Thoroughbred racing in New Zealand has completed the 2025/26 season with growth in participation, domestic wagering and customer numbers, alongside nearly $102 million in funded prizemoney distributed.
Established to support registered licence holders who are injured while carrying out their racing duties or who suffer a serious illness, the GTF provided $112,405.08 in financial assistance during the 2025/26 season.
New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing has confirmed its stakes settings for the 2026/27 season, with $104 million budgeted for stakes and bonuses following last week’s funding announcement.
New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing has appointed current NZTR Chair Paul Humphries and NZTR Director Dean Lawrence as its representatives on the newly formed racing industry Establishment Board.
New Zealand’s standout thoroughbreds and racing participants will take centre stage at the 2025–26 New Zealand Thoroughbred Horse of the Year Awards, with this season’s finalists now confirmed ahead of the ceremony in Auckland on Sunday 6 September.
