Te Akau Racing and syndicator Fortuna have enjoyed a fruitful season with their Group One-winning juvenile Lara Antipova, and they now have their hands on another exciting youngster in Zafar.
“When she missed the kick and had to work like hell to get up to them, I was panicking, but I couldn’t believe it when she accelerated away from them.”
Te Akau made their presence known in the south on Thursday, with the Matamata operation’s southern-based horses claiming a hat-trick on the seven-race card at Riccarton Park Synthetic.