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Dundeel to be inducted to New Zealand Racing Hall of Fame

April 10th 2025Image: Dundeel (James McDonald) brings the curtain down on his illustrious racing career with victory in the Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Randwick.Read more

Vale Mike Moroney – New Zealand Racing Hall of Fame Trainer

February 28th 2025New Zealand Hall of Fame trainer and multiple Group 1 winner Michael Moroney, who won the 2000 Melbourne Cup with Brew, sadly passed away in his sleep on Thursday 27th Feb 2025 aged 66, afterRead more

The Big O was one of a kind in an era of great racehorses

January 23rd 2025The best of his time and the likes of which we will never see again are just two of the many accolades being showered on Octagonal in the week announcing the champion galloper’s induction to theRead more

Savabeel the next member of breed-shaping dynasty to enter Hall of Fame

January 16th 2025It was perhaps inevitable once he had attained multiple champion status as a stallion, that Savabeel should join his sire Zabeel and grandsire Sir Tristram in the New Zealand Racing Hall of Fame.Read more

Champion sprinter Imperatriz recognised with Hall of Fame induction

January 10th 2025Champion sprinter Imperatriz has been paid the ultimate compliment with her inclusion in the 2025 draft of inductees to the New Zealand Racing Hall of Fame. The winner of 10 Group One races in aRead more

Ellis honoured by Hall of Fame induction

December 19th 2024More than four decades after his first experience as a winning owner, David Ellis has been recognised with induction to the New Zealand Racing Hall of Fame. Since that first success with theRead more

Star-studded 10 inducted into New Zealand Racing Hall of Fame

May 12th 2023Six people and four horses were inducted into the New Zealand Racing Hall of Fame on Sunday night in a gala dinner in Hamilton. They included champion racehorses Verry Elleegant, Melody Belle andRead more

Hall of Fame to benefit from high-quality stallion nominations

May 1st 2023Three stallion service nominations, including one to headlining shuttle sire Satono Aladdin, have been donated for auction at the 2023 New Zealand Racing Hall of Fame Inductee Dinner in Hamilton onRead more

Champion racemare Verry Elleegant for Hall of Fame

February 10th 2023The roll of honour for the New Zealand Racing Hall of Fame is set to be enhanced by champion racemare Verry Elleegant, who will be on the list of 2023 inductees at the Hall of Fame Dinner in HamiltonRead more

Melody Belle to be inducted to Racing Hall of Fame

January 27th 2023Record-breaking racemare Melody Belle will be inducted to the New Zealand Racing Hall of Fame in May. On the eve of the sale she was sourced from seven years ago, it has been announced thatRead more

Obituary: Sir Patrick Hogan

January 12th 2023The thoroughbred world has bid farewell to Sir Patrick Hogan, a member of the New Zealand Racing Hall of Fame who passed away after a period of ill health on January 6. From humble beginnings and witRead more

Obituary: Colin Jillings – Master Horseman

January 12th 2023Colin Jillings was many things to the hugely diverse circle he moved in, but first and foremost he was a master horseman who lived for his horses. That quality was recognised for decades as the NewRead more

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