Aptly-named homebred Country Salon will be out to continue Gavin Sharrock’s golden run with his juveniles this season when he tackles Friday’s Listed John Turkington Forestry Castletown Stakes (1200m) at Otaki.

Stratford visitor Soldier Boy made a long-awaited return to the winners’ enclosure when he came out on top in a three-horse tussle in the SKYCITY Hamilton Mile (1600m) at Te Rapa.

Kurtis Pertab wasn’t short of options for War Queen before he settled on a return trip to the Central Districts for his impressive debut winner.

Former jockey Herbie Rauhihi, who was revered by many young hoops in the Central Districts, has passed away, aged 86.

He may have been away in Australia, but that didn’t stop Robbie Patterson from stealing the show on his home track on Tuesday, combining with Triston Moodley to win four consecutive races on the apprentice-only card.

The Te Awamutu stable of Katrina and Simon Alexander is Major Major’s third home, and a commanding performance in Saturday’s Trackside.co.nz (2100m) at Ellerslie suggested it could be the most successful one for the late-developing seven-year-old.

Two weeks after an impressive win in a 1400m three-year-old race at Te Rapa, Te Awamutu trainers Katrina and Simon Alexander are sticking to a similar formula with talented filly Acapelago at Ellerslie this weekend.

Microshare syndicator The Frac Club hit gold straight away with their promising filly Zormella, and their gold colours are set to appear on the track over winter through two recent purchases.

Late-season black type is on the radar for Platinum Diamond after an impressive upset victory in Saturday’s Full Circle Appearance Medicine 2YO (1200m) at Wanganui.

Consistent Taranaki mare Our Jumala has a number of winter features in her future and Robbie Patterson hopes she can pick up the first of those in Saturday’s Listed AGC Training Stakes (1600m) at Wanganui.

Mike Breslin has an eye on the future with his two talented three-year-olds when heading to Te Rapa on Saturday.

Astoria Brooke has inherited a number of qualities from her dam Astor, most importantly her talent on the track, which was evident with back-to-back victories at Hawera on Sunday.

Awapuni trainers Shaun and Hazel Fannin will have two contenders carrying the silks of stable stalwart Graham Stewart in the Harrisons Solar Power 1600 at Trentham on Saturday, including recent Australian import The Precursor.

Trainer Gavin Sharrock rocked punters once again with another promising young horse from his Stratford -based operation when Country Salon overcame a slow start to bury his race rivals late in the piece as he took out the Ladies Man 2YO (1200m) on a testing Heavy 10 surface at Trentham.