Matamata-trained mare Levante added a fourth Group One victory to her résumé when she defeated another class performer in La Crique to take out the Gr.1 El Cheapo Cars WFA Classic (1600m) at Otaki.
Northern hoop Ryan Elliot will head home to Horowhenua this weekend where he is favoured to bring home the lion’s share of the $300,000 purse in the Gr.1 El Cheapo Cars WFA Classic (1600m) at Otaki on Saturday.
Mark Walker would love nothing more than to see the jockey statue in the Matamata racecourse birdcage painted in the colours of a Te Akau Racing-trained winner.
Top mare La Crique has bounced back from an uncomfortable experience when resuming at Te Rapa and will head south later this week with connections looking for a confidence-boosting result in the Central Districts.
Katrina and Simon Alexander will be following a tried and true approach with their stable star La Crique when she resumes in Saturday’s Gr.1 Thorndon Mile (1600m) at Trentham.
