Image collection: Horse racing

This is a sample of our photographs on the subject of horse racing. You can search our catalogue or browse our images collection.

View a DigitalNZ set A day at the races and search for races and horse racing.

Flickr set of horse racing images

Photos from our digital collection

On the grand stand. Carnival week in Christchurch: the New Zealand Cup meeting. [November 1903] The Weekly Press, 18 November 1903, p.49
On the grand stand. Carnival week in Christchurch: the New Zealand Cup meeting. [November 1903] The Weekly Press, 18 November 1903, p.49
The Chatham Islands Jockey Club : Thomas Ritchie, President, seated in front, Tame Horomane Rehe (Tommy Solomon) at centre right [1908], CCL PhotoCD 4, IMG0022
The Chatham Islands Jockey Club : Thomas Ritchie, President, seated in front, Tame Horomane Rehe (Tommy Solomon) at centre right [1908], CCL PhotoCD 4, IMG0022
International trotting match at New Brighton [13 Dec. 1913], CCL PhotoCD 15, IMG0054
International trotting match at New Brighton [13 Dec. 1913], CCL PhotoCD 15, IMG0054
Addington Raceway stewards' stand, New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club's August meeting [1915], CCL PhotoCD 2, IMG0060
Addington Raceway stewards' stand, New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club's August meeting [1915], CCL PhotoCD 2, IMG0060
Rear view of the grandstand, Riccarton Racecourse [1922], CCL PhotoCD 6, IMG0073
Rear view of the grandstand, Riccarton Racecourse [1922], CCL PhotoCD 6, IMG0073
Horses parading in the ring at Riccarton Racecourse [ca. 1960], CCL PhotoCD 11, IMG0030
Horses parading in the ring at Riccarton Racecourse [ca. 1960], CCL PhotoCD 11, IMG0030

Horse racing images on Kete Christchurch

The Macaulay family at Christchurch races [1924], Kete Christchurch PH14-068.jpg
The Macaulay family at Christchurch races [1924], Kete Christchurch PH14-068.jpg
Creative Commons License
Three friends at Addington races [1930s], Kete Christhurch PH13-259.jpg
Three friends at Addington races [1930s], Kete Christchurch PH13-259.jpg Creative Commons License
At the races, [1950s], Kete Christchurch At-the-races-2.jpg
At the races, [1950s], Kete Christchurch At-the-races-2.jpg Creative Commons License
Trotting at Addington, [1950s?], Kete Christchurch PH14-265c.jpg
Trotting at Addington, [1950s?], Kete Christchurch PH14-265c.jpg Creative Commons License

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