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The radio simulcast on the AM and FM frequencies was suspended on 12 April 2020 due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand, which saw all domestic horse and greyhound racing halted for several weeks. The simulcast of racing continued on the TAB website, TAB app and via third party apps. [13]
The current oval racing industry was born out of coursing which was seen at the time as a way to help control the population of hares. The first hares were brought to New Zealand in 1868 as hunting quarry but a gestation period of around 40 days resulted in problems for farmers and British greyhounds were imported to help control them.
A major source of funding for the racing industry is returns from betting on racing and sports, which is conducted by the New Zealand TAB, the retail arm of the New Zealand Racing Board. The New Zealand Racing Board is a co-ordination point for the three racing codes. They are operated by the three governing bodies, New Zealand Thoroughbred ...
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 ...
Addington Raceway has also hosted the New Zealand Long Track Grand Prix for Motorcycle speedway.It first hosted the GP in 1991 and was won by Kiwi rider Mitch Shirra.It held the event again in 1992 when it was won by German Long Track specialist Gerd Riss (the 1991 Long Track World Champion, Riss would go on to win another 7 Long Track World titles in his career).
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 ($40,000 stake) the New Zealand Greyhound Cup - C5f 525m ($100,000) the New Zealand Stayers Cup - C2df 732m ($40,000)
With the New Zealand Trotting Cup run on the Tuesday of that week, the Free For All attracts most of the same horses as the Cup, and is often won in the same year by the same horse. There is also the New Zealand Cup for gallopers and a number of other premier races for the harness, thoroughbred and greyhound racing codes that week.
Sky Racing (previously Sky Channel) is an Australian broadcaster primarily telecasting live thoroughbred, harness and greyhound racing. It is owned by Tabcorp and operates a number of television channels and a radio service.