Forgotten Highway tipped to get Easter Chocolates

By Dave Di Somma - Harness News Desk

Despite a lack of recent racing,  Kiwi-bred pacer Forgotten Highway is being talked up as a big contender for the  $40,000 Easter Cup at Gloucester Park in Perth.

Formerly trained by Mitchell Kerr in North Canterbury, the son of Bettor’s Delight finished eighth in the 2018  New Zealand Cup and headed to Western Australia in June last year.  Now being trained by Michael Brennan the six-year-old has had two wins, four seconds and one third in seven starts.

But “Butch”, as he was known in New Zealand, goes into a Group 2 staying test over 2902 metres having raced only once in the past five months.

In November last year he was spelled after recording an elevated heart rate and low red cell count.

But his resumption at  Pinjarra on Monday was a winning one.  In the Easter Cup he will  be handled for the first time by Nathan Turvey, after regular driver Michael Grantham opted for stablemate Miss Sangrial.

He will start from barrier three on the front line with experts in Perth saying he ticks a lot of boxes as a winning chance.

Before heading to Australia Forgotten Highway won six from 29 in New Zealand, with his final success as a $1.70 favourite at Methven in March. 

Among Forgotten Highway’s rivals in the  feature to be run just after midnight on Friday morning will be another former Kiwi Taroona Bromac, who has won 10 from 13,  and Always An Honour to be driven by Gary Hall Junior who has won this race five times already.​