Brent and Cherry Taylor’s Trelawney Stud enjoyed a rewarding day at Trentham where the Waikato farm celebrated a winning double and collected further black type with a future member of their broodmare band.
Promising three-year-old Thunder In Motion put himself in contention for a tilt at next month's Gr.1 New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m) with an impressive maiden victory at Trentham on Sunday.
Promising three-year-old filly Puzzle opened her winning account with a convincing performance at Trentham on Sunday, with trainer Johno Benner confident there is plenty more to come from the daughter of Satono Aladdin.
Last season’s Gr.1 New Zealand Derby (2400m) winner Road To Paris resumed with a pleasing trial at Te Awamutu on Thursday, and now trainers Roger James and Robert Wellwood are setting their sights towards a feature mile with their charge.
Rejuvenated galloper Knock Off proved too tough for his rivals in the Trentham mud as he dominated proceedings from the front to capture the Gr.3 Hunterville Vet Club Metric Mile (1600m) on Saturday.
Trainer Robbie Patterson is confident his promising colt Ronaldo is capable of scoring a Group One result this season – it is just a question over which distance.
There will just be one Central Districts representative in Saturday’s Gr.1 Proisir Plate (1400m) at Ellerslie, and trainer Lisa Latta is hopeful one is enough to claim the lion’s share of the $400,000 purse.
