Cambridge trainer Stephen Marsh is in no hurry with talented galloper Ardrossan, who has returned to his stable after an unsuccessful stint racing in Victoria.
Undefeated three-year-old Total Excess is being set for his first tilt at stakes company in the Gr.3 Bonecrusher Stakes (1400m) at Ellerslie on Saturday.
Stephen Marsh believes he can still pull off a win in Saturday's Gr.2 Anuka Smoker Wakefield Challenge Stakes (1200m) at Trentham despite having to scratch race favourite Appellant.
A wet track at Trentham could make Saturday's Gr.1 Rydges Wellington Captain Cook Stakes (1600m) something of a lottery, according to leading jockey Matthew Cameron, but he reckons he might still be holding the winning ticket.
Regally bred filly House of Cartier picked up her first career win at Pukekohe Park on Wednesday, with her trainer Nigel Tiley attributing the addition of blinkers as a factor.
Matamata trainer Daniel Miller made his first start as a trainer a winning one when Sheezallmine scored on debut in the Mount Shop 1200 at Pukekohe Park on Wednesday.
Te Akau Racing took just the one horse north for the Counties meeting on Wednesday and that was enough for them to secure victory at the South Auckland track.
Ruakaka trainers Chris Gibbs and Michelle Bradley are delighted with their talented four-year-old mare Danzdanzdance who will line up in Saturday’s Gr.1 Rydges Wellington Captain Cook Stakes (1600m) at Trentham.
Matamata horseman Gary Hennessy knows what it takes to win at the elite level and he has in-form galloper Ocean Emperor primed for Saturday’s Gr.1 Rydges Wellington Captain Cook Stakes (1600m) at Trentham.
Crown Prosecutor impressed when victorious in the Gr.3 Lucia Valentina Wellington Stakes (1600m) at Otaki on Friday and will now be set for more black-type targets.
Trainer Craig Phelan has experienced a solid Australian campaign with consistent galloper Our Big Mike, but is looking for a breakthrough victory in his final start across the Tasman this Saturday.
Promising stayer Shared Secrets bounced back to winning form at Wanganui on the weekend with an eye-catching display that could result in her contesting some of the better distance features coming up over the summer months.
Matamata trainer Graham Richardson didn’t have to wait long for his first winner since returning from a short overseas trip when Suspense took out the opening event over 2100m at Ellerslie.
Classy mare Love Affair called upon all her reserves to run down a gallant Meeska Mooska in the Gr.3 Eagle Technology Stakes (1600m) at Ellerslie on Saturday.
Jockey Leith Innes produced a gem of a ride to land the Listed Trevor Eagle Memorial 3YO (1500m) on Espresso Martini at Ellerslie on Saturday, with the well-bred filly securing valuable black-type.
Waverley mare Glory Days maintained her picket fence form-line with a dominant victory in the Listed Cambridge Thoroughbred Lodge Wanganui Cup (2040m) on Saturday.
Trainer Allan Sharrock has fond memories of his top-class mare Shez Sinsational, and he can see a number of similarities in her four-year-old daughter Sinarahma.
