Franco Jamar, who was scratched from his engagement at Addington on Friday night through lameness, bounced back to win a work-out in fast time the next day.
Ian Signal, who owned, trained and bred the top galloper of the 1960s and '70s Johnny Cash, was a visitor at the Otago Racing Club meeting on Saturday.
Terror To Love, who lost a winning chance when he tangled in the closing stages of the New Zealand Kindergarten Stakes, could bounce back in the heat of the Sires' Stakes at Forbury Park tonight.
Camsplace Dexter, who is engaged at Forbury Park on Thursday night, sprinted the fastest last 800m of 57.9 when winning his trial there yesterday.
Awsum Dude emerged as staying 3yr-old of worth when he won a 2000m maiden at Cromwell yesterday.
Hostile Grins, who posted his third win in four starts when successful at Winton yesterday, will be freshened with the possibility he will return to Southland for an $18,000 race for 4yr-olds at Gore on Sunday week.
Neville Patterson is retiring in July after 18 years as caretaker of the Gore racecourse.
Franco Jamar, who has won seven of his last eight starts, is to be given his chance in major races for 3yr-olds.
Le Sol marked the 50th New Zealand Kindergarten Stakes on Saturday by winning in race record time of 1.54.3 for the mile.
El Chico had his third win since joining the Ashburton stable of Jan Hay when successful in the open 1600m race at Riccarton on Saturday.
Gavin Forbes, the owner-trainer of Lord Forbes, was in Nelson attending his badly injured son when the 4yr-old entire easily won the Wyndham Cup in a brilliant 3.58.6 for 3200m on Saturday.
Wall Street, favourite for the Otaki Stakes tomorrow. Photo by Tayler Strong.
Wall Street will be expected to step up to weight-for-age racing in the $200,000 feature metric mile at Otaki tomorrow.
He has won the Thorndon Handicap at Trentham and Coupland's Handicap, both over 1600m, the distance of the Otaki race.
Wall Street has five won of his six starts this season and he was badly checked and finished ninth in his other start.
Jason Laking is back aboard Titsgittin in the Invercargill Cup tomorrow at the request of the owners.
A filly bred by Phil Creighton, of East Taieri, and Stewart Gillman, of Lochiel, fetched second-top price of $110,000 at the New Zealand Premier Yearling Sale in Christchurch yesterday.
Mmooza and Docmelfi have joined the stable of Gavin Smith, who has won seven races since he transferred his team to Ashworth's Beach from Rangiora two months ago.
The top price on the opening day of the premier yearling sale in Christchurch yesterday was $85,000 for a Christian Cullen-San Sophia colt.
Trainer Michael Pitman has abandoned hopes of racing Coup Align in the KrisFlyer Sprint in Singapore in May due to quarantine requirements. Pitman said the time in quarantine would be too harsh...
Tact Lizzie gave Trevor Proctor his first group one win in his third season as a trainer when she was successful in the New Zealand Breeders' Stakes at Addington on Friday night.
Peter Chambers made the trip from Jakarta to see his horses race at Ashburton on Saturday and he was rewarded with wins by Shezoneoftheboyz (New Zealand Hambletonian) and Jumanji Franco.
Reinsman Brent Barclay has a fourth Waikouaiti Cup in his sights when he drives Badlands Jewel tomorrow.
