Te Rapa has been the scene of plenty of this season’s success for Wexford Stables, and Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott are hoping to bring 2023-24 to a close with more of the same at the Hamilton track on Saturday.
Opawa Jack has come of age in his four-year-old autumn preparation and his trainer Chrissy Bambry anticipates the best is still yet to come.
A return to Riccarton is looming large on the horizon for reigning Grand National winners West Coast and Berry The Cash, who have been entered for a pair of 2200m races on the flat at Waverley on Sunday.
Consistent gelding Chairman will be looking to make it three wins from four starts on the Riccarton Synthetic when he heads to the Christchurch meeting on Friday to contest the Gift Station Rating 75 (1600m).
Helena Baby has established himself as a serious horse to watch in the hurdling ranks this season and will start a path towards the Great Northern Hurdles (4200m) with a flat contest on Saturday at Te Rapa.
Andrew Carston has the $100,000 Special Conditions synthetic race on his radar for Magneto in a fortnight, and he hopes to see a positive lead-in performance on Friday in the Prezzy Card Rating 75 (1200m).
Promising four-year-old Martell handled the step up to open grade with aplomb at Arawa Park on Thursday when beating home a handy field in the Arawa Park Hotel Rotorua 1230.
Hit The Road Jack has made an outstanding impression since he crossed the Tasman and further lucrative flat and jumping options await the versatile performer.
Graham Richardson and Rogan Norvall have plenty to look forward to with Social Climber after the promising filly debuted in winning fashion at Arawa Park on Wednesday.
Te Akau Racing are hoping they can add to their southern haul at Riccarton’s Synthetic meeting on Friday, where they will be represented by a trio of runners.
Champion rider Michael McNab will be sidelined by injury for an indefinite period.
This season’s standout three-year-old Crocetti made a pleasing start to his spring preparation on Tuesday at the Cambridge Synthetic trials, closing late to finish second in his 800m heat, and he could be in for a lucrative spring preparation.
