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Fraud accusations levelled against cricket promoter Allen Stanford are a major embarrassment for the sport and raise serious questions about English cricket bosses' decision to go into business with…

A giant white horse will be built on a country hillside in southern England as part of a Stg 2 million public art prize.

The New Zealand cricket captain Daniel Vettori has blasted his bowlers for failing to give their side the crucial mental edge ahead of the one-day series against Australia, following a ...

More than $53 million worth of bloodstock changed hands during the two day Karaka premier sale - a significant drop on last year's record $77 million.

The New Zealand Premier horse sales have concluded at Karaka with a total of almost 53 and a half million dollars worth of bloodstock changing hands over the two days. That's ...

It's been a solid start to the 83rd National Yearling Sales Series at Karaka, with a day one average of just over 150 thousand dollars. That's 25 percent down on the ...

The horse Megapins, ridden by veteran female jockey Trudy Thornton, has won the $350,000 Wellington Cup at Trentham. Borninthestates was second and Young Centaur third. ...

State Highway Two at Mangatawhiri in the Franklin District was closed on Sunday evening following a collision between a car and a vehicle towing a horse float.

Two injured horse riders were flown to hospital by helicopter on Sunday afternoon after an accident near Wellington.

Searchers have found the body of a missing pig hunter.

Australia has been officially declared free of equine influenza, 12 months after the last case of horse flu was reported.

Quarantine protocols for horses coming across the Tasman are being lifted in time for the summer racing season. They were imposed after an outbreak of equine influenza in Australia in 2007.

The racing industry says big-name Australian horses could race here over the summer, now that import restrictions are being eased.

A 19th century war epic set in China has won top honours at the Golden Horse Film Awards in Taiwan.

Friday's papers: Another blowout at ACC; lower Official Cash Rate won't cushion impact of the international financial crisis; Otago DHB faces deficit of more than $13 million.

The English stayer Bauer has been retained as the runner-up from last month's Melbourne Cup despite an investigation finding that connections had broken the rules of Australian racing. ...

The outcome of an investigation into whether Melbourne Cup runner-up Bauer received banned medical treatment before the race earlier this month will be made public this afternoon. The Luca…

The Melbourne Cup runner-up Bauer is at the centre of an investigation by Racing Victoria into his pre-race treatment by veterinarians. Bauer stormed home over the final 200 metres ...

The Maori trust planning to build a resort, coastal park and housing development at Mangawhai north of Auckland is confident it will gain consent for the project after drastically reducing the number…

Auckland racing officials are praising the quick work of track staff in saving the life of a jockey involved in a freak accident at Ellerslie Race Course on Saturday.