Bulls trainer Raymond Connors may have unearthed his next top jumper following Brucie’s brave win in the 136th Grant Plumbing Wellington Steeplechase (4900m) at Trentham on Thursday.
Bulls trainer Raymond Connors has a sense of déjà vu with his quality stayer Trav ahead of Saturday’s Gr.2 Trackside Auckland Cup (3200m) at Ellerslie.
Kiwi jockey Masa Hashizume will step onto the Flemington turf for the first time this weekend when he attempts to qualify Bulls gelding Trav for next month’s Gr.1 Melbourne Cup (3200m).
Since his early twenties Raymond Connors has balanced farm life with training a team of racehorses, and his record in major races indicates the latter is far from a second pursuit.
