Graeme Rogerson, with 51 Group 1 wins to his credit, has no intention of settling for an easier life.
The Waikato-based horseman has enjoyed a colourful and hugely successful career and collected his latest top-flight racing title with Mascarpone in the Group 1 Otaki
WFA Classic (1600m) last Saturday.
Among Rogerson's greatest achievements at the highest level has been success in the Group 1 Cox Plate (2040m) with Savabeel, the Group 1 Golden Slipper Stakes (1200m) with Polar Success and a Group 1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) with Efficient.
He is the only New Zealand trainer to have claimed those three titles.
"I've had some great horses, but when Savabeel won the Cox Plate,
I had never had a horse work like he did before the race," Rogerson, 74, said yesterday.