Lux Libertas overcame plenty of adversity early in her life, but she left unfortunate beginnings behind her when completing a winning hattrick at Matamata.
Terra Mitica impressed during her first New Zealand campaign and she firmly indicated there was more improvement to come with an eye-catching trial on Tuesday.
Ellerslie’s newly developed track passed its first test on Monday since remedial work was undertaken following several slips on the surface earlier this year.
Luxuriant is taking every opportunity with fortnightly polytrack meetings at Awapuni, going back-to-back on Friday in the Ashhurst Deer And Duck Inn 1200.
Premiership-leading jockey Warren Kennedy was the first to crack the 100-win mark for the season at Matamata on Friday when guiding Lightning Dream to victory.
Snazzytavi has seemingly flown through the grades this season, and the mare will prepare for another black-type target in Wednesday’s South Waikato Cup.