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The Alexandra Park carnival for next month may be a watered down version of recent years but that won’t stop the north’s best trotter from turning up.

A 45m handicap is no stroll in the park, but after competing in the fastest ever running of New Zealand’s greatest trotting race it might just feel that way for Tweedledee at Ascot Park on Wednesday.

Resolve just needs to be in the right mood to be a force at Motukarara on Sunday.

An excellent New Zealand Cup Day performance has Heza Sport on track to be one of the horses to beat in the Timaru Cup on Saturday.

Lady Of The Light is the horse trainer Jeremy Young has been waiting for but he says that isn’t the only reason he wants the high class filly to remain unbeaten at Alexandra Park tonight.

Mark Purdon’s reputation for peaking his horses for “Grand Finals” is legendary and his son, Nathan, thinks he has done the same for Saturday night’s stellar Breeders Crown meeting.

Jason Teaz was happy to be on the road to Palmerston North from his Ohaupo base on Wednesday after the Waikato region dropped to Level 2 restrictions on Tuesday night.

A busy week of racing across the South Island starts for Brad Mowbray at Winton on Thursday.

If races were won on looks alone Brent Borcoskie would be a lot more confident about Moment of Kaos' chances at Rangiora today.