Apprentice jockey Bailey Rogerson remains in the intensive care unit at Waikato Hospital but her condition has taken a significant turn for the better, having regained consciousness and is now breathing without assistance.

Expectations for Orchestral will be kept in check when the outstanding mare resumes at Pukekohe on Saturday.

Meaningful Star shone brightly last Saturday when runner-up in the Gr.2 Tauranga Stakes (1530m) and he could now get the opportunity to defend his crown in the Gr.3 Great Northern Challenge Stakes (1600m) at Ellerslie on Saturday week.

Cambridge trainer Paul Mirabelli is now eyeing the Gr.1 Trackside New Zealand Derby (2400m) with Shoma following his pleasing placing in last Saturday’s Gr.1 New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m) at Riccarton.

Classy mare Mary Shan has black-type targets on her agenda after bouncing back to winning form in Saturday’s Happy Hire Cup (1400m) at Tauranga.

Untapped four-year-old Smart Love continued her stunning rise through the grades with a dominant display in the opener at Pukekohe Park on Saturday.

Trans-Tasman trainer Andrew Forsman is hoping his stable can feature on both sides of the ditch this weekend.

A team of four will defend Te Akau’s crown in the Gr.1 New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m), claimed 12 months ago by Captured By Love, who will bid to return to winning form on the Riccarton undercard.

The Odyssey’s performance at Ellerslie on Melbourne Cup Day may result in a change to his immediate program.

For the second year in a row, the Gr.1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) dream has gone unfulfilled for the connections of highly talented Kiwi stayer Mark Twain.

Cambridge trainer Sam Mynott is hoping to take her stable’s winning momentum into the weekend.

Marotiri Molly has paid the price for her high rating in the Central Districts so far this spring and it will be a similar story in Saturday’s Valley Plumbing Redcraze Bowl (1400m) at Tauherenikau.

Rain, rain, go away – that’s the thoughts of many trainers around the country as the wet weather persists through the spring.

Trainers Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott went on a fact-finding mission to Pukekohe on Wednesday with I’munstoppable, and they got the answers they were after.