes her place in the August Mongol Derby, the world's longest horse race. The race extends 1,000km through the Mongolian

60 Seconds With - Shaun Phelan

25 July, 2022
Shaun Phelan has been in the top echelon of New Zealand jumping riders for a number of years, winning very major steeplechase and hurdle currently run in New Zealand. The young Waikato horseman i

The Queen's passion for the sport of kings

2 June, 2022
It all started with a Shetland pony named Peggy, gifted to Her Majesty by her father when she was 4 years old. Queen Elizabeth II has loved horses her entire life and at 96 still enjoys going for l

Leah Zydenbos: Amateur jockey going places

23 May, 2022
The season is off to a flying start for amateur jockey and trackwork rider Leah Zydenbos, with Leah winning the first amateur race of the season earlier this month. We caught up with Le

Natalie Smith: Strapper, Rider & Acknowledged Retrainer

5 May, 2022
How did you first become involved in the racing industry?  I got asked by a friend to help a team out travelling to Christchurch for Grand National Week. Having never