Consistent 2YO gelding Hard Merchandize (Burgundy- Pride and Passion by Encosta De Lago) was a deserved winner of the Listed John Turkington Forestry Castletown Stakes (1200m), the feature event at Wanganui on Saturday.
Bred by Christopher Grace, Hard Merchandize was bought out of the LA draft at the 2016 Karaka Select Sale by his trainer and part owner Gary Vile.
Hard Merchandize now has the record of three wins, a second and a fifth placing in the G1 Manawatu Sires Produce from his five starts.