“Their individual strengths will enhance our stable and contribute greatly to the New Zealand racing industry as a whole and we feel proud to have them both in the Te Akau team."
Less than a neck separated the first three home in Saturday’s Listed Power Farming Hawke’s Bay Cup (2200m), with race favourite Fierce Flight getting in the deciding stride to take out the feature event on the day at Hastings.
Te Akau trainer Mark Walker set a national record for wins in a season when Fellini won the NZB Online Yearling Sale On Gavelhouse Plus 1400 for three-year-olds at Pukekohe on Saturday.
The Te Akau Racing team brought up an inter-island stakes double within 15 minutes as Perfect Scenario took out the Gr.3 White Robe Lodge (1600m) at Wingatui and Family Ties in the Listed Grangewilliam Stud Oaks Prelude (1800m) at New Plymouth.
