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The top lot of Australia’s inaugural Nutrien Yearling Sale is heading to NZ.

Mark Purdon’s rushed trip across from Christchurch to the inaugural Nutrien Yearling Sales in Melbourne reaped immediate rewards.

Some quick thinking more than five years ago continued to pay dividends for trainer Brent Shirley at Ascot Park on Saturday through the win of Tac Mac.

Who knew such a small field could bring such joy?

She’s Tough will be back to her pet distance and preferred racing surface when she contests the Woodlands Mount Hutt Pacing Cup (3000m) at Methven on Sunday.

The Local is predicting some long prices at Methven’s penultimate meeting of the harness season this Sunday at the Mt. Harding racecourse, this is how he sees things. . .  

A good result in the Magnum Automotive/Wanaka Auto Elec & Mechanical Mobile Pace (2200m) at Ascot Park Raceway on Saturday will have exciting three-year-old American Lightning in line for a Group Two test next month.

Trainer Logan Hollis knows Christianshavtime needs a new weapon to have a realistic chance of snaring a Group One this season.

Newly-crowned Group One-winning trainer Craig Edmonds says he doesn’t like trotters any more than pacers. “I just like fast horses,” he laughs.