Racing to acknowledge The Queen

9 September, 2022
The Thoroughbred Racing industry will acknowledge Her Majesty The Queen’s passing at its two race meetings on Saturday. A moment’s silence will be observed at 11.30am at

Donations for Taiki Yanagida

8 September, 2022
NZTR wishes to thank the more than 300 individuals or organisations that in the weeks since his death have provided a condolence donation to NZTR, intended for the close family of Taiki Yana

Significant increase in NZTR General Trust Fund grant payments

2 September, 2022
All industry participants should have an awareness of NZTR’s General Trust Fund - sometimes referred to as ‘the injured jockeys fund’.  In brief, the purpose of this f

NZTR launches ‘The Grand Tour Racing Festival’

29 August, 2022
In the same way other sports celebrate their majors, New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing (NZTR) is excited to announce the launch of ‘The Grand Tour Racing Festival’ - a fresh, exhilarati

Raceform column 18 August

18 August, 2022
Last week provided me with the opportunity to meet with a few of our South Island racing clubs, culminating with an NZTR Board meeting at Riccarton Park on Saturday morning prior to the race

Yanagida family issue statement

10 August, 2022
Life as a jockey may not have been the career choice Kayano Yanagida saw for her son Taiki, but she has taken comfort from the fact the 28-year-old never doubted his path. This was r

Industry mourns Taiki Yanagida

9 August, 2022
The New Zealand racing industry is mourning the death of popular Matamata-based jockey Taiki Yanagida who passed away shortly after 8pm today.  The 28-year-old suffered critical injurie

NZTR adopts Regional Advisor Track model

2 August, 2022
NZTR has introduced a new model to address the on-going challenges around the preparation and maintenance of our tracks. The Regional Track Advisor model, which has been developed in

Congratulations to our 2021-22 Finalists

28 July, 2022
The NZTR Horse of the Year Awards recommendation panel, of which I am a member, has finalised its deliberations regarding the jumping and people categories for the awards this week.

A message to the industry

25 July, 2022
Firstly, I apologise to all the owners who were impacted by the abandonment on Saturday at Rotorua, likewise to all other participants, Trainers, Jockeys, Starters, Commentator, clerk of the