Rangiora galloper Louie Louie will get his first shot at stakes glory following his dominant performance in the Winning Edge Presentation Winter Cup Trial (1400m) at Ashburton on Thursday.
Lightly raced filly Miss Layla produced a dogged performance to upstage the pre-post favourites when she claimed the Listed NZB Airfreight Stakes (1600m) at Riccarton at just her third lifetime start.