Ruakaka trainers reaped the rewards of a journey down to Tauranga, with Chris Gibbs enjoying a comfortable stable quinella with Cakebytheocean and Chevron.
A lucrative payoff awaits connections of Belardo filly Vita Amorosa if the Chris Gibbs-trained three-year-old can cause a major upset in Saturday's Gr.3 Cambridge Stud Northland Breeders' Stakes (1200m) on Saturday.