No, that’s not a typo for a word meaning something very different, it’s Latin for ‘year’. Whether you like or approve of the new regime that took over HRNZ this time last year, no one can accuse them of sitting on their hands.

It would take a lot of research that I’m not willing to delve into, to find out if any horse trainer of any code in any Country, has prepared the winner of the same Group One race twice, with a gap of 42 years in between. If it has happened, it would certainly be extremely rare, and would probably involve someone from a high-profile family, like the Purdon’s.

Re: Final Race Meeting At Addington Raceway For 2021
The final race meeting for 2021 at Addington Raceway is scheduled for Friday 17 December with a 5.17pm start and finishing at 9.13pm (based on a 10 race programme).

See Professor Ben Sykes from Massey University explain the intricacies of gastric ulcer disease in horses.