The Shelley Hale-trained Go Nicholas continued his purple patch of form at Ellerslie on Tuesday, winning the Halo Consulting 1600.

Fiscal Fantasy may be small, but she is mighty.

The diminutive mare showed her quality when beating her much larger rivals at Ellerslie on Tuesday when taking out the Gr.3 OMF Stakes (2000m).

Shaun Johnson and Brandon Smith have been recalled by the New Zealand Kiwis for Saturday’s second Test against the Great Britain Lions at Orangetheory Stadium in Christchurch (8.00pm kick-off).

Spring Heat arrived at Ellerslie on Tuesday, in more ways than one.

It is going to be the start of a jam-packed, rip-fire three weeks of intensity when the New Zealand Supercross Championships kick off in the South Island this weekend.

An exciting new era is set to begin for the All Whites with recently-appointed head coach Danny Hay selecting a host of promising young players in his first squad, as well as welcoming several more established names back into the fold.

Hawke’s Bay shearer Dion King cemented a place as the fastest gun in the north when he won the second Mangawha Tavern Speedshear on Saturday.

New Zealand Rugby has today congratulated Black Ferns Sevens star Ruby Tui and All Blacks halfback TJ Perenara who walked away from the World Rugby Awards in Japan last night with silverware.

Riccarton trainer Andrew Carston is taking just the one horse south to Wingatui’s Tuesday meeting, but he is confident of a bold showing from Ticket To Ride in the Harcourts Dunedin Open 1400m.

An exhibition gallop between races at Motukarara on Sunday has kept smart Cambridge filly Kali on track for her Group One mission at Riccarton on Saturday week.