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Santanna Mach is the very essence of the 1980s Tourism New Zealand slogan : "Don't Leave Home Until You've Seen The Country"

It's been years in the making and Claire Downey is still in a bit of disbelief that she and her "Mr Reliable" Major Ouch are Horse of the Year winners.

HRNZ Chief Executive Brad Steele says there is still room for optimism despite the fall in breeding numbers for the 2025 season.

Friday sees an unusual double-header with Westport getting underway at 1. 56pm and an eight race card at Alexandra Park at 5. 42pm.

As first wins go Nikita Burton's was about as easy as they get.

Delightful Peg may have snuck under punters’ guards when winning the first heat of 2025’s Macca Lodge and Nevele R Stud Southern Oaks series at Oamaru yesterday.

Master driver Anthony Butt thinks his only real hope of winning Saturday night’s stellar $1 million Miracle Mile (11. 45pm)  is to be aggressive and daring.

She's the gift that keeps giving. On Tuesday at Cambridge 10-year-old mare Highview Rockn Roll made it career win number 10 when she took out the Wednesday Quiz Night At the Clubhouse Handicap Trot.

Another milestone looming for Gerard O'Reilly, the return of the Duchess, the Otago and Southland Awards winners and Addington Raceway's Owners Night all feature in this week's News Briefs.