Racehorses competing into their double-digit years are common in jumping ranks, but those in the mould of weekend winner Butterfield are by far the exception.
New Zealand’s apprentice jockey ranks went from strength-to-strength last term, and the standout performers were recently recognised at the Northern, Central Districts and South Island Apprentice Awards.
Blue Sky At Night has defied double-digit odds to win both of New Zealand’s biggest 2400m handicaps this season, adding Saturday’s Gr.3 Eagle Technology Avondale Cup at Ellerslie to her victory in the Gr.3 Waikato Cup in December.
