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Nathan Purdon could only think of one person when Oscar Bonavena swept past his rivals to win the Group 1 Dominion at Addington on Show Day.

It's been another successful day for the all-powerful All Stars (Purdon Racing) with wins in two of the day's three Group 1s on Show Day at Addington.

Oamaru trainer Phil Williamson was pleased but by no means surprised when Empire City was simply too good for her rivals in yesterday's listed Macca Lodge Sires’ Stakes Fillies Classique at Ashburton.

It didn’t start as the perfect preparation but it will be if Southland trotter Smokin Bandar enters harness racing’s history books at Addington on Show Day.

Trotting's premier race dates back to 1911, and 50 years ago the great Jack Smolenski won his first and only Dominion Handicap.

Show Day is another massive day at Addington, highlighted by the three Group 1s - the Renwick Farms Dominion Trot, the Dunstan Horse Feeds Sires' Stakes Series Final for the 2YO Fillies, and the Airpark Canterbury NZ Pacing Free For…

Minutes after Show Day racing at Addington concludes, The Thames Country Cups meeting gets underway at Cambridge Raceway.

Akuta looks to have been handed Friday's $200,000 Airpark Canterbury New Zealand Free-For-All on a plate with the scratching of his New Zealand Cup conqueror Swayzee.

The time honoured Dominion Trot highlights a bumper Show Day programme at Addington on Friday.