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.
The Shaune Ritchie & Colm Murray-trained Tuxedo stamped himself as an early New Zealand Derby prospect when winning the Group 3 Wellington Stakes (1600m).
La Crique sprouted wings in the Pukekohe straight on Saturday to come from a near-hopeless position and win the Group 2 Auckland Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes.