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Bettor Twist’s first big Aussie moment has arrived.

The only reason Cover Girl is at Ashburton today rather than in Victoria is because trainer-driver Bob Butt wants to look after her.

The fields are out for Addington on Friday (Show Day), including the two Group 1 features – the Renwick Farms Dominion and the Mediaworks NZ Pacing Free For All.

"The New Zealand Cup is heading to Australia, again. Copy That’s dominant win in NZ’s biggest race of any code, the NZ Trotting Cup, was the third successive year the winner was owned by Australians.

Turnover on yesterday’s New Zealand Cup meeting topped $5m, but it was still well short of last year’s total.

A split second battle won early in Tuesday’s $600,000 IRT New Zealand Cup ultimately won Copy That the war.

Covid stopped him being there but it couldn’t stop Ray Green from delivering the training performance of a lifetime as Copy That staved off his rivals to win the IRT New Zealand Cup at Addington on Tuesday.

Mark Purdon had a New Zealand Cup day to remember at Addington Raceway on Tuesday with six wins, but the one that stood out above the rest was Oscar Bonavena’s victory in the Group 1 Livamol NZ Trotting Free-For-All (1980m).

A stunning display of speed and stamina from Franco Indie delivered the perfect result for Spreydon Lodge in the Group 1 Sires Stakes Final on New Zealand Cup Day.