Beyond Reason began his 3yr-old campaign with a spectacular win in a maiden trot at Oamaru yesterday.
Stunin Cullen took his stake earnings to over $1 million with a track-record win in the group one $A125,000 Ballarat Cup on Saturday night.
Fuoco has been scratched at Invercargill today in favour of a start in the Oamaru Cup on grass at Oamaru tomorrow.
Woodend Beach horseman David Butt is set for a lucrative day at Invercargill tomorrow.
Collecting set a New Zealand record for a 3yr-old filly and a track record for all ages, with a time of 2.46.3 for 2200m from a standing start at Forbury Park last night.
The White Robe Lodge training and breeding establishment at North Taieri was to the fore with four wins at Gore yesterday.
The Forbury Park Trotting Club's meeting tomorrow night will mark 50 years of racing under lights at the raceway.
Quality Invasion, an easy winner of his two starts but on the sideline for 15 months, has been entered for the Oamaru meeting on Sunday.
Matt Maguire was confirmed yesterday for a Victoria Derby mission, accompanying his West Melton stablemate Smiling Shard to Melbourne on Wednesday.
David Walsh is the replacement rider for Milo in the Gore Guineas tomorrow, attempting to replicate the winning combination of two years ago.
Swift Alliance could justify the payment of the $30,665 late entry fee with a win in the $1 million Telegraph Handicap at Trentham tomorrow.
Monton will wear blinkers in the $1 million Telegraph Handicap at Trentham on Saturday.
Dancing Diamonds, the top-priced yearling filly last year at $110,000, has her first start at Addington tomorrow night.
Vladimir The Great, the winner of his two starts, is now in the Sydney stable Peter Rixon after being sold.
Paramount Geegee, winner of nine of his 11 starts in races for 2yr-olds, has been nominated for a race for 3yr-old trotters at Addington on Friday night.
Tim and Anthony Butt, whose stable has been in great form, will turn their attention to Australia with Stunin Cullen.
Planet Rock, the Riccarton filly who impressively won the 2yr-old race at Ellerslie on Saturday, has the Karaka Million as her next assignment.
Andrew Brown announced his resignation as chief executive officer of the New Zealand Racing Board yesterday after 19 months in the job.
Hostile Grins, who has trained on since his outstanding win in the Wairio Cup, commands respect at Marlborough today.
Stunin Cullen took his stake earnings to $987,647 when he won the $55,000 Northern Southland Cup at Ascot Park yesterday.