“It was a bit of a relief of course, but I certainly thought she was back to her old self. She just stretched her legs for the last 100m or so and had a good blow.”
Excitement is building at Ellerslie, with racing set to return to the Auckland venue following its first set of official trials on its new StrathAyr track on Monday morning.
In a contest largely focussed on glamour mare Babylon Berlin, talented entire Sacred Satono made the most of his six-kilogram weight advantage to storm home in the Gr.3 Haunui Farm Counties Bowl (1100m) on Saturday at Pukekohe.
It is often a case of catch me if you can with Johny Johny, and trainers Tim and Margaret Carter are hoping their pacemaking sprinter can outrun his rivals again in Saturday’s Gr.3 Haunui Farm Counties Bowl (1100m).