“What a super horse,” he said. “My mum and dad are here today, so it was nice to ride a big winner in front of them. “We are horse racing people to the bone and it means everything to us. “I just said to Joe, ‘he has done really well, he has eaten every day, he is working well, I have done my job’. “There is more in him in handicaps at this stage and I am hoping he can progress to weight-for-age level.”– LOVERACING.NZ News Desk

Source: New Zealand Herald January 17, 2026 19:02 UTC