Racing 25 January 2025 The Big O was one of a kind in an era of great racehorses The best of his time and the likes of which we will never see again are just two of the many accolades being showered on Octagonal in the week announcing the champion galloper’s induction to the New Zealand Racing Hall of Fame. Racing 06 January 2023 Thoroughbred world mourns the passing of Sir Patrick Hogan The thoroughbred world is mourning the death of Sir Patrick Hogan, who has passed away in Waikato Hospital after a period of ill health.