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New Zealand’s brightest trotting star is set to miss much of next season.

BUZZ Victorian pacer Ride High has been installed opening Victoria Cup favourite as he prepares for a second-up run at Melton on Saturday night.

Trainers Kirstin Barclay and Tank Ellis and owner Tom Kilkelly can dare to dream again after their star pacer U May Cullect got an important all clear this week.

Ray Jenkins is not a big fan of Canterbury winters and in recent times has opted for the 20-plus degrees of Queensland instead.

ANTHONY Butt wants his young star Perfect Stride to be part of the revamped Queensland Winter Carnival.

New Zealand’s most in-form harness racing stable will have to overcome a new challenge this week: having their training track washed away.

It may have been a wet winters day at Addington Raceway on Sunday, but it will live long in the memory of Jo-ann Buckland-Stevens.

Punters backed Bossmaro into an equal money favourite in the Fahey Fence hire Mobile Pace (2600m) at Addington Raceway on Sunday and the Rodger Austin-trained gelding didn’t disappoint his supporters.

EMOTIONS ran high for Kate Gath at Melton last night