Trainer Michael Kent says he has not been fair to Crimson Light (NZ) (Redwood) through her brief career and believes she is up to winning better races than a midweek event at Sandown.

As firstly an assistant trainer to Bart Cummings and more recently in his own right, Nigel Blackiston has handled many quality stayers in his career and he believes Verifier (NZ) (Tivaci) could head down that path in future.

Liam Howley will kick off the Australian career of former New Zealand mare Silverina (NZ) (Contributer) at Flemington.

Super Strike delivered a special and particularly satisfying win at Randwick on Saturday for the expat New Zealand father-son duo of Richard and Jason Collett.

After two unlucky runs during the Queensland Winter Carnival, accomplished Kiwi-bred gelding Ucalledit has returned to New South Wales and turned his form around in Saturday’s Listed Drinkwise Civic Stakes (1400m) at Randwick.

South Australian trainers Richard and Chantelle Jolly launched a successful interstate raid at Caulfield on Saturday, landing a determined front-running victory with their New Zealand-bred mare Wild Imagination.

Kicking off a new campaign at Caulfield on Saturday after four months off the scene, highly promising New Zealand-bred gelding St Lawrence wasted no time in making his mark.

Victorian racing will on Saturday celebrate the career of former jockey Michael Walker, who officially retired from race riding in February due to the ongoing effects of a brain injury.

An adjustment in tactics brought out the best in Cotehele (NZ) (Tavistock) last start and trainer John O’Shea said he would stick to that formula ahead of the gelding’s bid for successive wins in the Listed Civic Stakes.

Robbie Patterson will have a trio of runners across two venues in Queensland on Saturday and he is expecting strong showings from all three.

Not An Option (Not A Single Doubt) relished the Good 4 surface presented at Flemington on Saturday, with a strong win in the Brian Beattie Handicap (1420m).

Daniel Stackhouse celebrated an impressive milestone at Pakenham on Tuesday, riding his 1000th winner on Australian soil.

Former Kiwi Regal Lion (NZ) (Jakkalberry) showed terrific fight to land the Listed Ipswich Cup (2150m) on Saturday for trainer Annabel Neasham.

Racing Victoria stewards have issued show-cause notices to connections as to why the 29 horses ridden by apprentice Wiremu Pinn when his claim was incorrectly calculated should not be disqualified.

New Zealand apprentice Wiremu Pinn joked his mount Born Hustler (Tarzino) would have won by 10 lengths had he still been able to claim 3kg in the Melbourne metropolitan area.

In daunting news for her spring rivals, Australian Guineas winner Legarto (NZ) (Proisir) will return a bigger and stronger version again in the new season as connections target a possible return during the Melbourne Spring Carnival.

Benaud (Reliable Man) has been consistently competitive against some of Australia’s best horses, but remarkably his only win is in a maiden at Nowra.

Group One performer Benaud will look to build on his stakes-level performances in Saturday’s Listed W J Mckell Cup (2000m) at Rosehill on Saturday.

Dark Destroyer (NZ) (Proisir) will be back in action in Queensland on Saturday and is expected to appreciate a step up in distance in the Listed Ipswich Cup (2150m).

There is more in store for Coeur Volante, who showed an impressive turn of foot to easily account for her rivals in the opening race at Sandown on Wednesday.

Wiremu Pinn is eyeing a permanent move across the Tasman following his meteoric rise amongst Melbourne’s jockey ranks.

Apprentice jockey Wiremu Pinn displayed his supreme talent at Sandown on Saturday, notching his first metropolitan winner in Australia before going on to post a treble.

Fresh from owning Saturday’s Sandown card, Ciaron Maher and David Eustace have readjusted their sights to Monday’s Mornington program, where they have one of the shortest-priced favourites of the day in Mrs Chrissie (NZ) (Per Incanto).

He may be trained in Adelaide but Not Usual Glorious (Fiorente) stamped himself as a star of Victoria’s country cup circuit with victory in Sunday’s Swan Hill Cup (1600m).

Having already left a sizeable mark in Queensland in the sale ring, staying mare Nerve Not Verve (NZ) (Shocking) is poised to do something similar on the racetrack on Saturday when she has potentially her final race start in the Gr.2 Brisbane Cup (3200m).

The Listed Wayne Wilson (1600m) may have been something of a consolation prize at Eagle Farm on Saturday, but a spectacular performance by New Zealand-bred Antino has eased any disappointment for his trainer Tony Gollan and got him thinking about spring carnivals in Sydney and Melbourne.

Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr have a happy knack of finding the right type of unraced New Zealand galloper to show its ability in Australia.

Lisa Latta has a final opportunity to turn the stable’s Queensland winter carnival fortunes around when proven stayer Platinum Invador (NZ) (Redwood) runs at Eagle Farm on Saturday.

New Zealand-bred filly Ruthless Dame (NZ) (Tavistock) will attempt to add to her Group One haul when she heads to Eagle Farm on Saturday to contest the A$3 million Gr.1 Stradbroke Handicap (1400m).

Trainer Shaune Ritchie will be on a fact-finding mission with The Racketeer (NZ) (Proisir) this weekend.

Matamata trainers Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott are hoping to pick up a consolation prize this weekend with their two-pronged attack on the Listed Wayne Wilson (1600m) at Eagle Farm on Saturday.

Talented filly Red Card (Ribchester) made it successive stakes victories when leading throughout to land the Listed Queensland Day Stakes (1200m) at Eagle Farm on Saturday for trainer James Cummings.

Three-year-old gelding Verifier (NZ) (Tivaci) broke through for a well-deserved victory when landing the RCH Staff Appreciation Plate (2000m) at Flemington on Saturday.

Talented Kiwi apprentice Wiremu Pinn is off the mark in Australia, partnering Mystery Moment (Animal Kingdom) to victory for John Leek Jnr at Mornington on Wednesday in the Highview Speedboat Bill Handicap (2000m).