Leap To Fame out of NZ Cup

BREAKING NEWS 

Commanding favourite Leap To Fame is out of Tuesday's $1m IRT New Zealand Trotting Cup at Addington Raceway.

The champion Australian pacer was due to arrive in Christchurch on Sunday and was at short odds to win the country's biggest race in four days time. 

But after returning unsatisfactory blood tests he has now been scratched from the Cup and will not make the trip.

We will continue to provide updates as they become available.

 

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