Kotare Mach showed he was on track for the $40,000 group two Pelorus Classic at Waterlea on Sunday with a win at the Addington trials yesterday.
Kotare Mach, who has won his last three starts and nine of his 22 races, was successful in the one-win and faster pace yesterday.
He ran the 1950m (mobile) in 2.23.7 (a 1.58.5 mile rate), the last 800m in 57.8 and the final 400m in 27.4.
The 4yr-old won his last start at Addington on November 19 beating Smiling Shard and his previous start on the same track with Franco Emirate the runner-up.
My Mei was 10.4sec inside the required time when he qualified at Addington yesterday.
My Mei ran the 2600m in 3.21.4, the last 800m in 57.5 and the final 400m in 27.7 to win by eight lengths.
My Mei is a Falcon Seelster 3yr-old gelding trained by David and Catherine Butt.
Bizzie Girl, the dam of My Mei, has also produced the 2yr-old Howzat (by McArdle), who won a 2yr-old heat at Winton yesterday.
Major Mark has been confirmed for the Victoria Derby.
The heats of the Derby are at Melton on January 28 and the final there on February 5.
The Mark Purdon-Grant Payne-trained Major Mark finished second to Gold Ace in the Elsu Classic last month.
Numero Uno, a winner at the Thames meeting on Sunday, has joined the Pokeno stable of Dave and Clare McGowan.
Numero Uno, owned by Phil Creighton, of East Taieri, was previously trained by Greg and Nina Hope.
Roseraire, a last-start winner at Motukarara, has joined the Maramarua stable of Ian Small.
Roseraire won three races for John Parsons.
Trainer Hamish Hunter has been fined $450 over Franco Ledger returning a positive test at the Tuapeka meeting at Forbury Park on October 24.
Franco Ledger, trained and owned by Hunter and the What Ever syndicate, was disqualified from first placing, forfeiting a $4850 stake.
Gorgeous Guest has been promoted to first.
The decisions were made after a hearing by Judicial Control Authority representatives Dr Geoff Hall and Dave Steel at Roxburgh on January 4.
No order was made for costs.
Hunter admitted the charge.
Franco Ledger returned a positive test to Ranitidine, a medication used for the treatment of stomach ulcers.
It was established at the hearing that Franco Ledger had been placed in a loose box at Forbury Park raceway.
The box contained a feed bin used to feed Ranitidine to a horse.
Hunter checked that the bin was free of any feed or substance but he did not wipe it out.
It was considered a few grains of the prohibited substance had remained.
Franco Ledger was fed from the bin.
It was conceded that there was little natural light in the 40 to 50-year-old box to enable Hunter to identify the tiny residue.
Messrs Hall and Steel recommended that the new general manager at Forbury Park give urgent attention to ensuring feed bins can be removed from the boxes.
The Dunedin racecourse inspector Norm Scott had previously made this recommendation to the management at Forbury Park.
Trainer Mark Jones has been fined $2000 and ordered to pay $350 costs to the JCA over Algeepee, whom he trains, returning an excessive level of blood carbon dioxide.
Algeepee was disqualified from fourth at the Addington meeting on October 30.
Algeepee returned a level of 38.2 compared with the permitted level of 35.
