Awapuni trainer Lisa Latta is hopeful she can claim the lion’s share of the $400,000 purse in Saturday’s Gr.1 TAB Classic (1600m) with her triumvirate of runners.
Matamata mare Cork is on her way home after a pleasing hit-and-run mission on Saturday’s Gr.3 Winter Cup (1600m) at Riccarton where she finished runner-up to Belardo Boy.
Awapuni visitor Belardo Boy claimed the first stakes race of the new racing season when he came with a determined late run to capture the Gr.3 Winning Edge Presentations Winter Cup (1600m) at Riccarton.
Local trainer Lisa Latta was to the fore on her home track at Awapuni on Saturday with a winning double that included capturing one of the feature races on the card.
