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Lightly raced Towkay 3YO Arzak ( Towkay- Roseario by Pentire) displayed real grit and determination when posting his first career win in trying track conditions at Hawera on Monday. Arzak and the pace making Second’s Out s slipped right away from the rest of the field rounding the home turn with Second’s Out drawing two lengths clear at the 200m as Arzak began to flounder in the conditions. However not to be denied the Robyn Horton bred and owned gelding dug deep, grabbing the leader just...

Her career is full of highlights but dual Group 1 winning Towkay mare Viadana (Towkay-Yeah Nah by Kinjite) produced arguably a career best performance to land Saturday’s Group 2 Japan New Zealand International Trophy at Tauranga. Lumping 59kg and giving weight to proven performers like fellow LA bred dual Group 1 winner Xanadu, and Australian Group 3 winner Zonza, the six-year-old mare still produced her trademark burst of acceleration late to land the 1600m feature. One of the features of our...