Te Akau Racing have confirmed that human error was responsible for the post-race positive result to meloxicam returned by top two-year-old Tokyo Tycoon following his victory in the Gr.1 Sistema Stakes (1200m) at Pukekohe on March 11.
Leading rider Opie Bosson brought up a special milestone at Pukekohe on Saturday when outstanding juvenile Tokyo Tycoon provided him with his tenth win in the Gr.1 Sistema Stakes (1200m).
Mark Walker would love nothing more than to see the jockey statue in the Matamata racecourse birdcage painted in the colours of a Te Akau Racing-trained winner.
Speedy filly Ulanova gave her rivals a good old-fashioned beating as she led all the way to take out the Gr.3 Platinum Homes New Plymouth Taranaki 2YO Classic (1200m) in effortless fashion.
Cambridge trainer Andrew Forsman has a big opinion of two-year-old filly Ethereal Star, who finished second in Saturday’s Listed Doubletree by Hilton Karaka Million 2YO (1200m) behind impressive winner Tokyo Tycoon.