It’s a competitive field of restricted age female greyhounds who will contest the $5,000 Auckland Oaks at Manukau on Sunday afternoon (race 12).

Just a nose margin denied the Lisa Cole kennel the entire drawn field for next Tuesday’s $15,825 Kamada Park North Island Challenge Stakes final at Group 2 level.

Determination and her refusal to flinch when placed under pressure was the key factor in the manner that the talented Cawbourne Krusty bravely won the $15,825 Active Electrical New Zealand St Leger at the Addington Raceway on Thursday evening.

A pair of Group 2 457m heats for the 2018 edition of the $15,825 Kamada Park North Island Challenge Stakes features at the Manawatu Raceway on Monday afternoon. A finish in the first four placings is required to return to contest the June 5 decider.

Thursday’s running of the $15,825 Active Electrical New Zealand St Leger final at Group 2 level looms as a potential family contest between father Craig Roberts and son Matt after they prepared 520m heat winners last week from their respective kennels.

A few of weeks ago Ashley Bradshaw trained the winners of three NZRS Sprint heats.

Wheelchair Norm has been breaking national records in his latest sprints on the two southern located tracks

The renewal fees for all trainers under the age of 30 were refunded into their accounts. 

It’s an interesting blend of Classic Age greyhounds who will return to the Addington Raceway to contest next Thursday’s $15,825 Active Electrical New Zealand St Leger final.

Greyhound Racing New Zealand (GRNZ) have contracted Oxford Kennels as a short term kennelling partner for the South Island, effective immediately.

Amazing is the best way to describe the outstanding victory the inexperienced greyhound Cawbourne Krusty produced when the Matt Roberts conditioned youngster flew to her slick 29.80s Friday evening victory in the New Zealand Futurity over 520m at Group 1 level.

Flying the traps and seizing the early race lead were the keys to victory in both of the $8,400 NZRS Sprints finals held at the Cambridge and Addington Raceways last Thursday.

Strap yourself in to view just under three hours of enthralling chasing action on TAB Trackside 1 this evening.

The New Zealand Futurity is renowned for bringing together a final field that simply oozes class right across the board.

The straight out Kiwi-bred sprinters will contest their $8,400 NZRS Sprint final over the 295m dash here (race 7) after five heats held at the Addington Raceway last Thursday decided the final field that is chocker full with early pace.

It’s appears that Thursday’s $8,400 NZRS Sprint final at the Cambridge Raceway for the Kiwi-bred sprinters will develop into a regional two-kennel battle, although another pair of trainers can gate crash the party

The locals will be very vocal in their support for the southern chasing star Southern Lights as the current Southland Greyhound of the Year seeks to win his home track $6,245 Colin & Orma Gray Memorial Invercargill Cup

It sure is shaping up to be an enthralling final for the $27,465 New Zealand Futurity decider at the Hatrick Raceway next Friday evening. Four compelling 520m heats brought together a star studded field for the Group 1 event.

The New-Zealand-bred, straight-out sprinters were sighted contesting heats on both islands during Thursday’s greyhound action

Competitive Friday evening racing is assured during the four 520m heats that will decide the finalists for the $27,465 New Zealand Futurity at the Hatrick Raceway.

It was a thoroughly deserved Group 1 New Zealand Oaks quinella for leading Sydney-based owner and breeder Stuart Dickinson after he had previously bred and owned numerous New Zealand Oaks minor place getters.

Apart from the initial stride, Friday’s $27,465 Wanganui Distance final turned into a freewheeling, pace-making triumph for Dusty Gambler who strongly dictated the terms to his race rivals when he stylishly won the 755m Group 1 staying test in a tidy 44.52s.