A five-time winner of the annual series, Macnab had accumulated 18 victories aboard Myers’ runners and was poised to add to that tally with capable galloper So Call Me.
In his first New Zealand steeplechase start in almost three years, Te Kahu made a stunning return to the big stage and defeated champion jumper West Coast in Saturday’s Animal Health Direct Hawke’s Bay Steeplechase.
Scotty Macnab looks forward to competing in The New Zealand Hunts’ Association Duke Of Gloucester Cup (2100m) every season, and he will be aiming for a third crown in the iconic amateurs event on Saturday at Hastings.
Grangewilliam Stud’s proven sire The Bold One, sire of this year’s Gr.3 Wellington Cup (3200m) winner Mary Louise, will stand at a slightly increased fee of $6000+GST this year.
Phantom calling races in his childhood bedroom is a key memory for Justin Evans and he is pinching himself that he is now able to live out his lifelong dream of being a race caller.
