Kiwi-bred stayer Daqiansweet Junior is on a path toward his second Gr.1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) appearance after his first public hit-out this preparation at Pakenham on Tuesday.
Apprentice jockey Jessica Allen made the perfect start to her riding career at Te Rapa on Saturday when notching up her first win aboard Aotea Lad in the Traffic Management Waikato LTD 1400.
Joe Smithies is hoping the rise to prominence of leading Gr.1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) hope Goldman can be a boost for his young South Island-based sire Verdi.
Andrew Forsman has trained two previous victors of the Gr.1 New Zealand Derby (2400m) in partnership with mentor Murray Baker, and he is hoping he can claim one in his own right at Te Rapa this weekend.
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.
Cambridge trainer Andrew Forsman has a big opinion of two-year-old filly Ethereal Star, who finished second in Saturday’s Listed Doubletree by Hilton Karaka Million 2YO (1200m) behind impressive winner Tokyo Tycoon.
