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The winners of the 2021 Cavalcade Photo Competition have been announced

Canterbury reinsman Ben Hope convinced his parents, trainers Greg and Nina Hope, to take Homebush Lad to Oamaru on Sunday and his judgment paid off.

MIGHTY Kiwi mare Our Princess Tiffany scored one of her best and most courageous wins in a heat of Tasmanian Easter Cup last night (Sunday).

Kiwi trainer-driver Jack Trainor made it three Group 1 wins in a month when he teamed with brilliant filly Anntonia for a breathtaking Gold Bracelet final at Bathurst last night.

When Stephen Swain approached part-time Canterbury trainer Murray Alfeld and asked him to train a horse for him Alfeld had an obvious question.

Different Krug, same result

That was the tale of Friday night’s Vero Flying Stakes at Addington when the country’s best three-year-old destroyed the best of the rest in the $50,000 lead-up to the NZ Derby in two weeks time.

It would be so easy to suggest Tony Herlihy’s 1000th New Zealand training winner came an hour too soon.

Cup queen She’s Tough will be vying for her third consecutive cup victory when she tackles the Whitestone Livestock Ltd Waimate Cup (3000m) on Sunday.

Nathan Williamson has been on quite a roll lately and that looks set to continue at Addington over Easter. But he came back to earth with a thud on Monday when found Dark Horse to be lame.