“He’s looking as good now as he was earlier in the season, he’s continued to tick over really well and we’re been very happy with him going into this race.”
A decade after winning his hometown Cup with Maygrove, prominent Wellington owner Lib Petagna was back in the spotlight again on Trentham’s biggest day of the year on Saturday.
A long wait for Wolfgang’s day in the big-race spotlight came to a spectacular end at Trentham on Saturday when he overpowered his opposition in the Gr.3 NZCIS Wellington Cup (3200m).
“It was his first time away over there and he has coped with it well and hopefully he can have another campaign next year where he will be a little bit of a stronger stayer.”