“It’s probably fair to say that he’s no oil painting, but he tries very hard and that’s a big part of the battle. It’s not easy to win four races in a row."
“He is a horse we train out of the paddock and is not the prettiest, but he is athletic and sound and is a horse that was given a lot of time and not raced at three."
The spring is Challa’s favourite time of the year, and the Te Akau Racing speedster continued that tradition with another bold front-running victory at Riccarton.
Te Awamutu trainer Debbie Sweeney has been impressed with MacFire’s run of form of late and she is hoping that continues at Te Rapa on Saturday where he will contest the Property Brokers Taumarunui 3YO (1400m).
Having ridden bareback on the East Coast since he was a child, Ngakau Hailey has always felt at home on the back of a horse, and he is enjoying turning that passion into a career.
