Auction raises $28,000 for NZ Horse Ambulance Trust

13 April, 2021
A highly successful celebrity auction on gavelhouse.co.nz, organised by NZ Jockeys’ Association executive officer Andrew Lacy, has raised a total of $28,600 to boost the NZ Horse Ambul

NZTR releases Industry Reshaping Actions

1 April, 2021
NZTR has released a significant document today which will shape the future of our industry. The Industry Reshaping – Our Actions, NZTR Strategic Priorities document ou

Report on Tauherenikau track

31 March, 2021
NZTR Tracks Advisor Todd Treweek has provided a report following the abandonment of Sunday’s Masterton RC meeting at Tauherenikau. In the first race a runner stumbled badly, di

Duo recognised for nearly a century of service

31 March, 2021
Two true stalwarts of the Beaumont Racing Club were recognised for their service to racing at the club’s race meeting at Wingatui on 22 March. New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing (

Raceform column

26 March, 2021
This week marked a year since the country moved into Lockdown and we were all rapidly immersed in the language of Covid Alert Levels.   While Covid had been on NZTR’s

Mungo - Wall of Fame winner

9 March, 2021
The honour of being selected as the inaugural Horse of the Month on the Dunstan Old Horse Wall of Fame goes to the Creag-An-Sgor gelding Mungo. The rising 27-year-old has returned to

COVID restrictions around meeting attendance eased once more

8 March, 2021
Restrictions regarding attendance at race and trial meetings outside of the greater Auckland region were removed when the bulk of the country returned to alert level 1 on 7 March. This mean

Vodafone Derby at Ellerslie on Sunday

5 March, 2021
The Vodafone Derby meeting will take place at Ellerslie racecourse on Sunday, 7 March. New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing (NZTR) and the Auckland Racing Club (ARC) confirmed the venue f

Third option available for NZ Derby meeting

3 March, 2021
A third option is under consideration for the running of the Vodafone New Zealand Derby meeting this weekend. If the COVID Alert Level 3 status for Auckland is extended for just 24 h

NZTR background regarding Alert Level 3 travel

2 March, 2021
NZTR is aware of social media discussion regarding the processes which have allowed harness racing to continue in Auckland COVID Alert Level 3. The Auckland region can support a harn