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

Derby "Plan B" agreed

1 March, 2021
Industry officials met this afternoon to discuss options for the running of the Vodafone Derby meeting programmed to take place at Ellerslie on Sunday, 7 March. A conference call com

Covid restrictions impact NZ Derby

28 February, 2021
New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing (NZTR) and the Auckland Racing Club (ARC) held discussions this morning regarding the impact of last night's announcement that Auckland was moving back into Covid

Raceform column

26 February, 2021
Last week’s deadline meant this column was written and sent off to editor Liz Whelan prior to Danielle Johnson writing her name in the history books at Te Aroha. It was wonderf

New process to license trackwork riders

25 February, 2021
The need for competent trackwork riders is an on-going concern for the racing industry. NZTR has been working closely with the NZ Trainers’ Association over recent months to de

NZTR Board announcement

22 February, 2021
The New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing (NZTR) Board has agreed that Cameron George will remain as chairman until the 2021 AGM. George was initially appointed as interim chair following

Raceform column

19 February, 2021
How quickly things can change! On Saturday we were at Te Rapa enjoying fabulous, competitive racing on Legends day, and the following day we learned Auckland was to go into level 3 lockdown,