Rod Fuller

With the prospect of an Evergreen Country Championship inclusion high on the agenda, Pony Soprano looks set for a forward showing in the Fishers Plumbing Plus Handicap at Port Macquarie on Sunday.

With recent placings in metropolitan feature races under his belt, the stage is set for Belvedere Boys to claim the major prize in the $200,000 Carlton Dry 3.5 per cent Port Macquarie Cup on an outstanding day of racing action at Port on Friday.

A peach ride from Glenn Cahill aboard Chilling highlighted a successful day of thoroughbred action on Fisher’s Plumbing Plus Race Day at Port Macquarie on Saturday. Cahill commenced his riding career at Coffs Harbour under the watchful eye of Jim and Kris Jarvis before relocating to the southern districts and this has resulted in great success in honing his skills and confidence.

A classic and patient ride from Grant Buckley resulted in a dominant victory by A Pound of Salt in the $40,000 Wauchope Cup at Port Macquarie on Sunday. The large crowd was left in awe as the Todd Howlett trained gelding powered down the crown of the track to land the club’s feature from Russian Roni with Annulus working home well to land the minor prize in front of Point Counterpoint.

After being narrowly defeated at Grafton a fortnight ago, Kaiwi is set to deliver the goods on McGuigan BMW Race Day at Port Macquarie on Saturday ... Peter Sinclair puts the polish on Kaiwi and relocated from his home base of Moree to train privately for Sutton Park racing boss, Mark Sowerby, and the astute mentor possesses a great strike rate after winning just under 900 races.

In a finish befitting such a prestigious race, Invasive Dreams was able sneak along the rails and claim a decisive victory in the $65,000 Port Panters Queen of the North at Port Macquarie on Friday.

In a spirited finish that had the large crowd on the edge of their seats, Prancing with Fire was able to withstand all challengers to claim the Flower Hotels Cup at Port Macquarie ... Luke Rolls was seen to advantage as he settled the daughter of Sir Prancelot in a perfect position just off the speed before driving through the gap…

A powerful finishing burst down the centre of the home straight resulted in Dis is Heaven landing a solid victory in the Char Bar Catering Handicap at Port Macquarie on Sunday. Luke Rolls allowed the flashy bay galloper to settle midfield before making a move approaching the final bend and racing away from Get Some Fun and Heir Apparent to score by a half length margin.

With an unblemished record on the new track surface under her belt, Get Some Fun is poised for further progression through the ranks with victory at Port Macquarie ... Karen Owen trained filly broke her maiden status with great authority when accounting for Diamondsaremio by just over four lengths and was able to withstand the finishing effort of Pony Soprano at her most recent performance over 1200 metres.

The dimensions surrounding the club’s premier event became a great deal clearer when Prime Impact stormed to victory in the WIN Network Port Macquarie Cup Prelude on a successful resumption to racing at the circuit last Sunday. With the first two placegetters gaining exemptions in the final field for the $200,000 Port Cup to be conducted on Friday week and the opportunity for qualification into the massive prizemoney pool available for The Big Dance at Randwick on Melbourne Cup Day, there was a at stake.