Melbourne-based jockey Luke Currie has previously competed overseas in Hong Kong, Singapore, Mauritius and Malaysia and he is now set to add New Zealand to that list.
La Crique hasn’t returned to Trentham since she won the Gr.3 Desert Gold Stakes as a 3yr old, the star mare will line up as a leading hope in Saturday’s Gr.1 TAB Mufhasa Classic.
Group One performer Express Yourself has returned home from her spring campaign in Melbourne and is now on a path towards the Gr.1 TAB Telegraph (1200m) at Trentham on January 4.
Last start Gr.3 Thompson Handicap (1600m) winner Town Cryer has another Trentham feature in her sights, taking the next step towards the Gr.1 TAB Mufhasa Classic (1600m) at the Foxton trials on Tuesday.
Peter Lock’s fast-improving sprinter Debit collected her third win on the bounce at Trentham on Saturday, winning the On Track 1200 with some authority.
Under-rated mare Sacred Pearl has taken her career earnings past $200,000 with back-to-back wins in feature staying races this spring, including Saturday’s Mode Technology Feilding Cup (2100m) at Trentham.
Progressive mare Marotiri Molly made in three wins in a row when she overcame a chequered passage in the home straight to take out the Courtesy Ford Redcraze Bowl (1400m) at Trentham.