A trip to Auckland this month remains on the agenda for Otago trotter The Fiery Ginga, who was involved in a horrific motor accident last Friday.
His East Taieri owner-trainer Alan Clark and wife Fiona were battered and bruised when their truck, carrying The Fiery Ginga and another horse, was in a head-on collision with a car near Glenavy, just north of Oamaru.
An 18-year-old male passenger in the car died at the scene.
The Fiery Ginga was heading to Addington for a race that night but was subsequently scratched.
The truck, which ended up on its side, was written off.
"The Fiery Ginga was knocked around but nothing serious. The other horse took no harm," Clark said.
The Fiery Ginga received stitches for a minor cut on a hind leg.
He returned to East Taieri the next day and has been recuperating in the paddock.
"I will bring him [The Fiery Ginga] back into work in two or three days and plan to head to Auckland about the 24th of this month," Clark said.
"There is a Sires' Stake race for him there on April 30, then the Trotting Derby and Cambridge Trotting Stakes," Clark said.
He will be accompanied north by Rhythmic Sun, who ran a bold race for fourth at Invercargill on Saturday when driven by Clark. The 3-year-old Rhythmic Sun has won four races this season.
The Fiery Ginga has won seven races (all against older horses) from 15 starts this season. He finished third to Shezoneoftheboyz and Kahdon in the NZ Trotting Derby at his last start.
Both horses are in contention for the Harness Jewels at Cambridge.
Racing: The Fiery Ginga still heading north despite mishap
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