The nine-race programme of group 1 races began on Saturday with an emotionally-charged victory when the Nigel McGrath-trained 2yr-old filly allowed her driver to make a tribute to a man with whom he shared many successes.
As Dizzy Miss Lizzy passed the winning post, Orange gave a salute with his whip to dedicate his win to Canterbury trainer Mike Austin, who died a week earlier.
``I will dedicate this one to Mike. It has been a hard week,'' Orange said.
The Austin and Orange training and driving partnership first struck success in 2000 with Black Mist.
They got their first win together with a pacer, but over the next 17 years trotters made up the majority of their 100 wins.
Their best success came in the mid-2000s with Ado's Invasion, who won three times at group 2 level, and Toomuch To Do, who won an Interdominion trotting heat.
Later on Jewels Day, Austin's son, Kyle, made his own tribute to his father when he lined up Buster Brady with driver Dexter Dunn wearing the late trainer's colours. The pacer finished sixth in Heaven Rocks' 4yr-old male pacers' final.
Early in the 2yr-old fillies final, the chances of Orange and Dizzy Miss Lizzy being able to deliver their tribute win did not look good.
The first half of the race was delivered on a platter to favourite Elle Mac after she easily found the front and set a soft 58.7sec opening 800m.
Despite the Mark Purdon and Natalie Rasmussen-trained filly setting herself up to be terribly hard to catch, Dizzy Miss Lizzy was even faster than her on fast closing sectionals as she unwound powerfully from three back on the markers.
``I just had to wait a little bit for a run, but when the run come I knew she would give me some and she let down well,'' Orange said.
After the win, the driver credited a key gear change by trainer Nigel McGrath for transforming the horse from an emerging talent three weeks ago to the country's leading 2yr-old filly.
``She was out of control a couple of starts ago and pulled herself into the ground. That change has just been the making of her.''
Orange was unable to repeat his success in the 3yr-old fillies' final under almost identical circumstances with Delightful Memphis.
The driver again sat three back on the markers as a Purdon-Rasmussen-trained favourite led.
Rasmussen again found the lead, although this time it look a little longer to get there from Spanish Armada's barrier 7 starting spot.
Rasmussen then dictated another comfortable 58.5sec first half before winding her charge up from the 800m.
Orange again extricated his horse from the marker line, but the challenge was in vain as Spanish Armada kicked again as soon as Delightful Memphis loomed up behind her.
In winning, Spanish Armada reeled off easily the fastest last 400m of the day in 25.5sec and sealed her place as New Zealand's leading 3yr-old pacing filly of the season.
Rasmussen later combined with the raw speed and power of Heaven Rocks to brilliantly win the 4yr-old male pacers' final.
The powerful pacing beast delivered the win for Mosgiel part-owners Phil and Margaret Creighton, despite working harder than his rivals from his unruly starting position.
The Purdon and Rasmussen stable also took claimed the 4yr-old mares final through Picadilly Princess with Mark Purdon in the sulky and the 2yr-old male pacers' final with Ashley Locaz for driver Tim Williams.
