The Kiwis hit early on the opening day of Warrnambool’s three-day May carnival, with the Mark Walker-trained Leaderboard winning the two-mile maiden hurdle.
Pulchritudinous, the last-startNew Zealand Oaks victor, will mark her debut for Tulloch Lodge in the Group 1 Australasian Oaks (2000m) at Morphettville.
Last year's Group 1 Northerly Stakes (1800m) victor, Dom To Shoot, tragically passed away following reports of a bowel injury sustained during his spell.