Hunter Durrant has been rewarded for his commitment to Te Akau Racing’s Riccarton barn with promotion to assistant trainer for the trans-Tasman operation.
After going into the Cup Carnival without any black-type victories to her name, Mehzebeen leaves with two, including Saturday’s Group 3 New Zealand Cup.
A powerhouse performance in Saturday’s Financial Services at Tauranga proved that former star three-year-old Wild Night is right back at the top of his game.
Mark Walker and Sam Bergerson have already sealed the trainers’ premiership, and they already have their eye on continuing their dominance into next term.