Feature racing returns to Hatrick this evening with the running of the Laser Plumbing Wanganui Derby and the Absolutely Electrical Wanganui Oaks.
Both of these Restricted Age Classic 520m races carry a $7,000 stake.
It is fair to say that it will be a bittersweet return to racing for the classy chaser Thrilling Boris in the Wanganui Derby (Race 5).
The Karen Walsh-trained greyhound had received a direct invitation to contest a heat for the world's richest greyhound race, the Melbourne Cup, thanks to his brilliant Manukau Stadium Waterloo Cup victory last September.
'Kennel cough' then intervened, meaning Thrilling Boris had to abandon his quest for the A$600,000 event, which will be decided on Sandown Park tonight.