Talented mare Burgie turned a frustrating campaign around with a powerful finish to win Saturday’s Gr.3 Valachi Downs South Island Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes (1600m) at Riccarton.
“Follow Your Dreams was more forward than the other one and it was nice to see him get a win again because he has been out of the winner’s circle for quite a while."
Brian and Shane Anderton’s classy performer Capo Dell Impero continues to be the perfect advertisement for their Wingatui-based sire Ghibellines, adding the Happy Hire Cromwell Cup (2030m) to his impressive record on Sunday.
Just over a month out from the biggest week on the South Island’s racing calendar, quality Otago gelding Capo Dell Impero is kicking off a new campaign.
Promising staying prospect Arctic Glow showed she is a mare with a big future ahead of her when she took out the first event on the card at Riccarton on Saturday.
Five races, five favourites - that's the scenario for Riccarton trainers Michael and Matthew Pitman ahead of their hometrack meeting on Saturday. Now the task is finding five winners.
Last year’s runner-up Asathought avenged her narrow defeat in the Listed Carriers Arms Hotel Riverton Cup (2147m) when she produced a dogged finish to claim the 2023 version of the traditional Riverton Easter weekend feature.
