On the day after the sale of Forbury Park was announced, two of the track’s biggest achievers were in the winner’s circle much further south at Ascot Park.
Often the naughty boy, Jimmy Carter was picture perfect when delivering driver John Morrison his first group race victory in the Southern Lights Trot at Ascot Park yesterday.
A brilliant tactical drive saw the group 1 dreams of driver Sarah O’Reilly and trainers Brent and Tim White come true with American Me in the Invercargill Cup at Ascot Park yesterday.