Lara Antipova may be Fortuna Racing’s pin-up horse at the moment, but fellow three-year-old filly Tolaga Bay is bidding to snap at her heels this spring.
The first day of the Hawke’s Bay Spring Carnival holds fond memories for recently crowned Champion New Zealand Trainer Sam Bergerson, and he is hoping to create some more when he heads to Hastings on Saturday.
Trainer Mark Walker enjoyed good success on both sides of the Tasman last Saturday, headed by the narrow Gr.1 Sangster Stakes (1200m) victory of Geegees Mistruth.
Exciting filly Drops Of God proved to be too good for her rivals at Te Rapa on ANZAC Day when running out a dominant victor in the Gr.3 Windsor Park Stud Cambridge Breeders’ Stakes (1200m).
