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Thoroughbred racing with the associated aspects such as horse breeding, training and care, race betting, race-day management and entertainment has gradually developed into an industry worth billions of dollars. The governing body is the New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing Incorporated.
See also Notes External links 0-9 750s: Binoculars with magnification of 7x50 mm. 10-50s: Binoculars with magnification of 10x50 mm. A Acceptor: A horse confirmed by the owner or trainer to be a runner in a race. Aged: A horse seven years old or older. All up: A type of bet where the winnings of one race is carried over to the next race and so forth. Any2: see Duet. Apprentice: A young jockey ...
Kaimanawa horses are a population of feral horses in New Zealand that are descended from domestic horses released in the 19th and 20th centuries. They are known for their hardiness and quiet temperament. The New Zealand government strictly controls the population to protect the habitat in which they live, which includes several endangered ...
New Zealand. The Bay of Islands is an area on the east coast of the Far North District of the North Island of New Zealand. It is one of the most popular fishing, sailing and tourist destinations in the country, and has been renowned internationally for its big-game fishing since American author Zane Grey publicised it in the 1930s.
Sunline (29 September 1995 – 1 May 2009) was a champion New Zealand -bred Thoroughbred racehorse who was the world's highest earning race mare of her time. She won 32 of her 48 races with earnings of NZ$ 14,200,000. She was named the New Zealand Horse of the Year four times and Australian Horse of the Year three times.
Asterix (foaled 10 November 2018) is New Zealand racehorse, best known for an upset victory in the 147th running of the New Zealand Derby. Background [ edit ] Asterix is a bay gelding by the former Cambridge Stud stallion Tavistock, who became widely known as a remarkable sire of classic winners.
Equine coat color genetics determine a horse 's coat color. Many colors are possible, but all variations are produced by changes in only a few genes. Bay is the most common color of horse, [ 2] followed by black and chestnut. A change at the agouti locus is capable of turning bay to black, while a mutation at the extension locus can turn bay or ...
Castletown (3 October 1986 – 17 December 2017) was a New Zealand thoroughbred racehorse who won over $2 million in prize money and is best known for winning one of New Zealand's toughest staying tests, the Wellington Cup, on three occasions. He had over 100 starts, from two to eight years of age, including a record 13 races over 3,200 metres ...