Kiwi star Lazarus is a short-priced favourite to extend his impeccable Tabcorp Park Melton record on Saturday night in the A$500,000 A G Hunter Cup.

Co-trainer Josh Dickie admits to being disappointed with star trotter Speeding Spur after his Great Southern Star failure on Saturday night, but says the horse is in a good place physically.

Jack Harrington is riding the crest of a wave at the moment, but it might be about to get bigger.

So quiet has this season been for Tauwhare trainer Todd Mitchell, Sunday’s Tauranga win by Malabar Spur doubled his winning tally for the term.

Former New South Wales Derby winner Waikiki Beach made a winning debut in North America on Monday afternoon (NZ time), winning at Pompano Park, Florida.

Former Group 1-winning trotter Sheemon has been retired.

In a fitting memorial to their now departed mum, half-sisters Especial and Envious formed the quinella in the prestigious Arden Lodge Robin Dundee Crown at Ascot Park on Saturday afternoon.

Canterbury trainer Nigel McGrath claimed his second successive Ascot Park Hotel Invercargill Cup when Maverick triumphed in the Group Three feature at Ascot Park on Saturday afternoon.

Kiwi mare Partyon put up a superb performance to earn another Group 1 credit in the A$100,000 Alabar Ladyship Cup at Melton in Victoria on Saturday night.

New Zealand trotters Temporale and Hey Yo finished second and third behind Australian star Sparkling Success in Australasia's richest trotting race, the A$300,000 Great Southern Star, at Melton in Victoria on Saturday night.

A working holiday down under turned into a successful weekend out on New Zealand’s South Island for Hall of Fame driver, David Miller.

Regan Todd has always had an opinion of three-year-old trotting filly Show Gait and it increased tenfold on Friday night.

Simon Adlam isn’t one to get too caught up in the big stuff, he’d rather just go about his business and get things done.

Heaven Rocks made a triumphant Australian debut on Saturday night, taking out the A$100,000 Group 1 Ballarat Cup in the hands of co-trainer Natalie Rasmussen.

In what may have been her last race day appearance, Lovetodream picked the perfect result when she claimed the Marlborough Summer Cup on a red-letter day for her trainer Robert Dunn and even better day for her driver, John Dunn.

Invercargill trainer Nathan Williamson has freshened Dark Horse and reset his sights on an autumn campaign with the promising trotting mare.

The sky could be the limit for talented trotting filly Girls On Film, who trounced her older opponents at Alexandra Park on Friday night to make it three-straight wins.

The South’s largest breeding farm, Macca Lodge, is about to close the curtain on another successful breeding season.

Minor injury setbacks have delayed the return of Phil Williamson's star three-year-old trotters Springbank Lachie and Majestic Man.

Minor injury setbacks have delayed the return of Phil Williamson's star three-year-old trotters Springbank Lachie and Majestic Man.

Exciting unbeaten three-year-old Friend is due back at the workouts next week, but will have a rather significant ‘gear change’.

The fastest Australasian pacer of all time suffered an inglorious end to his Down Under career when finishing last in the WA Pacing Cup at Gloucester Park last night.

Classy mare Delishka left Christchurch on a flight this morning bound for Australia and feature mares races over the next six weeks

Auckland Cup winner Vincent has been scratched from Saturday night’s Ballarat Cup after showing heat in his leg on Thursday morning.

Peter Dobson, known colloquially as the deputy mayor of South Wyndham, got an early 60th birthday present at his local track on Thursday.

Champion pacer Lazarus is likely to miss Friday night’s A$400,000 WA Pacing Cup after suffering what is believed to be bruising in his feet.

Former champion racehorse-cum-sire Somebeachsomewhere has died in America aged 13.

Former World Champion driver, Mark Jones joined an elite group of harness racing all-rounders on the second day of the Nelson summer meeting when he notched up his 500th New Zealand training success.

Pacers that were dispersed when trainer Geoff Small all but retired mid-way through last year have recorded a winning treble in the past 24 hours.

A very quiet start to the season was soon forgotten about for local trainers Andrew and Lyn Neal when they prepared a pair of winners at Cambridge Raceway on Friday night.