News

Our Horses
03 July 2026
NZTR and the NZTBA are continuing to closely monitor the current Strangles situation.
NZTR
02 July 2026
NZTR Board Chair Russell Warwick has advised he will step down as Chairman at the start of August and to resign as a director at the time of the AGM in November. 
NZTR
24 June 2026
NZTR welcomes comments by Racing Minister Winston Peters calling for collaboration to secure the long-term future of racing in New Zealand.
NZTR
08 June 2026
NZTR and HRNZ advise that a joint Memorandum of Understanding was provided to TAB NZ and the TAB NZ Advisory Committee on Friday, 5 June.
NZTR
03 June 2026
Following the recent announcement of its 2026 return, National Thoroughbred Week is calling on thoroughbred industry participants across Australia and New Zealand to get involved as event hosts.
Welfare
03 June 2026
New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing's Welfare Team has released its third quarterly report.
The Rundown
03 June 2026
Welcome to Issue 5 of The Rundown.
NZTR
02 June 2026
Few people in New Zealand racing have worked more consistently behind the scenes, or earned the respect of so many across the industry, than Brent Wall.
NZTR
27 May 2026
Waikato Thoroughbred Racing (WTR) today announced that Chief Executive Andrew ‘Butch’ Castles will retire from his role for health reasons after a six-year tenure, with his final day with the Club to be 30 June 2026.