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New Zealand’s standout thoroughbreds and racing participants will take centre stage at the 2025–26 New Zealand Thoroughbred Horse of the Year Awards, with this season’s finalists now confirmed ahead of the ceremony in Auckland on Sunday 6 September. New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing (NZTR) Chief Executive Officer Matt
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The New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing (NZTR) Board has appointed Paul Humphries as Chairman from 1 August until the Annual General Meeting in November, succeeding Russell Warwick, who steps down from the role at the end of July. Humphries has extensive racing, governance and commercial experience. Raised in a racing family,
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New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing (NZTR) has confirmed the Racing Calendar for the 2026/2027 season, with 310 thoroughbred race meetings scheduled across the country. The Calendar has been set by the TAB NZ Dates Committee under the Racing Industry Act 2020, following consultation with the racing codes and consultation by
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New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing (NZTR) and Harness Racing New Zealand (HRNZ) with the support of TAB New Zealand (TAB NZ) would like to provide an update on the timing of the next phase of Project Stamina. As the industry is aware, there are currently a number of wider strategic discussions
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New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing (NZTR) has today released its new Thoroughbred Welfare Strategy, Together for the Thoroughbred, setting a clear, whole of industry approach to delivering high standards of care for horses across their entire lives. The strategy brings together existing welfare practices across breeding, racing and life after racing
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Progress on the Hastings track recambering project has reached another key milestone, with a successful set of trials completed today. A total of 11 trials were run on a surface rated a Soft 7, with the rail positioned out 5 metres. All trials were conducted safely, marking an important step
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New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing (NZTR) has named Maria Scott as the latest recipient of the NZTR McKenzie Future Leaders Scholarship - a $10,000 award supporting the next generation of leaders in New Zealand’s Thoroughbred industry. Jointly funded by NZTR and Dean McKenzie, the scholarship supports recent school leavers connected
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New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing (NZTR) and RACE Inc. would like to thank trainers, owners, participants, members, sponsors and volunteers for their patience and support during what has been a difficult period for racing at RACE Awapuni. Background The RACE Awapuni track had been experiencing performance issues, which ultimately led to
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Anticipation is building for The NZB Kiwi (1500m) at Ellerslie this coming Saturday, with the field now complete following Slot Holder Kerri Spence Bloodstock and Clotworthy Racing’s selection of To Bravery Born (NZ) (Snitzel) as their representative in the $4 million feature. He brings leading New Zealand stable Te
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Waikato Stud’s private trainer Kris Shailer has had a whirlwind last few months, and that is set to continue at Ellerslie on Champions Day when he lines-up homebred filly Convinced (NZ) (Super Seth) in the $4 million NZB Kiwi (1500m). Shailer has had four wins from six starts
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Waikato Thoroughbred Racing (WTR) have renewed their partnership with Wexford Stables for this year’s $4 million NZB Kiwi (1500m), with the Club selecting L'Aigle Noir (NZ) (Ribchester) as their representative. The familiar combination contested last year’s inaugural running of The NZB Kiwi with Sethito (NZ) (Super
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A major innovation in global racing is now a big part of New Zealand thoroughbred racing’s most iconic race, with Hong Kong Jockey Club’s World Pool the new naming rights sponsor for the Gr.1 New Zealand Derby next month. The 2400-metre race for three-year-olds,