Following a successful debut in 2025, Racing Te Aroha’s popular ‘A Grand from The Grand’ jockeys’ competition will return for the second running of the Great New Zealand Jumps Carnival on Friday 18 and Sunday 20 September.
New Zealand has been selected to host the 42nd Asian Racing Conference (ARC), with Auckland set to welcome an estimated 600–800 racing industry leaders, administrators and participants from around the world in 2028.
New Zealand’s Thoroughbred community is getting behind National Thoroughbred Week 2026, with a growing number of hosts preparing to open their doors to the public this November.
An unbeaten season, six consecutive victories and a string of outstanding performances has seen Well Written (AUS) (Written Tycoon) crowned New Zealand’s Horse of the Year for 2025–26.
