Waipukurau horse Pep Torque has won the Kamada Park City of New Plymouth Cup in New Plymouth over the weekend.
An eye-catching performance for third on the first day of the two-day New Plymouth carnival paved the way for Pep Torque to bounce back to winning form, taking out the 1800m race on Sunday, December 29 .
The 6-year-old horse, trained and part-owned by Kirsty Lawrence, hit a purple patch of form around this time last year when winning twice at Trentham in January and again in March.
Pep Torque was ridden by Charlotte O'Beirne, who had the horse travelling nicely in the trail throughout before slipping through on the inner of pacemaker Sergeant Blast rounding the home bend.
Kirsty says she and her fellow owners had been pretty vocal when supporting their charge during the race, who had been billeted at local trainer John Wheeler's property over the past few days.