Enigmatic galloper Reign It In returned to winning form after a frustrating twelve-month period for both the horse and his trainer Roydon Bergerson when he took out the Levin Truck Services-sponsored Open 1200m at Otaki on Saturday.
Matamata trainer Mark Brosnan’s rich vein of winter form continued with an impressive performance by Sterling Express in Saturday’s Property Brokers & Katie Walker 3YO (1400m) at Te Rapa.
A thrilling victory for ghostly grey Hula Beat in Saturday’s feature race at Te Rapa, the Callinan Family Taumarunui RSA Gold Cup (2200m), has provided trainer Stephen Marsh with a much-desired goal that he set himself at the start of the 2023-24 racing season.
A bold debut at Caulfield on Saturday has put Public Attention on a potential pathway towards the Gr.1 Caulfield Guineas (1600m) at the same venue in October.
Progressive mare Swindle had little favours in the running of the Stewart Browne Memorial (1200m) at Te Rapa on Saturday, but that didn’t stop her from powering to victory for trainer Lauren Brennan.
Robbie Patterson is excited about what the future might hold for Read About It after the lightly raced two-year-old outclassed his opposition in Saturday’s Listed Phil’s Electrical & Gipsy Caravans Ryder Stakes (1200m) at Otaki.
Apprentice rider Lily Sutherland followed her pre-race instructions perfectly to land rugged four-year-old Opawa Jack an impressive winner of the Open 1600m event on the card at Otaki on Saturday.
A rise in distance and heavy track conditions at Rotorua was the winning formula for Step In Time on Thursday, with the gelding causing a minor upset in the Campbell Infrastructure 2200.
Matamata trainer Wayne Hillis is hoping to record his third win of the week when he heads to Te Rapa on Saturday.
Kana did her bit for raising money for Cure Kids at the second annual Red Nose Raceday at Riccarton Synthetic on Friday.
Back and refreshed after escaping some of the coldest weeks of the New Zealand winter, Stephen Marsh is hoping the final weekend of 2023-24 will give his stable some momentum to take into the new season.
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