http://au.rd.yahoo.com/news/rss/top_stories/*http://au.news.yahoo.com/top/ en-au Copyright (c) 2009 Yahoo!Xtra. All rights reserved. Sun, 05 Jul 2009 03:30:40 +1200 http://l.yimg.com/au.yimg.com/i/mh/nz/yxtra_sport_1_1.gif 241 36 http://nz.sports.yahoo.com/racing/news/article/-/5700666 New Zealand filly Puttanesca will face 13 rivals in the $US700,000 ($NZ1. Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:10:49 +1200 http://nz.sports.yahoo.com/racing/news/article/-/5700612 New Zealand trainer Geoff Small will front a stewards inquiry in Sydney on July 27 as he faces a potential ban for a positive swab returned by his star pacer Changeover. Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:50:16 +1200 http://nz.sports.yahoo.com/racing/news/article/-/5697328 Pony-sized One Hita Quita is no quitter. He's gutsy and Woodville trainer Janna Pettit is proud of him. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:17:17 +1200 http://nz.sports.yahoo.com/racing/news/article/-/5695098 Former Wellington Rugby Union (WRU) boss Malcolm Holmes has been appointed New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing (NZTR) chief executive. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 01:28:16 +1200 http://nz.sports.yahoo.com/racing/news/article/-/5694305 Harness Racing NZ (HRNZ) has ordered that samples taken from horses who competed at the recent Jewels meeting be retested for the drug found in New Zealand Cup winner Changeover's system after a win in Australia. Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:17:40 +1200 http://nz.sports.yahoo.com/racing/news/article/-/5688898 Australian Mark McNamara has been appointed as the new Trackside commentator in Canterbury. Tue, 30 Jun 2009 02:33:32 +1200 http://nz.sports.yahoo.com/racing/news/article/-/5688821 United States-based New Zealand-bred mare Black Mamba has the Melbourne Cup on her agenda after winning the $US150,000 ($NZ235,900) Beverly Hills Handicap for the second consecutive year at Hollywood Park on Sunday. Tue, 30 Jun 2009 02:06:07 +1200 http://nz.sports.yahoo.com/racing/news/article/-/5686054 Trainer Geoff Small's champion pacer Changeover could be stripped of his group one victory in the Len Smith Mile in April after he returned a positive swab to a banned substance. Mon, 29 Jun 2009 01:41:07 +1200 http://nz.sports.yahoo.com/racing/news/article/-/5686052 A member of the Hawke's Bay Racing track staff broke legs in a freak accident at the Hastings races yesterday. Mon, 29 Jun 2009 01:36:55 +1200 http://nz.sports.yahoo.com/racing/news/article/-/5686057 Michael Coleman rode four winners on the Avondale card yesterday, notching up his 100th winner for the season in the process. Mon, 29 Jun 2009 01:36:19 +1200