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The normally volatile New Zealand dollar was little changed on Tuesday, and Westpac currency strategist Imre Speizer says trading was in part sidelined by Australasia's biggest horse racing event. the…

The favourite Fiorente has roared home to win the 153rd edition of racing's Melbourne Cup. The Gai Waterhouse-trained Fiorente came from behind to pip Red Cadeaux and Mount Athos to...

It's Melbourne Cup day. Get your fascinator ready.

On the eve of the 2013 Melbourne Cup, Australian scientists have re-assembled its greatest winner, the New Zealand horse Phar Lap.

The racing industry says it's highly unlikely there will ever be a return to the days when several New Zealand bred and trained horses competed in the Melbourne Cup.

The Insurance Council and the Government have both hit out at the Labour Party's policy of a state-owned insurance company, calling it ill-conceived, but Canterbury homeowners are delighted by the…

The New Zealand galloper Silent Achiever has been withdrawn from Tuesday's Melbourne Cup, guaranteeing a start to Irish stayer Simenon. The 2012 New Zealand Derby winner sustained lacerations on…

There are precious few New Zealand connections going into VRC Derby day at Flemington as the Melbourne carnival gathers momentum for Cup day on Tuesday. There are no New Zealand-trained...

A man was dragged by his horse during the Methven Rodeo in central Canterbury on Saturday.

The New Zealand horse It's A Dundeel remains favourite for tonight's $3.5 million Cox Plate at Moonee Valley in Melbourne. It's A Dundeel will be trying to become the ninth...

A man who admitted kidnapping a woman, before she was dragged along behind his vehicle while trying to escape, has been sentenced to six years and five months in jail.

A conservation lobbyist from Ruakaka, south of Whangarei, says it will be a disaster for the environment if the local racing club is allowed a commercial subdivision.

Maori living south of Whangarei harbour are fighting plans for a racecourse expansion at Ruakaka on land tagged for potential return as part of their Treaty settlement.

The New Zealand horse It's A Dundeel has been handed a golden opportunity to establish himself as Australasia's champion racehorse by winning Saturday's 3.4 million dollar Cox Plate in Melbourne.

The Australian businessman and horse owner Lloyd Williams will have three runners to represent his stable in the 3.4 million dollar Cox Plate in Melbourne on Saturday, but Caulfield Cup...

Horse racing records around the world could be significantly lowered after Australian scientists unveiled new shoes that will reduce the weight of the a racehorse's normal footwear. Scientists at…