Hockey

Off since finishing fifth in the May 3 Kentucky Derby (G1), Owen Almighty is nearing a return to the races in either the Aug. 22 Robert Hilton Memorial Stakes at Charles Town Races or the H. Allen Jerkens Memorial Stakes (G1) at Saratoga Aug. 23.View the full article

People may grow old, but winning never does. Trainer Bob Dunham will attest to that. View the full article

are you saying hrnz is doing a good job chief? what about the field size for 2 year olds racing despite them pumping all that money into bonuses,the declining breeding numbers,the declining licence holder numbers,the declining average field size,the increased number of hot favorites you get in harness racing,the declining tote pools that result in discouraging punter participation,etc,etc. I  all of the above ,hrnz said they were going to fix ,yet they get an f for fail on them all. then throw in the blatantly obvious illogical efforts involving throwing money at trying to revitalise auckland strategy, based on the flawed narrative that auckland has a large popualtion and economy. and you seem to have come up with the reasoning that because hrnz spent more than they earned in the past,that its now ok for hrnz to do so. you know some of us find that a rather unrealistic approach to the industries sustainablity.

On the Aug. 11 episode of BloodHorse Monday, Flying Dutchmen Breeding and Racing president Hunter Rankin highlights Big Truzz's victory in the Ellis Park Derby, and Frank Angst recaps The Saratoga Sale, Fasig-Tipton's select yearling sale.View the full article

@Brodie when did HRNZ ever pay its way?  Remember we went through the era of Pokie rort payments.  Then clipping the Sports income ticket.  The industry still relies on imported racing to keep funding. The irony is for the moment it is paying its way because ENTAIN are willing to cover those previous subsidies and more. You benefited more than most from the previous decades of largesse.