I have to go to a barbecue this week. This, in itself, isn't exactly newsworthy - even though it may very well be one of the last barbecues of the summer, which is always a poignant little mini-event worth noting.

Pembrook Benny could give Herlihy his 3000th winner.

Well-drawn Sierra Nevada could justify Otto's Derby aspirations.

Top jockey Lisa Cropp was taken to hospital after falling off a pony and becoming trapped underneath.

It was all about fashion yesterday, as thousands of people turned out in their finest clothes for a day at the races.

Kiwi rowers will have to fight for their places at the upcoming world championship regatta at Lake Karapiro.

Police are hunting two elderly men, suspected of stealing 19th century collectibles from a Waikato antique store.

A school mini-van driver remains in hospital after being injured in an accident on a wet road in the Waikato today.