Hone Heke, the winner of his two starts in a comeback to racing, has been scratched at Winton on Saturday.
Logan James has joined the Invercargill stable of Jack and Jo-Ann Gordon in quest of the Great Western Steeplechase.
Final Touch is headed to Trentham this week after an impressive win in the open 1200m at Wingatui on Saturday.
Ortem Fire is an appealing prospect for the $50,000 race for 3yr-old fillies at Wingatui tomorrow after her last-start second in the Southland Guineas.
A colt from the first crop of Gotta Go Cullen fetched top price of $100,000 on the first day of the premier yearling sale of standardbreds in Christchurch yesterday.
Rex Cochrane, the first New Zealand trainer to prepare 1000 winners and three times leading New Zealand trainer, was at Cromwell on Sunday to mark 150 years of racing at the venue.
The Jester provided a highlight of the meeting to mark 150 years of racing at Cromwell yesterday.
Straightothepoolroom, who joined the North Taieri stable of Steven Prince after his last-start win at Invercargill on February 18, is an acceptor for the Cromwell meeting on Sunday.
The Otago Racing Club meeting at Cromwell on Sunday will mark 150 years of racing at that racecourse.
Roxburgh trainers Geoff and Jude Knight have high hopes for Sonia Ellen in race 10 on the 14-race programme at Winton today.
Dream Out Loud displayed fitness to resume racing on Sunday with a trial win at Rangiora yesterday.
Alta Christiano was untroubled to win the New Zealand Kindergarten Stakes at Wyndham on Saturday, giving trainer Paul Kerr his third win in the race.
Kevin Ryder, who died at the age of 88 in Christchurch last Saturday, trained standardbreds successfully in New Zealand and the United States.
Inferno is capable of a bold showing in the listed open 2000m at Matamata today.
Franco Ledger is hard to go past in the Wyndham Cup tomorrow.
Black Caviar will bypass the Futurity Stakes at Caulfield on Saturday and have an easy time for the next two months.
Dealornodeal, bred by Wendy Blakie, of Oturehua, set a mile time trial trotting record for Australia and New Zealand when she recorded 1.55.5 at Bendigo on Sunday.
Jaggard, upset winner of the White Robe Lodge Handicap at Wingatui on February 4, has been entered for the $200,000 Otaki Stakes on Saturday.
Terror To Love is set to begin his countdown to the Auckland Cup in the Hororata Cup at Addington on Friday night.
Natuzzi gave Paul Richards his best flat win as a trainer when successful in the $47,500 Southland Guineas at Invercargill on Saturday.