Phil and Margaret Creighton, the East Taieri owner-breeders, continued a run of success when Numero Uno won at Oamaru yesterday.
The 3yr-old filly led over the last 1200m of 2000m and came again after being headed in the run home.
"We needed the win to get into the next heat of the Sires' Stakes," Phil Creighton said.
He bred Numero Uno, by In The Pocket and the first foal of Hide The Gold, winner of four races.
Hide The Gold is a half-sister by Holmes Hanover to Stabilizer (1.51.2).
Numero Uno is trained for Creighton by Greg and Nina Hope at Woodend Beach.
The $10,000 late entry fee was paid for Numero Uno to contest the series.
She ran fifth in the opening heat at Waterlea on January 15.
The next heat is at Ashburton on February 13.
The late entry fee was also paid for Anvil On Fire, an impressive winner at Forbury Park last Thursday.
Phil Creighton bred Bettor Move It, winner of the heat of the Young Guns series for 2yr-old fillies at Alexandra Park last Friday at her first start.
Margaret took a 25% share in Bettor Move It after the daughter of Bettor's Delight-Pocket A Dream was bought by trainer Cran Dalgety for $22,000 at the premier yearling sale last February.
Bettor Move It is by Bettor's Delight out of Pocket A Dream, a half-sister by In The Pocket to Beefy T, winner of the Golden Nugget Stakes and Chariots Of Fire.
Phil Creighton is also in the ownership of Major Mark and Matt Maguire, 2yr-old winners this season.
The Dalgety-trained Matt Maguire won at Addington last month in his only start.
Major Mark, trained by Mark Purdon and Grant Payne, is unbeaten in two heats of the Young Guns series.
Strawbs Fire Chip was a seven and a-half-length winner for Blenheim owner-trainer Paul Scott after a multi-tasking weekend.
"We had to bring the trailer float to Christchurch to shift our daughter so we decided to bring the horse along and go on to Oamaru," Diana Scott, wife of the trainer, said.
The Scotts and Paul Scott's mother, Carol, have Strawbs Fire Chip leased from breeder Brian Wastney, of Blenheim.
The Courage Under Fire gelding had won on grass at New Plymouth as a 2yr-old last season.
The Dunn family was to the fore yesterday.
Robert Dunn trained the winners Niraadi (Oamaru Cup) and Pacific Flight.
Niraadi, who was posting his seventh win on grass, overcame a 40m handicap in the hands of Dexter Dunn.
Pacific Flight was driven by Tim Williams, a junior employed by the Dunn stable.
Rose Dunn, wife of the trainer, is in the ownership of both horses.
She races Niraadi with Ross and Angela Gordon, of Christchurch, and Ross's parents, Don and Carol Gordon.
Rose's mother, Elaine Bagrie, and brother, Peter, share the ownership of Pacific Fleet.
Dexter leads the drivers' premiership with 90 wins.
Graeme Rogerson and Steven Reid lead the trainers with 59 wins, four ahead of Purdon and Payne.
John Dunn missed his two driving engagements yesterday due to the recurrence of a back injury.
The 3yr-old filly Cutie Patootie, winner of the maiden trot, also has family connections.
She is raced by Highbank trainer Carl Middleton with his wife, Heather, son Greg and daughter, Robyn Hood.
Captain Peacock, part-owned by the Gapmad syndicate, of Oamaru, easily won a maiden race.
The 3yr-old had been placed in his other two starts.
Choise Achiever won a workout at Rangiora on Saturday in 2.29.5 for 2000m (mobile), the last 800m in 55.9.
The 3yr-old is unbeaten in three races, including a double at the Marlborough meeting last month.
Baileys Dream won over the same distance in 2.30.7 and 55.7 on Saturday He won by a head from Muscle Beach, with half a head to Kiwi Ingenuity.
Baileys Dream (22 wins) is set to resume in the $75,000 Summer Cup, a 2600m free-for-all at Addington next Saturday.
His stablemate, Monkey King, is back in action in the same race.
Baileys Dream has not raced since he finished third to Auckland Reactor and Monkey King over a mile at Cambridge in January, 2009.
He subsequently had cartilage removed from behind a knee to rectify a soreness problem.
"He has had three workouts and a trial lately and we are very pleased with him," Brendon Hill, his Kaiapoi trainer, said.
Todd Mitchell has been engaged to drive Baileys Dream and Ricky May is on Monkey King.
Mitchell drove Baileys Dream to win the 2008 Ashburton Flying Stakes.
Kiwi Ingenuity is also in the ffa on Saturday.
Trainer Robbie Holmes eased her back early on Saturday and timed her last 800m in 54.5.
Cincinnati Kid had his most important win in the $A125,000 Ballarat Cup on Saturday night.
The In The Pocket 8yr-old entire has won 20 races and some $A375,000 in Australia.
He was sold out of the Clevedon stable of Gareth Dixon after two wins in seven starts.
Mr Feelgood was promoted to second and Karloo Mick relegated to third.
Cincinnati Kid rated 1.59.8 for the 2710m (mobile).
Bondy rated 2.01.6 for the same distance from a standing start when he began his Australian campaign.
Cilla's Earl (2.02.5 for 2710m, mobile) and Sundons Gift (2.02.7) won the Interdominion heats for trotters.
Lincoln Royal (Sir Lincoln in New Zealand) and Major Bronski rated 1.58,3 for 2240m (mobile) when winning heats of the Victoria Derby at Melton on Friday night.
Lanercost won the other heat in a 1.59.2 rate.
