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Winner of 104 Group One races, Australian Racing Hall of Fame, New Zealand Racing Hall of Fame: Kiwi, Might and Power, Rough Habit: John Bernard (Cos) Costello: 1937 - 2019: Journalist and Author [47] Six decades in racing journalism, editor of the New Zealand Racing Annual and Blood Horse magazine and numerous racing books including Tapestry ...
The New Zealand Derby is a set-weights Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds, run over a distance of 2,400 metres (12 furlongs) at Ellerslie Racecourse in Auckland, New Zealand. It is held on the first Saturday in March, as the opening day of Auckland Cup Week .
the New Zealand Free For All for pacers on the Friday; the Dominion Handicap for trotters on the Friday; There is also greyhound racing on the Thursday, including the following Group 1 races: the New Zealand Galaxy - C5f 295m; the New Zealand Greyhound Cup - C5f 520m; the New Zealand Stayers Cup - C2df 732m; The week also features the ...
Trentham Racecourse is the main thoroughbred horse racecourse for the Wellington city area in New Zealand. It is located in the suburb of Trentham in Upper Hutt, next to Trentham Military Camp. The races are conducted by the Wellington Racing Club. The first race meeting was held there in January 1906. [1]
the New Zealand Free For All for pacers on the Friday. the Dominion Handicap for trotters on the Friday. There is also greyhound racing on the Thursday, including the following Group 1 races: the New Zealand Galaxy - C5f 295m. the New Zealand Greyhound Cup - C5f 520m. the New Zealand Stayers Cup - C2df 732m.
Harness or standardbred racing where the horse is driven from a cart called a sulky. Harness racing is sometimes referred to as trotting in New Zealand, although there are actually two types of standardbred races based on the type of gait or running style: trotting where the horse moves its two diagonally opposite legs forward at the same time, and
The live broadcasting of horse racing in the New Zealand dates back to the launch of a racing radio network in 1978. The station, originally known as Radio Pacific and later as bSport and LiveSport, became TAB Trackside Radio. [4] A racing television station launched in 1992, initially known as Action TV and later as Trackside, is now Trackside 1.
The Auckland Cup is an annual race held by the Auckland Racing Club (ARC). It is an Open Handicap for thoroughbred racehorses competed on the flat turf over 3200 metres (two miles) at Ellerslie Racecourse in Auckland, New Zealand.