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Kōrero: Horse and greyhound racing

Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa

Mai i te whārangi 1 - Horse racing: beginnings

Anniversary races

Anniversary races

Report on a race meeting

Report on a race meeting

Early horse breeding industry

Early horse breeding industry

Ruamāhanga races

Ruamāhanga races

Watching a hurdle race

Watching a hurdle race (1 o 2)

Ken Browne

Ken Browne (2 o 2)

Mai i te whārangi 2 - Racing clubs

Clubs and courses: racing clubs

Clubs and courses: racing clubs

Raglan races

Whanganui racecourse development

Whanganui racecourse development

Māori horse racing: Karioi meeting

Māori horse racing: Karioi meeting

Mai i te whārangi 3 - Betting

An early totalisator

An early totalisator

Bookies at work

Bookies at work

The TAB wins

Melbourne Cup day

Melbourne Cup day

Mai i te whārangi 4 - Growth from the 1880s

New Zealand Racing Authority, 1972

New Zealand Racing Authority, 1972

Three-day racing carnival

Three-day racing carnival

Kindergarten

New Zealand-bred Melbourne Cup winners

New Zealand-bred Melbourne Cup winners (1 o 4)

Melbourne Cup: a winning combination

Melbourne Cup: a winning combination (2 o 4)

Melbourne Cup: remembering Rising Fast

Melbourne Cup: remembering Rising Fast (3 o 4)

Melbourne Cup: Kiwi wins in 1983

Melbourne Cup: Kiwi wins in 1983 (4 o 4)

Mai i te whārangi 5 - Thoroughbred breeding

Horse breeding

Sir George Clifford

Sir George Clifford

Carbine

Phar Lap: a chestnut colt

Phar Lap: a chestnut colt (1 o 2)

Phar Lap: raring to go

Phar Lap: raring to go (2 o 2)

Sunline wins again

Sunline wins again

Sir Patrick with Sir Tristram

Sir Patrick with Sir Tristram

Lot 431

Mai i te whārangi 6 - Recent changes

Lisa Cropp

Linda Jones

Linda Jones (1 o 3)

Maree Lyndon

Maree Lyndon (2 o 3)

Lisa Allpress

Lisa Allpress (3 o 3)

Race of the century

Race of the century

Race-going revival: fashion competition

Race-going revival: fashion competition (1 o 3)

Race-going revival: a relaxing day out

Race-going revival: a relaxing day out (2 o 3)

Race-going revival: children's event

Race-going revival: children's event (3 o 3)

Mai i te whārangi 7 - Development of harness racing

Trotting and pacing

Trotting and pacing

Trotting: saddle trots

Trotting: saddle trots (1 o 2)

Trotting: Bella Button

Trotting: Bella Button (2 o 2)

An early trotting meeting

An early trotting meeting

An American standardbred

An American standardbred

Mai i te whārangi 8 - Harness racing: organisation

Harold Logan

Auckland Trotting Cup, 1945

Auckland Trotting Cup, 1945

Roydon Lodge

Mai i te whārangi 9 - Harness racing: late 20th-century trends

Night trotting, Alexandra Park, 1959

Night trotting, Alexandra Park, 1959

Cardigan Bay

Caduceus wins

Lyell Creek

Christian Cullen

Christian Cullen

Mark Purdon drives Auckland Reactor

Mark Purdon drives Auckland Reactor

Mai i te whārangi 10 - Greyhound racing

A coursing club, Ophir

A coursing club, Ophir

Greyhound racing clubs

Greyhound racing clubs

Listening to a speech

Listening to a speech

Swift Fantasy

Little Mother

Misty Anna

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārangi:

Mary Mountier, 'Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/horse-and-greyhound-racing/media (accessed 1 April 2023)

He kōrero nā Mary Mountier, i tāngia i te 5 Sep 2013, updated 1 Nov 2015