News

Trainers who line up their horses in the up-coming World Driving Championship will be in the running for a "cash" bonus.

These horses have trialled pleasingly in recent weeks and this week (23/10/25), they head back to the racetrack

A shake up in the NZ Cup and Dominion markets, 500 wins for visiting WDC driver, a free bus service to Ashburton and more Metro heats all feature in this week's News Briefs.

Last start wins and favourable barrier draws have seen Republican Party and Muscle Mountain open favourites for the two open class features on Magic Monday at Ashburton.

It's a matter of when not if for the country's top driver Blair Orange.

Aussie invaders Keayang Zahara and Jilliby Ballerini have made their presence felt in the latest Renwick Farms Dominion Trot rankings.

The first horses have been announced for the two $500,000 slot races at Addington Raceway on Show Day (November 14).

Each year leading into the IRT New Zealand Trotting Cup, IRT has a race night at Addington and in recent times, we have used it to celebrate the many different heroes associated with the great sport of harness racing.

The hopes of Leap To Fame contesting the IRT New Zealand Trotting Cup look to rest on a race at Melton on Saturday night.