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    • Impressive debut winner Waka has returned home to Surrey Farm, near Bulls, ahead of his second-up assignment at Wanganui on Saturday. The three-year-old son of Hello Youmzain was born and raised at the Rangitikei property of owner-breeders Christopher and Susanna Grace, whose familiar gold and green colours he carried to a dominant debut victory at New Plymouth last month. Trainer Mark Forbes was pleased with the win and said the gelding will continue to improve with time. “He has shown us a lot at home. He has still got a lot to learn so he is only going to get better with racing,” the Cambridge horseman said. “He had a week off after his last start and he seems to be coming up well, I am happy with his track work.” Waka will be ridden by Kelly Myers from barrier five in the La Nuova Dry Cleaners 3YO 1200, and Forbes said his charge has travelled down well ahead of his weekend assignment. “He is back where he was born and raised,” Forbes said. “He is out at Surrey Farm, which is only 40 minutes to the racetrack, so it works out perfect. He is in an environment he knows and he seems to have travelled down well, so I am happy.” While Waka holds a nomination for the Gr.1 Trackside New Zealand Derby (2400m) on Champions Day in March, Forbes said he will more likely be aimed towards the Windsor Park Stud 3YO Trophy (1500m) on the Ellerslie undercard. “There is a 1500m race that will suit him a lot better on the same day,” he said. “We will just see how he goes tomorrow and make a decision after that.” Forbes will return north on Sunday to head to Ellerslie where he will line-up last-start winner Perfect Habit in the Elsdon Park 1200. “His last start win was very impressive at Wellington. The sectionals were phenomenal for the last 600m,” Forbes said. The Tivaci gelding will be seeking to go back-to-back on Sunday, with his performance dictating whether he returns to the Auckland track in a fortnight to contest the Gr.3 Cambridge Stud Almanzor Trophy (1200m). “Barrier one is bit of an awkward draw for him,” he said. “Hopefully there is enough tempo in the race, but we are trying to get a line on him on whether we push onto the Almanzor or find a softer path for him.” View the full article
    • Promising filly Lucy In The Sky will launch her bid for higher age group honours when she resumes at Ellerslie. The Cambridge Stud-bred and raced daughter of Hello Youmzain will kick off in the Elsdon Park 3YO (1200m) on Sunday before she returns to stakes company. The Tony Pike-trained Lucy In The Sky made a good impression as a juvenile with a debut victory at northern headquarters. That form proved to be significant with runner-up Miss Ziggy subsequently placing in the Gr.3 Barneswood Farm Stakes (1200m) and third placegetter Lollapalooza winning the Gr.3 Gold Trail Stakes (1200m) and finishing second in the Gr.1 New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m). Lucy In The Sky then ran sixth in the Gr.1 Sistema Stakes (1200m) before landing the Listed Champagne Stakes (1200m) at her last appearance in May. “She obviously raced late into her two-year-old season, but she didn’t quite spell as well as we wanted in the winter,” Pike said. “We thought the early three-year-old races would come up a bit quickly for her, so we put her back out in the paddock.” Lucy In The Sky indicated her readiness to return to action when placing in an open 1200m at Avondale last month. “She trialled very well and we’d like to think she’s going to be competitive in some of the better three-year-old races,” Pike said. “She certainly looks like she will be and based on her last barrier trial and the way she’s been working, she is forward enough to resume and run well. “At this stage, we’ll use this race as a lead-up to the Almanzor Trophy (Gr.3, 1200m) on Karaka Millions night. That’s a short-term goal and then we’ll map out a program from there.” Pike is also keen on the chances at Ellerslie of Wind Rush, who will be partnered by apprentice Sam McNab in the Myracehorse Handicap (1300m). “He’s due a winning turn from a good gate (5), the three-kilo claim will really help him and he’s clearly my other best chance at the meeting,” he said. Wind Rush was second when resuming at Te Rapa and then finished a sound fourth under 59.5kg at Ellerslie. Meanwhile, emerging three-year-old Argo, an ownership mate of Lucy In The Sky, has come through his run for third in the Gr.2 Levin Classic (1400m) in grand order. “He bounced through the run really well, it was a big step up in class from running in a Rating 65 into a good quality Group Two,” Pike said. “He travelled super and jogged up to them, he almost got there too soon, so he is obviously progressing well. “We’ll just see how he does in the next week or so and we’re giving some consideration to running in the three-year-old mile on Karaka Millions night.” View the full article
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