The more things change, the more they stay the same. It may have a new permanent home and a new name, but New Zealand’s richest hurdle race continues to be dominated by Paul Nelson and Corrina McDougal.
Few trainers could match Paul Nelson’s record in the Great Northern Hurdle, a reputation he hopes to transfer into the renamed J Swap Great New Zealand Hurdle (4200m), with three contenders in the Te Aroha feature on Friday.
Paul Nelson and Corrina McDougall have a great association with the Pakuranga Hunt meeting, and they are hoping that will continue on Sunday at Te Aroha.
Much of the field in Saturday’s CLC Pakuranga Hunt Open Hurdle (3200m) made a serious account of themselves ahead of the Great Northern Hurdles (4200m) in three weeks’ time, none more so than the winner in Taika.
Paul Nelson and Corrina McDougal’s talented pairing of Nedwin and Taika will become rivals once again in Saturday’s CLC Pakuranga Hunt Open Hurdle at Te Rapa.
Topweight Nedwin showed there is simply no quit in his make up as he unleashed an outstanding finishing burst to capture his second Metroclad Limited Wellington Hurdles (3200m) at Trentham.
