Waikouaiti trainer Amber Hoffman was ecstatic with her first career win at Alexandra Park last night.

Sometimes once you break the drought its keep raining.

One of the greatest years of Trevor Casey's life is about to come to a slight halt at about 9.25pm at Alexandra Park tonight.

This season’s Parawai Thames Grass Cup winner, Sir Richie, is now the 2017 North Island Country Cups champion.

A dairy farmer from Victoria’s remote western districts looms as the biggest hurdle to the rampaging All Stars’ barn winning another major Australian race.

“Enghien felt even stronger the right-handed way around than what he did back home”.

With her success at Ascot Park on Sunday, exciting filly Seaswift Joy provided the ideal climax to a day Gordon Lee drove three winners, all of them trained in partnership with his brother Colin.

Even from the master this was something special.

The 2017 chapter of Dylan Ferguson’s driving career is unfolding nicely.

Gavin Smith said he would have never brought Great Things Happen back to New Zealand if he didn’t think he could win the ANZAC and Rowe Cups.

Star pacer Hectorjayjay’s racetrack return has been delayed for a month.

Former buzz Kiwi pacer Mr Mojito is close to launching the next chapter of his career.

John Cleland was back as a winning owner after a break of 22 years when Captain Mannering cleared out from his maiden rivals at Forbury Park last night.

If Australian-based Southlander, Sonya Smith, can win either the ANZAC or Rowe Cups in the next fortnight then all of her racing dreams would be fulfilled.

Racing stakes are set for a $12million annual boost with the promise of much more to come.

Monday’s Hawera Cup winner, Imajollywally, will progress on to the North Island Country Cups Final at Cambridge Raceway on ANZAC Day.

The Union Européenne du Trot (UET) has advised Standardbred Canada that Germany’s representative to the 2017 World Driving Championship, Michael Nimczyk, is now unable to take part in this year’s event.

The multiple Group One winner Venus Serena is a notable addition to the broodmare band at Arden Lodge after her purchase by the Tapanui (West Otago) stud operators John and Judy Stiven.

Josh Kennett heard Valmagne’s first win in 14 months at Hawera, on a scratchy old radio while he was gearing up nine-length winner, Veneto - some 750km away in Motukarara.

Former Kiwi star Tiger Tara continues to amaze new trainer Kevin Pizzuto.

Natalie Rasmussen knows better than to try and dance with the devil, so you won’t see Heaven Rock’s straying too far from the nest for the next few months.

The 2-year-old trotter Majestic Man displayed the potential to achieve major success with his first up win at Forbury Park last night.

Bonnie Joan was sensational winning a heat of the Nevele R Fillies series at Forbury Park last night.

Tony Herlihy (MNZM) will be training two good chances in this year’s Rowe Cup and has chosen to drive Temporale over One Over Da Moon in the $150,000 Group One feature at Alexandra Park on April 28.

It might have been a slower than usual start to the two-year-old season for the All Stars, but they are making up for it now.

Greg Hope made a scary confession in the wake of Enghien’s New Zealand Trotting Derby on Friday night.

When Lemond lines up in the Rowe Cup on April 28 it will continue a 60-year tradition for Cambridge-based ‘Hall-of-Famer’, Charlie Hunter (OMNZ).

Field Marshal is due to begin an Australian campaign in the $50,000 Bulli Cup (one mile) at Menangle on April 29.

Delightful Memphis posted a New Zealand record 2:55.5 when winning the 2400 metre $14,000 Winton Businesses Cup from a 20 metre handicap on Sunday.

Chris Alford never lost faith.

It’s not often that positives can be found from a horse being injured, but in the case of Friday night’s New Zealand Derby winner it may have been the blessing in disguise that the doctor ordered.

Mark Jones only had to look from left to right last night to see just how unforgiving the racing game can be at times.

One of New Zealand’s best trainers of standardbred horseflesh also knows how to bring out the best in the people that work for him.

There is a slight chance that the 2014 Victoria Derby winner could line up in the Group One Easter Cup at Addington Raceway on Saturday week (April 15).

Costa Del Magnifico left trainer Brent Shirley's Invercargill stables at 6am on Wednesday (5 April) bound for Victoria.

Police have searched harness racing properties across eastern Queensland as part of a match-fixing probe.

Dual New Zealand record holder Heavyweight Hero has been placed on the unruly mark by his trainer/driver for this Friday’s Group 1 $80,000 New Zealand Trotting Derby at Addington Raceway.

It is hard to go past Lanikai in race 9 at Forbury Park on Thursday night after his impressive win on the track last week.

Motu Premier made sure what could potentially have been his last ever New Zealand race start was a memorable one on Sunday at Methven when he claimed the Canterbury Country Cups Final.

One of harness racing’s forgotten stars returns to racing on Friday.

It’s been four years since Tony Herlihy tasted Group One success, but the champion reinsman said it was just as he always remembered it when The Orange Agent won Friday night’s Group One New Zealand Breeders Stakes at Addington.

Bettor Spirits is the Palmerston North City Gold Cup champion for 2017, but make the most of him now before he crosses the ditch in the winter.

An initiative to get more people involved in harness racing ownership and to get more people along to the track came to fruition at Manawatu Raceway on Friday night

After nailing 442 wins from 3,733 career drives Scott Phelan has now trained his first solo New Zealand winner.